Sean's Blog

Jack Fisher called at 6:55 Tuesday night. You don’t want trainers calling at 6:55 at night. Any night, especially the night before a Grade 1 stakes in Saratoga. “Rosie’s going into labor.” Not what I had on the bingo card. Rosie Watters, wife of jockey Graham Watters and soon-to-be mother, … Read More

Off the turf at Laurel Park today. Roja Redemption will stay home, go for a gallop up Jack Fisher’s synthetic strip and maybe a roll and an easy afternoon in a muddy paddock. No problem. With an early win and a third, he didn’t need to run. We need to … Read More

Juggling and jigging. Wondering and weaving. Monitoring and moving. It’s that time of year. We entered Cyber Ninja for the Cape Henlopen at Delaware Park Saturday. The $200,000 turf stakes has been postponed due to rain. Now, should we look for other races or wait two weeks? We were jumping … Read More

It’s that one moment. That one moment when it could happen. It’s really all you want as a bettor, owner, trainer, jockey, writer, fan in this crazy game we play. That one moment when it’s possible. Palpable. Preferably the later the better. Pietrelcina and Koru gave us those moments yesterday. … Read More

Not running. Running. Not running. Lorraine drew post 14, the last horse on the also-eligible list, in the seventh race at Delaware Park Wednesday. Obviously little chance of running so I didn’t bother telling anyone that she was even entered. Then a text from trainer Danielle Hodsdon at 8:48 Wednesday … Read More

A few days amiss here. That’s the way it goes sometimes. The spring jump season coming to a close at Radnor, Evan Dwan with a double. Clancy Bloodstock graduate Scoop The Pot winning the finale for Kate and Bernie Dalton. Some spring for them. Journalism barging his way to win … Read More