Tag: Black Stallion books

Belmont Stakes today!!

Is it Seize the Grey? Sierra Leone? Mystic Dan?

On Fox. Saratoga is a shorter track so get set for a fast trip!!

Where: Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New York
When: June 8, 2024
Post time: 6:41 p.m. ET
Distance: 1 1⁄4 mile
Purse: $2 million

  • 1. Seize the Grey (8-1)
  • Trainer: Wayne Lukas | Jockey: Jaime Torres
  • 2. Resilience (10-1)
  • Trainer: Bill Mott | Jockey: Junior Alvarado
  • 3. Mystik Dan (5-1)
  • Trainer: Kenny McPeek | Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
  • 4. The Wine Steward (15-1)
  • Trainer: Mike Maker | Jockey: Manny Franco
  • 5. Antiquarian (12-1)
  • Trainer: Todd Pletcher | Jockey: John Velazquez
  • 6. Dornoch (15-1)
  • Trainer: Danny Gargan | Jockey: Luis Saez
  • 7. Protective (20-1)
  • Trainer: Todd Pletcher | Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione
  • 8. Honor Marie (12-1)
  • Trainer: Whit Beckman | Jockey: Florent Geroux
  • 9. Sierra Leone (9-5)
  • Trainer: Chad Brown | Jockey: Flavien Prat
  • 10. Mindframe (7-2)
  • Trainer: Todd Pletcher | Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.



New Breyer Set!

Just released for the holidays.
Special price $24.95 + shipping in the shop!!


The Black Stallion Horse & Book Set
W6181

First published in 1941, Walter Farley’s best-selling novel for young readers is the triumphant tale of a boy and a wild horse. From Alec Ramsay and the Black’s first meeting on an ill-fated ship, to their adventures on a desert island and their eventual rescue, this beloved story will hold the rapt attention of readers new and old.
We are thrilled to welcome another wonderful horse and book set to the Breyer collection!
Freedom Series | Ages 8+ | 1:12 Scale

The Horse that Swam Away!

Here’s a local Venice story that came out today in the Gondalier.
Click on the book to see the newspaper story.
Those early days on the beach …. while I was trying to catch a manta ray’s tail!!

Dolphins, sharks, pirates, manta rays and those wild TURTLES!! Oh my!

 

Tim and Al Marah Athena (TENA) are the heros in this book of Dad’s set in Venice, Florida.

https://www.yoursun.com/venice/arts_entertainment/growing-up-farley-life-in-the-shadow-of-venice-s/article_5aebbada-b23b-11e9-b3ea-1f2efa903287.html

 

A couple pages from the book;

This one I think is very interesting as Ben Stahl was writing “BlackBeard’s Ghost” at the same time (1965) which became a Disney movie.  All the ‘kids’ went to school together at Out-of-Door on Siesta Key.
The Stahls lived just up the road on Casey Key.

 

 

Don’t forget to stop by the shop!!