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SARATOGA SPRINGS May as well get this over with:
I set the over/under on Saratoga Race Course opening-day paid admission at 40,000, a number I came up with in early June, right after the Belmont Stakes.
My friend Gene Kershner from the Buffalo News challenged it immediately, and a (very) small wager ensued.
Note to self: Stop making predictions. Also: Stop by the ATM before Jim Dandy weekend.
Believing hordes of fans would be Chuck Norris roundhouse-kicking the turnstiles down after having been denied entrance in 2020, I tossed out a guess that turned out to be woefully, laughably off the mark.
ELMONT — Remember loud? I do. Now. I think a pack mule ridden by a parakeet could've won the 153rd Belmont Stakes on Saturday, and the crowd would still have…
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Tiz the Law and assistant trainer Robin Smullen, with groom Juan Barajas, wait for their turn to get on the Saratoga main track for a gallop on Aug. 22.
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I’m still old-school enough that, for years, I’ve bought one of those spiral planner books to keep track of upcoming events, mostly for work, and write down story ideas.
My one small requirement is that it needs to have those little tabs so you can flip right to the month you want. It’s not big and fits neatly into my computer bag, but it is bigger than a cellphone.