Sean Clancy

Race day

Time for Sherminator to get back on the beam. Ludlow. Race 3. The Ludlow Members Novices’ Hurdle. 9:23 a.m. Here’s what they’re saying… Neil Morrice Hollywood Bets: Looked to be travelling well within himself when falling at Cheltenham on a second run back from a wind operation. Unfazed after the … Read More

Latte Morning

Another coffee shop. Another stolen moment. Or two. Or one. In between a school fundraising meeting and a school assembly. The latter, something about Highest Honors. My honor roll kid who found his loafers in the back of my car and left his lunch in the front of my car … Read More

Bundle up

Sunday morning chores. Layers. And layers. And more layers. Ski goggles. Gator. Hat. Gloves. Boots. I open the back door and the wind nearly whips me and the door across the yard. The grill cover has split straight down the center, it flaps, flips, flits. Add another line on the … Read More

jockey juggle

Leopardstown postponed until Monday. Wetherby abandoned. Still action this morning at Sandown, Musselburgh and Newcastle. A side dish of Chantilly for the diehards. Harry Cobden with a masterclass – another masterclass – aboard Norn Iron in the novice chase at Sandown. Light hands, precise eye, natural patience and nerves of steel. … Read More

Guest writer

This from our friend George Baker. With Lady Luck… Those of us who have chosen sport to define our lives need this Lady on our side… With her in our camp, the wildest dreams can be made glorious reality… But when she turns her moody back and throws her favours … Read More

Snow Day III

Five degrees at 35538. Sun’s out. Snow is cleared for the most part. Piled high and going nowhere. Temperatures staying below freezing for the foreseeable future. I stopped looking at the squares on Weather Underground. We’ve cleared one-lane-only walking trails from the house to the shed to the barn to … Read More

One minute

They give you one more minute to accept an Eclipse Award. As anyone who knows me, that’s a test. Just in case you missed it… Watch it here.

Eclipse

We did it. Well, Cool Jet did it. Our first Eclipse Award. So proud of the horse and the team. Watch it. Lexington, Ky. (Jan. 22, 2026) ─ The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) announced tonight that Sovereignty, who won five races last year, … Read More

Cool horse

Leading 2025 NSA Owner Riverdee Stables Has Steeplechase Star Nominated For an Eclipse Award this Week  (Warrenton, VA — 1/20/2026) —- When it comes to steeplechase racing, Sean Clancy has pretty much done it all. He was a champion steeplechase jockey, bought horses at sales and put together numerous partnerships for … Read More

New Week

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day. They call them bank holidays in Great Britain. I like the sound of that. Official. Formal. Miles is off from school, that’s the only sign that it’s a holiday around here. Well, some friends asked if we wanted to go on a mid-day hike … Read More