2023 Another Impressive Year for Riverdee

What a day of racing. My cheat sheet starts with the first at York, 2-year-olds, and finishes with the fifth at Charles Town, maidens. In between, wow, like a Dagwood Sandwich spread across two columns on my printed-off page. Stakes-filled cards at Delaware Park, Laurel Park, Churchill Downs, Woodbine and … Read More

No winners at Laurel Park. Serifos jumped well and ran hard to finish second behind a runaway winner in the maiden. Solid effort in his first hurdle start of his 7-year-old season. Hopefully, we can graduate at Colonial Downs later this summer. Jack Fisher’s maidens are stacking up, which makes … Read More

Happy Sunday. Happy Fathers’ Day. Happy Laurel Park. Action-packed Sunday ahead. Barn chores (immediately after this post), help orchestrate Miles’ departure to Governor’s School, quick shower, hopefully a scan of domestic form, shower, north to Laurel Park for the early double, lunch to celebrate our spring, back down I-95 for … Read More

Fourth of five days at Royal Ascot. Twenty-five fillies walk in the starting gate for the Albany Stakes. The opener. Billy Loughnane, the Opie Taylor and Lester Piggott of the British jocks’ room, winning another, a slap on the neck of Libertango, a touch upon her ear, a wave to … Read More

Just thinking about our old friend Laura Thiel. Today is her birthday. She’s been gone five years now. Hard to believe. Still hard to believe. I wrote this five years ago. The obituary reads two lines.  Laura Thiel Shull, 56, of Camden, died Thursday, February 18, 2021. Arrangements will be announced by … Read More