Venue thoughts for August 29

[JolyB]

Since we will be playing the Kentucky Derby card on September 5 [it still sounds strange for me to think of the "first Saturday in September" as Derby Day], that means the last opportunity for us to visit Saratoga this season will be this coming Saturday.

The stakes card includes the Forego [G1], the Sword Dancer [G1], the Amsterdam [G2] and the Saranac [G3]. While the non-spectator version of Saratoga has lacked the overall excitement of previous years, there have been some outstanding performances - Rushing Fall's effort in last Sunday's Diana comes to mind.

I'll await posting the final venue until entries are available, but as of now I'd like to take us back to the Spa for one final virtual visit.