Morning Swim
Well, there’s the story of the day. Done and dusted. “I took a few layers off and jumped in.” Horse people. Nothing like em.
went Racing
Elation. Deflation. The daily double of horse racing. We had a little bit of both Saturday. A win, two seconds, two thirds, a sixth and an eighth in seven starts. Jimmy Dan and Teddy Davies came through with a facile score in the 110 handicap at Willowdale. The 6-year-old improved … Read More
Music City
Arrived in Nashville Friday afternoon for the Iroquois Steeplechase. The Second Saturday in May. I keep looking for George Baker and the Marauders and Occasionals. No cricket this year. It won’t be the same without hearing a few “Claaaaaaaaancys,” listening to a free-versing, long-forgotten or never-discovered singer at Robert’s Western … Read More
Looking Ahead
In this game, you learn to look ahead. Looking backward, some days, most days, makes it worse. We look ahead and it’s an easy weekend to look ahead to as the Iroquois Steeplechase and the Willowdale Steeplechase bookend Saturday. Chalk and cheese. The 82nd running of the Iroquois offers huge … Read More
Good Friday
Time is ticking to race day. The Virginia Gold Cup. The big one around here. A behemoth nine-race card on the docket. The Commonwealth Cup, a Grade 1 hurdle stakes added this year and the Virginia Gold Cup, a 4-mile, 23-fence classic anchor the day. Seven other races for all … Read More
In the Room
I just read that our old friend, Jon Court, will retire at Oaklawn Park this weekend. The 63-year-old jockey has notched 4,263 wins in his 40-plus-year career. A few years ago, I did a segment called In the Room for HRRN. Here’s a link to In the Room with Jon … Read More
Eight Strong
We were able to get eight horses in the body of six races at the Virginia Gold Cup Saturday. A three-way split of the maiden starter, that’s a first. Originally a maiden claimer with a possible split, the NSA, the Virginia Gold Cup and SOTA managed to find the money … Read More
Another day
The weekend was a bust. At least I caught an extra Little League game, Miles’ first home run (a one-error, inside-the-parker) and two scoreless innings on the mound. Those were the highlights. We move along. That’s all we can do. We entered eight at the Virginia Gold Cup.
