With all the hype that built up to the second leg of the Triple Crown yesterday at Pimlico–and all the Pharoahnies gathering steam as the week came to a climax… read more →
When you come right down to it, I’m really an old-fashioned kinda gal. That is not to be confused with phrases like, “fuddy-duddy,” “reactionary” or simply, “old.” What I mean… read more →
She endured a long, harsh Winter. Her special blend was covered by snow so thick and deep that often I doubted that her storied dirt ever would be dry and… read more →
If it’s at all within your power, you should take your Mother to Beautiful Belmont Park this Sunday, May 10th to celebrate Mothers’ Day with her. The reason why… read more →
In a way, I’m at a loss for words tonight. My heart and mind, however, are filled with too many thoughts and feelings to process. So perhaps I can work… read more →
I won’t even begin to try to tell you about the hellacious winter that we in the Great Northeast just endured. For the first time in my Life, I entertained… read more →
The sport of horse racing is at a critical juncture: here in the U.S., we have to make firm decisions on many factors, the results of which will either make… read more →
I read today in Joe Drape’s New York Times‘ article on Cigar, that the osteoarthritis in the great horse’s back and neck had taken its toll. Drape wrote that Cigar… read more →
If you’re like me, you adore Secretariat, and the legacy that was carved out by that great horse with key humans in his life, Penny Chenery and Ron Turcotte. If… read more →
I’m sick to death of those humans in horse racing whose focus is on anything other than The Horse. There’s been a ton of (justified) dialogue lately about the medications… read more →