Monday, September 04, 2006
Summer's End at Saratoga
I always spend Labor Day weekend basking in horses at the Saratoga Race Course, feeling like I'm in heaven for a few all-too-brief idyllic days.I typically get up before dawn so I can be at the track by 7:00am to watch the horses jog, gallop, and work out for a few hours.
On Saturday morning, September 2nd, I was lucky enough to get this shot of the graded stakes-winning mare, NOBLE STELLA (GER), as she stood serenely taking in the workout scene, before galloping around the mile and an eighth track, in preparation for her appearance in today's Glens Falls Handicap (G3), run on the turf at a mile and three eighths.
I'm pleased to report that this classy five-year-old mare emerged as a two-length victor, on a turf course labeled as "good," after the recent rains, boosting her earnings to over $643,000.
--Maureen
