Sean's Blog

Long night. Long day. That’s the story of a red eye while getting sick after a week of racing at the Breeders’ Cup. First world problems, right? Sunday was a blur. Miles got sick first. Fever. Sore throat. Cough. Weepy eye. Annie second. Me third. Of course, it hit me … Read More

One day of Breeders’ Cup in the books. One to go. Red eye home tonight. Potus heads to Callaway Gardens today. Pietrelcina travels to Laurel tomorrow. Last chances of the year, most likely. Strong day of racing yesterday. Colin Keane rode the race of the day, waiting and pouncing with … Read More

Back at the Breeders’ Cup for the first time since the first one at Keeneland. American Pharoah. And 20 years since one of my first ones, Lone Star Park. Still my favorite. First time to Del Mar. Awesome morning watching the world’s best. I forgot how much I like the … Read More

Dark out there. Tatts HIT playing background music this morning. A few to chase, a bunch to dismiss. I miss being there, crashing and dashing up and down the hill, to the back ring, to the sales ring, to the vet office, to the cantina. Making lists. Scratching and adding … Read More

“I had a plan and an approach. When you have those, good things usually happen.” Fighting a bum ankle, Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 10th to win the first game of the World Series Friday night. Dodgers vs. Yankees. The biggest names. The … Read More

Trying to rebound, regroup, recover from a brutal day at the races. Texts, calls and emails from friends, comrades who have been there before. They help salve, staunch an open wound. Went for a ride today on Lemonade Thursday. Looked out in the front field and watched Kissin Conquest, Linda’s … Read More

I kept saying to him, “It’s all right. It’s all right.” Knowing it wasn’t all right. The X-rays showed nothing. The vets began to build hope, one by one. And then the one. You could see it in their eyes, their fingers, their movements, their tones. A few more images. … Read More

Picks are up. Newsletter is out. Car is packed. Tie is about to be tied. Passes. Check. Binoculars. Check. Form. Check. Nerves. Check. The biggest day of the season. Six strong races, championships to be won and lost. For a change, the ground won’t throw asterisks like confetti after a … Read More

Do people really have weekends off? Not in this sport. This life. Working on a Far Hills plan. Planes, trains and automobiles. OK, automobiles. How many will it take? Jimmy Dan our only representative. The 6-year-old takes on his sternest test in the Foxbrook Champion Hurdle. Watch him win at … Read More