July 18 Saratoga and Haskell ROI Wagers go here

[JolyB]

Since today's feature race at the Spa is the Coaching Club American Oaks, I strongly recommend reading an excellent article in this morning's Saratoga Special on the history of both this storied race and the Coaching Club for which is was named.

The Coaching Club of America was formed in 1875 to honor the tradition of handling a coach and 4 with a single group of reins. This will mark the 104th running of the race, which has been part of the Triple Tiara series and has been run at a variety of distances, mostly at Belmont. I vividly remember the duel at 1 1/2 miles between Meadow Star and Lite Lite, and then the amazing Sky Beauty under a much younger Mike Smith.

Hope you enjoy both the article and the historic race.