Well, these are the dog days of summer, after all.
Saratoga hosted the first ever Corgi Cup Sunday afternoon, though there have been smaller events, some sponsored by NFL teams such as the Giants and Buffalo.
Photo courtesy Albany Times-Union.
In all, 48 dogs ran on the track in three heats in between the 3rd, 5th, & 7th races on a hot Sunday afternoon. By the end of the final heat, Sam, a 6 year old who'd previously won the Giants Corgi Cup, took home the grand prize. A Troy dog, Spike, 18 months, got a bit of stage fright and ran straight to the winner's circle, where his mom was waiting. Abbey, one of the oldest entrants at 12 1/2, ran on wheels after her hind legs were amputated several months back.
I guess you had to be there.
In other Saratoga news, the Sword Dancer Handicap is being renamed in honor of the late trainer, Christophe Clement, who passed away earlier this year. The Sword Dancer was originally run at Aqueduct, if memory serves me correctly, for many years before being moved to Saratoga.
Saturday's 12th race was supposed to be run on turf at a mile & a 16th, but due to an error in gate placement, it went a mile and an 8th, something the stewards missed. All the money has been paid out, so the result cannot be changed.
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The Tri-City Valleycats are on the road this week at the NY Boulders & Brockton Rox before returning home August 19 for their final homestand of the season. Tri-City remains 5 1/2 games behind Quebec for first place in the North Division after beating Three Rivers, 9-8, in 10 innings Sunday night.
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