2023 Another Impressive Year for Riverdee

“The average niceness of the consignors is about 10 times higher than the trainers.” That was from 17-year-old Alec DiConza. The soon-to-be high-school senior returned for his second summer at Saratoga this year. He was laughing as he said it.  With a gaggle of interns – Fin Maroney, Julia Reedy … Read More

The Chilean ex-jockey shook his Indian comrade. “Bhupat. Bhupat, wake up, we’ve got to go. We’ve got to go to the farm,” Luis said. “If we go any later, we won’t be able to make it.” Power long since out, snow falling fast and furious, Bhupat Seemar woke up shivering … Read More

Applause An Albany number popped on my phone Monday afternoon. Hey, were in Saratoga, a 518 number could mean anything – a new advertiser, a renewing Reader’s Club member, a free round at Fidens, a last-minute Heavy Heavy show at Lark Hall.  I answered it on one ring. And, in … Read More

Karl Glassman stopped a few feet in front of the Saratoga winner’s circle. In a purple Breeders’ Cup baseball hat, a gray suit, a yellow tie and clutching a rolled-up program in his left hand, Glassman looked to the sky and pumped his right fist once, twice, three times. “That’s … Read More

Correction I killed a man. On an aimless, restless walk, a day or two out of my second round of Covid, I was drifting and dreaming and jumping genres from newspaper writing to creative writing. I found a photo pinned to a tree, conjured up a story and killed a … Read More