At 1:30 p.m., state Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard Ball attends New York Showcase Day at the historic Saratoga Racecourse to celebrate the state's thoroughbred horse racing industry and its significant benefits to New York agriculture, 267 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Dan Lasater made a fortune in the fast - food business before he was 30, retired, got into thoroughbred horse racing, hired a bunch of fat, shrewd men and fast had himself another winner (si.com)
Shop owners in Arlington Heights are waiting to see how much difference a day makes when the Arlington Million, Illinois» premier thoroughbred horse race, is held this Saturday instead of on a Sunday as in previous years. (articles.chicagotribune.com)