Eddie Mac’s Book: Corralling a Pick 3 on Alabama Day at the Spa By Ed McNamara Even when you get it right, it can go wrong. Which is what happened to my $54 pick 5 ticket last Saturday at Saratoga. ...
Eddie Mac’s Book: Trying to Pick 5 on Travers Day at the Spa By Ed McNamara Bob Baffert, underdog? Four months ago, Baffert had three undefeated 3-year-olds – Nadal, Charlatan and Authentic. On Sa...
By Ed McNamara The Belmont Stakes at 1 1/8 miles. The Kentucky Derby in September, the Preakness in October. The Travers as a Derby prep. The New Abnormal of 2020 blew up the 3-year-old template. At l...
By Ed McNamara Nobody showed up, and business was booming. That was the story for the first four days of what will be Saratoga’s strangest meeting in its 157-year history. The New York Racing Associ...
By Ed McNamara If you’re cashing tickets, playing the horses is a joy. If you aren’t, it’s misery. During an extended slump, it feels as if the universe is conspiring against you. Everything goe...
By Ed McNamara They’ve been racing at Saratoga since 1863, and thanks to COVID-19, there’s never been a stranger vibe surrounding the world’s best extended meeting. They’ll be running the 6-fu...
By Ed McNamara The slogan is “Racing as It Was Meant to Be,” and on a chilly April morning or a warm October afternoon, there’s no better place in the world for a racing fan. Even though none ar...
By Ed McNamara The Metropolitan Handicap, better known as the Met Mile, is one of the few American races dating to the 19th century — 1891, to be exact. Its tradition ranks with the Triple Crown...
By Ed McNamara Fate jinxed this Belmont Park spring-summer meeting. COVID-19 delayed its opening by 40 days. The scrambled Triple Crown schedule shortchanged the Belmont Stakes, turning it into a 9-fu...
By Ed McNamara Wesley Ward got his mojo back Saturday in a race he owns. In his last chance to avoid a shutout week at Royal Ascot, Ward teamed with Frankie Dettori to take the Group 2 Queen Mary Stak...
