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A Belated Note from the Spa

I am chagrined. A little shamefaced that Railbird posting has dwindled to almost nothing in the past three weeks. All this time in Saratoga, and I’ve barely written a word. The situation is so bad that when I met Alan of Left at the Gate at the track on Saturday, he greeted me with, “What happened? It’s like you fell into a black hole.” Not quite … just Saratoga, where racing crowds out all else. Some notes and observations on the meet’s first half are coming soon …

Posted in Saratoga on August 15, 2005

Opening Day

Or, what I saw in the detention barn. A full report on that boondoggle, as well as comments on Monday’s Saratoga Preview and the meet’s opening days, coming Friday or Saturday. Posting three or four times a week may have been an ambitious plan — the past week has been a blur of horses and people and I’ve spent less than, oh, an hour online in that time. Saratoga is fantastic, though, and I hope to write about it as much as I can over the next month.

Posted in Saratoga on July 28, 2005

Railbird Moves to Saratoga

Saratoga opens on Wednesday, and I’m in town for the whole meet starting today. Through August, I’ll be posting three or four times a week, and in a different format — entries will be in more of a column or diary style, and almost exclusively about the Spa. If you’re in Saratoga too, send me an email. I’d love to meet you.

Posted in Saratoga on July 24, 2005