The 2016 Travers was extraordinary, for several reasons. And all of them begin and end with the name, Arrogate, Prince Khalid bin Abdullah’s horse who broke the all-time Travers record. … read more →
This morning I saw a video that, at first blush, delighted me. Then, that same video angered me, and made me want to throttle someone. Almost simultaneous to my overwhelming… read more →
California Chrome extended his win streak to five in what looked like the easiest of victories Saturday in the Grade 1 TVG Pacific Classic at Del Mar against highly acclaimed… read more →
Ten years ago, Hall of Fame Trainer, LeRoy Jolley posed a question to me: “Who loves a horse more than a 13-year-old girl?” He asked because he–like me–was miffed about… read more →
Gotcha. I knew that, if I wrote that Jessica Bader Leonard would be at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame on Tuesday to sign prints, you might… read more →
“All God’s critters got a place in the choir Some sing low and some sing higher, Some sing out loud on a telephone wire, Some just clap their hands, or… read more →
Today was a hot one. Blisteringly hot. The heat index, because of the humidity, was 103F. I have hypokalemia, so normally I can’t tolerate such temperatures, anyway. But today, because of… read more →
Do you like delicious food? Who doesn’t? Do you like to help others–in this case, the people without whom horse racing could not happen? Again, who wouldn’t want to do that?… read more →
If you’re reading this, you know that there are many services that horses perform for humans, and have done for millennia: plowing, packing, transporting, racing, equestrian sports. As equine… read more →