I wish I could tell you exactly when this event happened…but I can’t. Or that I had a photo to post here, so that you could see what I saw…but… read more →
So, what do an Overo Thoroughbred named Silvery Moon and the Byerley Turk have in common? Both, extremely rare. Both, underappreciated by most in American horse racing, both fans and… read more →
Sitting in the barn office of Thoroughbred Trainer, Gary Contessa on Belmont Stakes Day morning three weeks ago, we had no idea that something fabulous was about to be foaled.… read more →
Just over an hour after American Pharoah’s connections celebrated the colt’s Triple Crown win with a parade Saturday before an enthusiastic crowd of fans at Santa Anita Park, his jockey,… read more →
They lined up around the walking ring Saturday at Santa Anita Park, with some staking out their spot long in advance to make sure they had just the right spot.… read more →
When racing season starts the road to the Kentucky Derby, a 35 race series becomes an objective for most all owners and trainers. Most don’t realize their dream for one… read more →
This article serves as Part 2 of a two-part piece. My observations on one facet of marketing horse racing–to youths–based on things I observed at Belmont Park on Belmont Stakes/Triple… read more →
In case you’ve ever wondered why I don’t experience an event, then turn around and write about it immediately–as do reporters–it’s because I’m a mulling kind of person. i.e., I… read more →
Beholder – who was named the champion 2-year-old filly for 2012 and 3-year-old filly for 2013 – kept up her winning ways Saturday at age 5 with a victory in… read more →
The grey, dark rain pelted West 34th Street in Manhattan, in the way that film directors try to re-create. Cold, blood-freezing-cold rain. Rain that gives you a headache, and makes… read more →