Sean's Blog

Juggling DocWeek Middleburg, Radnor Steeplechase, the Preakness and the rest of life’s curveballs. Three runners at Radnor Saturday. The end of the spring season. So fast. We said goodbye to Will O’Keefe today. A beautiful service at Glenwood Park for one of the good guys. They said he called 5,000 … Read More

Poem a Day…Tim Ferris…Daily Stoic…Air Mail…Old Ox Brewery… The emails. The emailed newsletters. So many. Some I actually read. Today’s from my favorite podcast, How I Built This, was short, sweet and to the point. Here goes. Hello Sean! On the most recent How I Built This, Madeline Haydon (founder of the … Read More

Feels like hump day. No man’s land. Long day so far and it’s not half over. In between weekend recaps and weekend previews, a NSF board call, the second week of DocWeek. The Iroquois slowly fading behind us. Great day at the races. Radnor looming. The Preakness, too. I miss … Read More

Well, there’s the story of the day. Done and dusted. “I took a few layers off and jumped in.” Horse people. Nothing like em.

Elation. Deflation. The daily double of horse racing. We had a little bit of both Saturday. A win, two seconds, two thirds, a sixth and an eighth in seven starts. Jimmy Dan and Teddy Davies came through with a facile score in the 110 handicap at Willowdale. The 6-year-old improved … Read More

Arrived in Nashville Friday afternoon for the Iroquois Steeplechase. The Second Saturday in May. I keep looking for George Baker and the Marauders and Occasionals. No cricket this year. It won’t be the same without hearing a few “Claaaaaaaaancys,” listening to a free-versing, long-forgotten or never-discovered singer at Robert’s Western … Read More

Rough day at the races Saturday. Seven starters. A third, a fourth, two fifths, a pull up and two lost riders. Include It is the hardest one to take. He was loping along in a sweet spot as the Virginia Gold was about to play out when he lost Elizabeth … Read More

Time is ticking to race day. The Virginia Gold Cup. The big one around here. A behemoth nine-race card on the docket. The Commonwealth Cup, a Grade 1 hurdle stakes added this year and the Virginia Gold Cup, a 4-mile, 23-fence classic anchor the day. Seven other races for all … Read More

I just read that our old friend, Jon Court, will retire at Oaklawn Park this weekend. The 63-year-old jockey has notched 4,263 wins in his 40-plus-year career. A few years ago, I did a segment called In the Room for HRRN. Here’s a link to In the Room with Jon … Read More