On a sun-drenched late May afternoon in downtown Saratoga Springs, N.Y., where the temperature is at a sweet spot – not too hot, but warm enough to hint of the summer heat to come – Tom Durkin, who arrived on his bright blue Vespa (his preferred mode of transportation) sits outside of a coffee shop conversing with a man at a nearby table.
Tag: Pop Culture
FOX Bringing ‘A Team’ for Belmont Stakes Broadcast
Sports broadcaster Curt Menefee made some friendly discussion June 6, though not with his usual co-hosts on National Football League programs, but with horse trainers. He and other Fox Sports representatives hit the Belmont Park backstretch Tuesday morning, making introductions and compiling background for the network’s television coverage of the June 10 Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets.
Former MLB Player’s Children’s Book ‘The Long Shot’ Supports Thoroughbred Retirement
A new children’s book by former Major League Baseball player Chris Carpenter that tells the story of a real-life racehorse is set to be released in July with a percentage of the proceeds to be donated to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to rescuing and providing sanctuary to retired racehorses.
Bigger Than a Little, Red Horse: Shrager’s New Book Captures an Immortal Moment in Time
Mage recently joined a long list of horses who have won the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, notching his name on that familiar glass and guaranteeing that this colt by Good Magic out of Puca will live on the history of the sport.
