Kathryn’s travelogue

They're Off!

They're Off!

Charging down the stretch every year at Saratoga Raceway in upstate New York are the superstars of thoroughbred racing in their most celebrated races. Here, America's first organized sport, horse racing, was lauanched on a national scale at the height of the Civil War.

Jai Alai: The Fastest Ballgame

Jai Alai: The Fastest Ballgame

Agile athletes hurl a rock hard ball back and forth at high velocity with speeds up to 180 miles per hour. Movements are masterful. A magical combination of acrobatics and dance, players run, jump and leap.

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Kathryn Radeff

Kathryn Radeff has been a member since 1 February 2008 and goes by Kradeff.

I am a freelance writer, teacher and traveler passionate about our magnificant gifts of nature--blue skies, clear ocean waters, sandy beaches. I have long enjoyed the spirit of island life, and spend much time during cold New York winters on Sanibel Island in Florida, and also in Miami. I've been writing professionally since 1982. My articles, essays and opinion pieces have been published in a variety of newspapers and national magazines. I also facilitate a number of travel writing...