Tom Pedulla

Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. is pointing to the minutes leading to the race and to the start as key elements if Thorpedo Anna is to make history against the boys in Saturday’s Grade 1 Travers Stakes at Saratoga.

McGaughey, Castellano have good reason to be optimistic about Corporate Power in the Travers.

Hip 494, a dark bay Flatter colt out of the Midnight Lute mare Napier, drew the attention of every buyer with deep pockets when he breezed one furlong in a crackling 9 4/5 seconds and galloped out powerfully ahead of the March sale for 2-year-olds in training conducted by Ocala Breeders’ Sales.

Here is a look at five winners and an equal number of losers during the 39-day meet at Saratoga that extended from July 11 through Labor Day.

Thorpedo Anna, above getting some love from breeder Judy Hicks, was one of the biggest stories of the summer when she faced males and finished a close second to champion Fierceness in the DraftKings Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. (Eclipse Sportswire)

A visitor to a recent Irvington football practice saw members of the Bulldogs run and run some more. The sideline-to-sideline drill left some flopping to the ground when it was completed. Others were doubled over, gasping for air.

Sleepy Hollow hopes the hiring of Anthony Giuliano as head coach will help turn around its long-suffering football program.

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After a period of shuffling head coaches and then some growing pains, third-year coach Joe McDermott is showing every sign of building a strong program with staying power.

During a recent Hastings practice, members of the team wore green t-shirts with yellow lettering that read, “All in.”