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In the Belmont, Watch Charitable Man
It all started five weeks ago in Louisville, Kentucky with the 135th Kentucky Derby and will end in Elmont, New York with the running of the 141sth Belmont Stakes--the test of champions.
We had a gelding, Mine that Bird, win the Derby, and the second-longest Mutuel price in the Derby’s history.
The Read More
The 134th Preakness
One down, two to go. Will the eagle (Mind That Bird ) fly? By late afternoon, we’ll know.
Today, at the old hilltop racecourse Pimlico in Baltimore, is the 134th Preakness.
Let’s take a look at the field.
Big Drama:
Has won Read More
The Goo Goo Thing
Home Game: An Accidental Guide to FatherhoodBy Michael LewisNorton, 190 pages, $23.95
Here are some things I’ve learned since becoming a father:
—The Queens Zoo is a wholesome and inexpensive place to take two boys, ages 1 and 3, on weekends. Also: It is fine for boys that age to ride the merry-go-round outside the zoo Read More
The 135th Kentucky Derby
On Saturday afternoon shortly after 6 o’clock the starter will spring the latch to send the field of 20 on their way in the 135th Kentucky Derby.
One majestic thoroughbred will take several thousand racing fans on a ride of a lifetime en route to winning the Kentucky Derby! Read More
Elsewhere: Cuomo Soothes, Schumer Cajoles, Silver Slows
Andrew Cuomo is being nice to Tom DiNapoli.
Dale Hemmerdinger warns of “big stuff” if Albany fails to produce MTA-bailout money.
Eliot Engel claims to live in Maryland, but Maryland doesn’t believe it.
Chuck Schumer is trying to entice banks and credit unions to sign on to the president’s foreclosure prevention Read More
Elsewhere: Cuomo Soothes, Schumer Cajoles, Silver Slows
Andrew Cuomo is being nice to Tom DiNapoli. Dale Hemmerdinger warns of “big stuff” if Albany fails to produce MTA-bailout money. Eliot Engel claims to live in Maryland, but Maryland doesn’t believe it. Chuck Schumer is trying to entice banks and credit unions to sign on to the president’s foreclosure prevention plan. The mayor wants Read More
Some Questions the Media Should Be Asking Itself About the A-Rod Case
Q: What about some peripheral issues surrounding A-Rod – the union, for instance? One of the reports that stirred up the most anger among sportswriters and fans are charges that the union tipped off Rodriguez – and, presumably, other players are well – about upcoming drug tests. How can you justify that?
Elsewhere: The Patience of the UFT, The Wisdom of Kristol, The Month of Gillibrand
A SUNY professor thinks David Paterson's biggest mistake as governor was to cede authority over the Senate pick to Chuck Schumer.
Kirsten Gillibrand ends her first month in the Senate "as largely an unknown quantity."
Despite frequent differences with the city department of education, the UFT is in no hurry to get involved in Read More
Elsewhere: The Patience of the UFT, The Wisdom of Kristol, The Month of Gillibrand
A SUNY professor thinks David Paterson's biggest mistake as governor was to cede authority over the Senate pick to Chuck Schumer. Kirsten Gillibrand ends her first month in the Senate "as largely an unknown quantity." Despite frequent differences with the city department of education, the UFT is in no hurry to get involved in the Read More
