Back in my stereoscopic 3D photography phase, I took two Nikon Df cameras to Saratoga Harness for an attempt to create an entry for an upcoming 3D competition. One of those images was called “Pacing the Trotter,” in which horse trainer and safety rider Robyn Mangiardi (on the horse) guides driver Chris Long (in the…
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That does it, I’m betting on Transparency next Sunday!
I’m probably the kookiest harness horse better in the world. I’ll bet on a horse’s name, I’ll bet on a horse’s color, I’ll bet on a horse that dropped two pounds of manure before the start of the race. And once I start betting on a horse, I’ll keep dropping coin on that stud race…
Read MoreJunior Enters a New Race
The harness horse known as Pay Me To Knight, also known around his stables as Junior, has won me a fair chunk of change over the years. He’s a decorated trotter at Saratoga Harness, and I’ve been known to put $20 on his nose every time I know he’s on the track. Hey, you’ve got…
Read MoreThe $20 Junior Challenge, May 11 2024
I hadn’t posted this in a while. Mostly because the blue roan harness trotter Pay Me To Knight (known around the barn as “Junior”) hasn’t exactly been up to snuff. But even though I haven’t posted lately about my challenge … I still follow the rule of this year-long endeavor. $20 on his nose to…
Read MoreThe $20 Junior Challenge – Race 9
Junior, the blue roan harness trotter racehorse known officially as Pay Me To Knight, had a birthday yesterday. He also raced yesterday, and despite my hopes that he would finish in the money … he came in sixth place in a field of eight. And that was only because one of the other horses in…
Read MoreThe $20 Junior Challenge – Race 8
The harness trotter Pay Me To Knight (also known as “Junior”) hasn’t raced in the past three weeks. Two weeks ago, the day’s races were cancelled due to a snowstorm. Last week was Easter Sunday, so the trotters weren’t racing that afternoon. But the trotters are back on Sunday, so I need to get my…
Read MoreThe $20 Junior Challenge – Race 7
Pay Me To Knight, the harness horse known around the stables as “Junior,” has won two races at Saratoga Harness so far this racing season. He’s also had a close second, a fourth, and a couple of races where he didn’t do as well as usual. This time, he’s back in the sixth race –…
Read MoreThe $20 Junior Challenge – Race 6
After his nice win last week – giving him two wins on the 2024 Saratoga Harness season – my $20-on-his-nose-each-week stallion Pay Me To Knight (also known as “Junior”) moves over this week to the sixth race. He drew post position $7, with a morning line of 15-1 odds. Why so high? Because in that…
Read MoreThe $20 Junior Challenge – Race 5
Last week, our intrepid harness horse Pay Me To Knight (also known around the stable as “Junior”) came in second in his race at Saratoga Harness, only a whisker behind a speedster known as Yucatan Party Man, who won at 13-1 odds. Well, this Sunday the two horses will have a rematch in the 10th…
Read MoreThe $20 Junior Challenge – Race 4
For those of you who are not familiar with this blog category … I have resolved to bet $20 on a single horse every time he races at Saratoga’s harness track. The horse, a 6-year-old blue roan gelding officially named Pay Me To Knight, but colloquially known as “Junior,” has won one of his three…
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