There are millions of words that can be used to describe the intense emotions rolled into a classic rivalry. Yet there’s just one word, with only three letters, that stamps certain athletic battles as those rare confrontations that can withstand the test of time and grow even more legendary with each passing generation. And. It’s that simple. Whenever you cannot name one participant without the reflexive action of adding that “and” for the second one, you know you have something truly special. Yankees and Red Sox. Celtics and Lakers.
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Top of the Class: Star Filly Thorpedo Anna Romps in Acorn Stakes
Just after watching his Longines Kentucky Oaks winner Thorpedo Anna roll to a 5 ½-length victory in the $500,000, Grade 1 DK Horse Acorn Stakes June 7 at Saratoga Race Course, trainer
Repole, Pletcher Aim to Shake Up Triple Crown with Inexperienced Mindframe in Belmont
Leave it to Mike Repole to do something out of the ordinary as the 2024 Triple Crown season comes to a historic end.
Pedulla’s Picks: Five Unforgettable Memories From My Decades Spent at Saratoga
Aside from the pandemic, I have visited Saratoga Race Course as a reporter or fan every summer since the mid-1970s. As Saratoga prepares to host the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets for the first time while construction continues on the new Belmont Park, I reflected on some of my greatest memories from a track I fell in love with long ago.
