Just as one weekend finishes, another weekend looms. That’s life. But never more than in horse racing, especially American steeplechasing. You get a day to digest/process/analyze the decisions/performances/results from the weekend before filling out the entry forms for the next weekend. Sometimes, the runners still have poultice on their legs … Read More
The lucky seven ventured to Old Dominion in southern Virginia Saturday. And all headed home with their missions accomplished. Tiz A Giant bounded to the lead after one hurdle, jumped well and finished hard on the bridle in second. Apprentice Whitney Schweizer rode the hurricane with poise. “He’s a hell … Read More
We are on the board. Riverdee launched into the 2024 season with a win and a second last weekend. Include It returned to the races with a gallant win at the Cheshire Hunt Races for Todd and Blair Wyatt and jockey Elizabeth Scully. Snow Geese just missed for Bernie and … Read More
The circuit rolls through Ben Venue Farm for the Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point Saturday for three sanctioned races and perhaps eight unsanctioned races. We entered seven. Fifty years ago, it went like this (courtesy of the Steeplechasing in America)… The second of the Point-to-Points to be run over the Glenwood … Read More
Anyone near Elkton April 12? Go see Chris Smither at the Elkton Music Hall. Friday night. 8:00. We need all the local venues, live music and folk/blues/rock singers we can find. And we need all the Chris Smithers in the world. Just go. You’re not too tired. You’re not too … Read More
Not a lot of time to decompress in this sport. This world. Digesting and analyzing performances from the weekend. Where should we go next? Who’s fit enough? Who needs another spin? Who rides next? Where and when? Looking to the weekend overnight. We entered six and adding one more at … Read More
Include It returned just where he had left off. A winner. The 9-year-old Maryland-bred has now win six in a row (two point-to-points and four NSA races). Trained to perfection by Todd and Blair Wyatt and ridden to perfection by Elizabeth Scully, the son of Include lagged way behind in … Read More
It’s been a while. Cheltenham provided some of the buzz of racing morning. But not the buzz of having runners (stay tuned, we’ll have runners there next year). And more importantly going to see the runners. I’m a little out of practice. Passes…overnight…binoculars…extra silks…Waze… But it comes back to you. … Read More
Spring has sprung. Book the baseball tickets. Till the garden. Stow the wool. And get back to the races. Riverdee unleashes nine horses from four stables at three meets this weekend. Camden to Cheshire to Cockeysville. Snow Geese accounts for our first NSA starter of the season. Based in Camden … Read More
We are back in action this weekend. Our first runners of 2024. Snow Geese lines up in the second division of the maiden at Carolina Cup Saturday. Bernie and Kate Dalton put their southern base to good use with a win at Aiken. Hopefully that continues with our promising 4-year-old. … Read More
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