Category: 64) 2019 Saratoga

MIA?

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For those who have emailed Elaine worrying about me and the lack of blog postings, I am touched. I am a bad person for not posting! I was sick for the first few days here and just wasn’t up for posting, and I’m afraid I got in the habit of sleeping later than normal and not posting. Sorry for that!

All is well. The weather has been good. The gambling has not been as good. One has good years and bad years. My friend Bob from Boston visited and stayed with me for three days and two nights. I had dinner two nights with Misty and Patty. I have seen tons of old Saratoga and Boston friends who come to Saratoga: Lino and John (Mike) and their friends from Marshfield; Captain Mike from the Cape; John from North Adams; Joe from Poughkeepsie; Ed the pharmacist, Ron (without Pam), and Geoff and Gillian (with kids Savannah & Skylar) from Connecticut; Mut from WEEI; Zach from wherever; Michael and Nicole from NYC; Rich and Lucy & Anthony and Rose from close by Saratoga; Carole from Ballston Lake; Neil, the track mailman, and Bill from Saratoga; Red, Patrick, and Adam who now lease and run King’s Tavern, Bob Lee who owns the Wishing Well, and more whose names are escaping me as I write this. It was great seeing everyone!

Thanks for your good thoughts and sorry about the lack of postings and pictures. I promise to do better from Depoe Bay in Oregon in late September. I leave here tomorrow and fly home from Boston early Tuesday mornings.

Cheers!

  • Little Boy Blue, My Car
  • That’s My Room Up There
  • Old Friends
  • At The Museum of Racing
  • The Office
  • Nice Seat & Cold Beer
  • Great View of the Races

Addendum

This morning I took some pictures while I was at the track reserving my office space. (Click on the gallery below to bring up a scrollable window with full size pictures – the gallery preview show just thumbnails of the pictures.)

  • The Line Waiting to Get In
  • She Just Died – RIP
  • The Old Clubhouse Tote Board
  • Jockey Scale & the Saddling Bell
  • The Track
  • Workouts
  • The Brand New 1863 Club ($$$$)
  • Trainers & Clockers Watching Workouts
  • Saratoga Clubhouse
  • The Iconic Grandtstand Roof
  • Old Saratoga
  • The Jockey Silks Room

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Thursday forecast: zero chance of rain. As the fourth went off we had drenching sideways rain complete with thunder that lasted an hour. The rest of the card was cancelled. I got soaked to the bone.

Friday was nice again but I woke up with a vicious head cold. I lasted at the track for four races and then went back to the hotel to bed.

Saturday: weather good again. I feel marginally better. I’ll go the track for awhile.

Blog is now suspended until Monday while I am in recovery mode.

Sorry, no pictures.

Saratoga!

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I am at Saratoga for my annual two-week horse racing overload. On Tuesday I flew American Airline to Boston (about 30 minutes late), picked up my Alamo Nissan Rogue (its blue and named Little Boy), and drove on to Saratoga (3 hours). Checked in at the Marriott Residence Inn and went to bed at about midnight.

Wednesday was beautiful weather-wise and the forecast looks good through the weekend. First day at the track was pleasant but winners eluded me. Hate to start the meet on an 0-fer, but things happen. I sat with the Plummers, Geoff & Gillian, and their two young daughters. They are old friends from Connecticut. I had a couple at King’s Tavern after the races and then went home to an early bed. Still recovering from the tough commute.

No cameras this trip, so pictures will be fewer and taken on the phone.

  • Little Boy Blue
  • That’s My Room at Top