Tom Pedulla presents five key takeaways from an opening weekend of the Saratoga Race Course meet that was highlighted by the $500,000 Diana Stakes on Saturday, the first Grade 1 of the 40-day Saratoga meet.
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Kentucky Derby Winner and Fan Favorite Funny Cide Dies at 23
Sackatoga Stable’s 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Funny Cide, one of the most popular racehorses of this century, has died due to complications of colic at 23 years old.
Underappreciated Horse Racing Stars of the 1940s: Girl Power
World history would make the 1940s as the decade of war, starting with the Nazi invasion of Poland in September 1939 and ending with the descent into a conflict that left the planet cold with fear at times. On the racetrack, the decade was one of Triple Crown winners – four in total, the most of any decade so far – yet those years were rich with great performances, a long list of great horses vying for the hearts and minds of the fans that stood trackside.
Chad Brown’s Whitebeam Noses In Italian to Win Saratoga Season’s First Grade 1 in Diana Stakes
Emotions were pulling trainer Chad Brown in all kinds of directions as he sat in a clubhouse box seat during the 85th running of the $500,000 Grade 1 Diana Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
