Sean Clancy

Rory Mcllroy battled and barged his way to his first Masters victory Sunday, birdying the first hole in the sudden-death playoff to beat Justin Rose by one stroke. The 35-year-old golfer walked out of the woods for his first major win since 2014, joining the all-time greats as the sixth … Read More

Productive Saturday with two wins, a second, a third and a fifth. Checks all around. Penicillin Success surprised us in the maiden timber at Blue Ridge. Stephen Mulqueen put the first-time starter into the race, received positive jumps the whole way and toured home to win easily. Nice horse. Good … Read More

The countdown. At the cusp of our first big day of 2025. Five runners spread across two meets, two states. All sanctioned. Races that count. Yeah, they count. Penicillin Success makes his timber debut at Blue Ridge in Berryville, Va. A winner at Radnor last spring, the 7-year-old hunted all … Read More

Moving on from my 55th birthday. Thank you to all the well wishers. One of the few days when I enjoy Facebook. A lot of old friends doing their once-a-year drop in, drive by, check up. We enjoyed a quiet dinner at home, no fireworks, no fuss. My favorite gifts. … Read More

I called it a free day. It wasn’t a free day. Imarajan faded in his flat effort at Navan yesterday. A dull seventh. The Racing Post: Imarajan, back on the Flat having had two runs over hurdles since joining this yard, didn’t see it out after racing freely. Didn’t see … Read More

A runner on a Tuesday in April. A free day. Imarajan returns to the turf in the Enjoy Hospitality at Navan Racecourse Handicap at 10:40 this morning. In less than two hours, but who’s counting? What can I get accomplished in less than two hours while my mind drifts to … Read More

A long list of Monday morning chores after a whirlwind weekend. The first one, write a blog. So here goes. Tim Keefe texted Saturday night. “How did you do today?” I wrote back, “Erratic.” Keefe, a 33-year lifer at Laurel Park, always adds a positive spin. “The best time to … Read More

Grand National. Dubai World Cup. Wood Memorial. Santa Anita Derby. Elkridge-Harford and Old Dominion! We’ll be at the latter with six runners. One going to Elkridge-Harford. No questions asked. Hopefully a few answers. That’s the goal. As always, it’s pensive around our house Saturday morning. So many thoughts, concerns, hopes, … Read More

Indecision. Constitution Hill has become indecisive. The once-imperious hurdler, a one-time king of conviction, won 10 in a row and now has fallen twice in a row. Tough to fathom. Tougher to watch. Yesterday, he jumped big and bold, counting and calculating, over his hurdles but when faced with pressure, … Read More

A rematch from Cheltenham. Of a match that didn’t happen. Constitution Hill and Lossiemouth clash in today’s Grade 1 Aintree Hurdle. The former crashed out in the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham, his first loss. The latter swerved the Champion Hurdle for the Mares’ Hurdle and buried the penalty kick in … Read More