9/10 ATR: MA Fair Special w/ Welsch, Mirahmadi, Figueroa, Blowen..

[Kasept]

Here is a direct link to the uproarious chapter in Beyer's "My $50,000 Year at the Races", Barrington Fair: Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Crime. (Perhaps the greatest chapter title in publishing history)..

http://books.google.com/books?id=3jX...0crime&f=false

[casp0555]

great show...great stories Steve, nice photos on Facebook also

[Alabama Stakes]

will always be grateful to the king for helping my father into the winners circle in a monsoon to take what would be his last picture there.

side note, when this hoss ran, the comment in the paper was "comes from a sharp betting outfit". I remember telling the trainer " i wonder who they're talking about, cuz it sure ain't us. Hoss gets dusted at 4-5. Next start 13-1 she wins by a pole. Too funny.

[OldDog]

Originally Posted by casp0555

nice photos on Facebook also

Nice, agreed, but to me very sad . . .

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Here is a direct link to the uproarious chapter in Beyer's "My $50,000 Year at the Races", Barrington Fair: Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Crime. (Perhaps the greatest chapter title in publishing history)..

http://books.google.com/books?id=3jX...0crime&f=false

While I am of the opinion that there were too many races run at Saratoga this year (but given the state's involvement, a very complex discussion), in leafing through the book excerpt to which you linked, Beyer contained discussions about Saratoga races that included a $10,000 maiden claiming steeplechase and a $45,000 maiden claiming race for 2YOs. With all the columns containing hand-wringing about the quality of the racing at Saratoga this year, one would have thought that those sort of races were never contested at Saratoga in "the good old days."

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Here is a direct link to the uproarious chapter in Beyer's "My $50,000 Year at the Races", Barrington Fair: Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Crime. (Perhaps the greatest chapter title in publishing history)..

http://books.google.com/books?id=3jX...0crime&f=false

"I could never decide whether to bet on the basis of logic or larceny."