Sean's Blog

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

There is nothing like the buzz of a phone. And a photo. Yes, distracting, but as an owner, it makes my day. A photo, or better yet, a video of a horse. I stop what I’m doing (sorry Joe and Tom) and see what it’s in store. See what’s new. … Read More

Five entries at Old Dominion Saturday. Vintage Year returns from a long break in the sanctioned maiden hurdle. New recruit Cyber Ninja makes his hurdle debut in the point-to-point division of the maiden hurdle. Pietrelcina and American War Hero aiming at the same exercise. Koru makes his debut in the … Read More

A little of this. And a little of that. And that’s your Saturday recap. Include It ran well at Cheshire, finishing second. The last Robert Meyerhoff-bred horse to run in a race? Probably. A 10-year-old productive Thoroughbred. On to the Manor. Queens Empire and Potus returned with easy spins over … Read More

Off to the races. Seven runners. Busy Sunday. In the words of my friend George Baker, “Must dash.” Good luck everyone.

No live racing for us today. But it doesn’t mean we aren’t racing. I’ve got a watch list that spans two columns of a sheet of paper (old school). It starts with the third at Fontainebleau and finishes with the eighth at Charles Town, 6:12 a.m to 8:32 p.m. Ninety-some … Read More

The alerts beep and appear at 9 o’clock every day. The digital calendar and all its glory. Carolina Cup just dropped in from the top of my laptop. A spear through the concentration level. A reminder of racing tomorrow, a reminder that we don’t have any runners at the South … Read More

Counting down the days. Include It aims at the Louis Neilson III apprentice timber at the Cheshire Races Sunday. Trained by Todd and Blair Wyatt and ridden by Elizabeth Scully, the 10-year-old will be our first NSA runner of the season when he takes on four rivals in the $15,000 … Read More

Took in a little action at Piedmont Point-to-Point Saturday. James Wyatt won his first timber race aboard Be Counted. That was the highlight for me. Seeing a kid you’ve watched grow up go out and do something independently and successfully, that’s special. Be Counted, a 11-year-old son of Gio Ponti, … Read More