Glimmerglass
Jun. 18, 2009, 12:31 AM
The female moose, estimated to be 1˝ years old, was perhaps interested in entering one of the races for 2-year-olds. But given that the track doesn't begin its season until next month, Bullwinkle is both a little early and a little young :)
Photo: (NYRA) female moose at Saratoga Race Course info booth (http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6865985)
Photo: moose waiting at gate for entry forms, tickets or placing a bet (http://www.timesunion.com/ASPStories/GetStoryGallery.asp?StoryID=810310&PhotoNum=4)
Times Union June 15 "Man o' War, Secretariat ... Bullwinkle? (http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=810411), Moose wanders onto historic Saratoga Race Course.
And it's Bullwinkle by a nose -- a really big nose -- at Saratoga Race Course. A large moose wandered onto the grounds of the historic upstate New York racetrack where the likes of Man o' War and Secretariat have run. Police said the moose was first reported walking through the city's downtown business district shortly before 4 a.m. Monday.
Times Union June 16 "Even for a wayward moose, it's the summer place to be" (http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=810310&category=REGION)
A female moose became an instant Saratoga celebrity Monday when she wandered through downtown and past Siro's before stopping at Saratoga Race Course for some modeling and relaxation.
After the moose spent several hours milling around and resting in front of the main general admission gate, state wildlife officials shot it with two tranquilizer darts and loaded it onto a trailer for release in the Adirondacks.
At this time of year, only the Oklahoma training track is open for training, and the majority of horses are stabled on that side of the facility. There was a Skidmore College horse show taking place on the grounds of the main track, but the moose didn't get near any of those horses.
Video: moose at Spa (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/31387386)
Photo: (NYRA) female moose at Saratoga Race Course info booth (http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6865985)
Photo: moose waiting at gate for entry forms, tickets or placing a bet (http://www.timesunion.com/ASPStories/GetStoryGallery.asp?StoryID=810310&PhotoNum=4)
Times Union June 15 "Man o' War, Secretariat ... Bullwinkle? (http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=810411), Moose wanders onto historic Saratoga Race Course.
And it's Bullwinkle by a nose -- a really big nose -- at Saratoga Race Course. A large moose wandered onto the grounds of the historic upstate New York racetrack where the likes of Man o' War and Secretariat have run. Police said the moose was first reported walking through the city's downtown business district shortly before 4 a.m. Monday.
Times Union June 16 "Even for a wayward moose, it's the summer place to be" (http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=810310&category=REGION)
A female moose became an instant Saratoga celebrity Monday when she wandered through downtown and past Siro's before stopping at Saratoga Race Course for some modeling and relaxation.
After the moose spent several hours milling around and resting in front of the main general admission gate, state wildlife officials shot it with two tranquilizer darts and loaded it onto a trailer for release in the Adirondacks.
At this time of year, only the Oklahoma training track is open for training, and the majority of horses are stabled on that side of the facility. There was a Skidmore College horse show taking place on the grounds of the main track, but the moose didn't get near any of those horses.
Video: moose at Spa (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/31387386)