This past weekend horse racing fans got the chance to see some amazing horses. On the East Coast at the opening weekend of Saratoga Race Track, Songbird won the Coaching Club American Oaks. She looked great and Mike Smith, her jockey, didn't have to ask too much of her. Songbird is expected to run later in August in the Alabama Stakes. I think there she will show us that she can handle a mile and quarter and after that she may be ready to take on the boys later in the fall

With Nyquist out of the Belmont Stakes everyone thought Exaggerator being the closer that he is, would take this race easily, but the Big Sandy got the best of him. I always think that a mile and half and the big sandy, which is the nickname for the track due to its deep dirt, means it can be anyone's race. It was, Creator and Irad Ortiz Jr. got the victory. I should've known something was up with Creator when Bobby Flay bought an interest in the horse during the week le

At 5:30 pm, Saturday, August 29th, 2015 I was sitting by a small beach in Lake Placid, NY, watching two great friends get married. Was I checking my twitter news after their ceremony every ten seconds to get updates on the Travers Stakes at Saratoga? Yes, I was. Every ten seconds new twitter feeds came in: horses on the track, horses in the gate, they're off, American Pharoah out to the lead with Frosted right there, and Keen Ice wins the Travers. My first reaction was di

United Puett had another great opening day at the SPA this past Friday. There were a couple strange occurences too. To start, was my Dad's car being bumped by a horse that got loose in the stables near the backstretch, and then, there was a quick passing storm with tornado warnings. It literally went from blue skies with no wind to 40-50mph winds in seconds, then it stopped. Finally, during that crazy quick burst of winds, a big branch fell on my Dad's car. Lol, his car h