Tom Pedulla presents five key takeaways from the $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes on Saturday at New Jersey’s Monmouth Park and other developments this past weekend.
Tag: The Sport
Discovery: A Legend in the Truest Sense
Once upon a time, a long time ago, there were Thoroughbreds that could carry heavy weight assignments, set multiple track records, run 16 to 20 times a year … then come back the next year, and the next year, and do it all again. In the modern world of horse racing – an era in which the connections of champion racehorses carefully pick their spots and rarely race more often than once a month – it can be incredible to reflect on the careers of true “iron horses” like Discovery.
Authentic Beats Ny Traffic by a Nose to Win Haskell
Bob Baffert doesn’t always win the $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes. It just seems that way.
Marylou Whitney, a Saratoga Icon
Editor's note: Marylou Whitney passsed away July 19, 2019 at age 93. Women have played key roles in horse racing since the venerable sport’s earliest days. Yet few women – or men for that matter – at any level of the sport created a legacy that can rival the respect and importance of Marylou Whitney.
