The Kentucky Derby will take place tomorrow, Saturday, May 6th. But it’s the Sunday of this weekend that I care about most, because, for one thing–I won’t be hungover like… read more →
Phew! That’s a long title, isn’t it? The problem with my brain is that it’s overloaded with information…some of it useless (hence my skills at Jeopardy!)…some of it, valuable…most of… read more →
Ah, (American) Triple Crown season. The time of year when we Americans assume that the entire world focuses on our horse races, alone–to the exclusion of all other equids and… read more →
Yesterday, I saw a photo on Facebook: two horses racing. (Quelle surprise, my eye finding horse photos, first.) Two beautiful Bay horses: throbbing, pounding angels sent to Earth to… read more →
Every time I think that perhaps horse racing doesn’t need my voice–and that of many other intelligent, level-headed womyn and men–I read something that makes my eyeballs bleed, and my… read more →
I’m always whining about The Way Things are Done in Racing, vs. The Way They Should Be Done. (See previous article on this ‘site.) So today I must doff my… read more →
In 1953, the beloved actor, Andy Griffith, did a routine on the radio which captivated and charmed his audience. The name of this bit was, “What it Was, Was Football.”… read more →
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 →
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 →