Sean's Blog

“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

Time ticks until the Far Hills Steeplechase. Richest day. Deep fields. Stellar card. Jimmy Dan represents Riverdee and Ten Strike Racing in the $100,000 Novice Stakes. You can only climb the ladder so far – waiver maiden claimer, 110 handicap, 115 handicap, 120 handicap – before you reach the roof. A … Read More

The others side of the fence. The flip side of the coin. A different point of view. Yeah, all that when you join a race meet board. The Virginia Fall Races offers its annual stop on the tour Saturday. Eight races. 70 entries. I know those numbers. Know them like … Read More

The ever-improving Jimmy Dan won again over hurdles at Foxfield Sunday. The 6-year-old son of Kitten’s Joy has climbed the ladder this year – waiver maiden claimer, 110, 115, 120. Four wins from five starts for $72,500 for Riverdee and Ten Strike Racing. Some horse. Jimmy Dan roared from last to … Read More

Road trip to Rehoboth Beach, De. and then Charlottesville, Va. Waze says four hours, 36 minutes. Sunday morning freedom on the highway. Early post time adds a bit of pressure. First-world pressure. Going to a steeplechase on a Sunday. Miles has his learning permit. What a way to learn. I’ll … Read More