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
In this game, you learn to look ahead. Looking backward, some days, most days, makes it worse. We look ahead and it’s an easy weekend to look ahead to as the Iroquois Steeplechase and the Willowdale Steeplechase bookend Saturday. Chalk and cheese. The 82nd running of the Iroquois offers huge … 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
We were able to get eight horses in the body of six races at the Virginia Gold Cup Saturday. A three-way split of the maiden starter, that’s a first. Originally a maiden claimer with a possible split, the NSA, the Virginia Gold Cup and SOTA managed to find the money … Read More
The weekend was a bust. At least I caught an extra Little League game, Miles’ first home run (a one-error, inside-the-parker) and two scoreless innings on the mound. Those were the highlights. We move along. That’s all we can do. We entered eight at the Virginia Gold Cup.
Thursday? Already. Time flies. Especially when you have seven runners last weekend and five runners this weekend. Commiserate/celebrate for a day or two. Write reports. Wait for the calls. Order a win photo. Plan/predict for the rest of the week. Organize passes. Finalize jockeys. Make travel plans. Penicillin Success, Fits … Read More
One eye on Cool Jet running loose at the back of the field, hoping he stays within the confines of Glenwood’s stonewalls. Or just has the good sense to stop. Which I know is a fool’s wish. Another eye on Awakened, jumping well, traveling well, but always in the whipsaw … Read More
Big Saturdays in the spring. It’s what we always wanted from our steeplechase division and here we are with seven runners this weekend. Six at the Middleburg Spring Races in Virginia, 2 miles up the road, and one at the Grand National in Maryland, two hours up the road. Awakened, … Read More
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