Daily Almanac for Tuesday, August 24, 2021; the 236th Day of the Year

On this date in 2003, Julie Krone became the first female jockey to win a million-dollar race in the United States. The race was the Pacific Classic in Del Mar, CA. Her horse was Candy Ride. He she is at Santa Anita. After winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies on Halfbridled. 2000 photo by By Harlan1000 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https commons.wikimedia.org

ST. BARTHOLOMEW

One of the original 12 Apostles, St. Bartholomew is commemorated on August 24. In England, many fairs were held on this day, including the famous St. Bartholomew Fair in Smithfield. Eventually, the saint’s feast day appeared in weather lore, such as “At St. Bartholomew, there comes cold dew,” or “As Bartholomew’s Day, so the whole autumn.” After this date, thunderstorms were said to be more violent.

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