It’s late in the Saratoga meet. One final issue of The Saratoga Special. Waiting for the big one. The Stable Tour with Bill Mott. Plant the seed. Walk away. Mention it again. Drift away. Come back tomorrow. The next day. The day after. Don’t force it. That won’t help. Be … Read More
Rachael Blackmore announced her retirement yesterday. The greatest female jump jockey in history. One of the greatest jump jockeys in history. Efficient, relentless, accurate. Neat, tidy, fit. Steady, grounded, balanced. Eye of an assassin, hands of gold, nerves of steel. I send videos and photos of Blackmore to young jockeys. … Read More
Sometimes you’re the windshield. Sometimes you’re the bug. Yesterday, we were the bug(s). Tough day all around with two falls at the Iroquois, a lost rider and a forced off course at Willowdale. Managed a third and a fifth in the 110 handicap at Willowdale. 0-for-6. Zabeel Champion jumped and … Read More
It’s been 41 years since my first trip to Nashville, Tennessee. Dad loaded up the Augustin Stable six-horse Imperatore horse van with a bunch of runners for George Strawbridge, Jr. and the best runner in the barn for me. Red Raven, a 14.199-hand Thoroughbred twin who ran a hole in … Read More
The countdown to the Iroquois. The second-to-last meeting of the spring. Time flies. Riverdee is a little light with two entries in Nashville. I guess we could have entered a few more but I’ve been standing at Percy Warner Park when tired horses labor up that hill and wondered why … Read More
“He makes an old man like me look good.” That’s how Bernie Dalton described Cool Jet to trainer Jack Fisher moments after winning the Grade 1 Commonwealth Cup at the Virginia Gold Cup Saturday. An old man on an old horse doing young things. I wrote about Dalton way back … Read More
Whew, hectic Friday. The day before the Gold Cup. The day before the Kentucky Derby. The day before the final day of Punchestown. Written and made picks for a steeplechase preview, sent in selections for Oaks Day (Garlic Rob has swept the card so far) and Derby Day. Printed passes … Read More
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