Sean's Blog

Miles and I were on our way to a baseball game near Lovettsville, Virginia. A woman braced against a leash which braced against a husky. The dog was winning as the duo careened along the fence line of an expansive farm. “Look at that woman, walking her dog on a … Read More

Eight degrees at 35538. Sunday barn chores. About to begin. I see three huddled masses in the front field. Check. I’ll lug and chug to the barn in a bit to check on the other two. We moved Eli, the goat, and Duchess, the cat, to the tack room last … Read More

In our first start of the year. Sherminator bounced back from a fall at Cheltenham to score in a novice hurdle at Ludlow Racecourse Wednesday. Trained by Harry Fry and ridden by Bryan Carver, the German-bred 5-year-old settled well, jumped well, scythed through the inside, powered over the third-to-last, the … Read More

Time for Sherminator to get back on the beam. Ludlow. Race 3. The Ludlow Members Novices’ Hurdle. 9:23 a.m. Here’s what they’re saying… Neil Morrice Hollywood Bets: Looked to be travelling well within himself when falling at Cheltenham on a second run back from a wind operation. Unfazed after the … Read More

Another coffee shop. Another stolen moment. Or two. Or one. In between a school fundraising meeting and a school assembly. The latter, something about Highest Honors. My honor roll kid who found his loafers in the back of my car and left his lunch in the front of my car … Read More

Sunday morning chores. Layers. And layers. And more layers. Ski goggles. Gator. Hat. Gloves. Boots. I open the back door and the wind nearly whips me and the door across the yard. The grill cover has split straight down the center, it flaps, flips, flits. Add another line on the … Read More

Leopardstown postponed until Monday. Wetherby abandoned. Still action this morning at Sandown, Musselburgh and Newcastle. A side dish of Chantilly for the diehards. Harry Cobden with a masterclass – another masterclass – aboard Norn Iron in the novice chase at Sandown. Light hands, precise eye, natural patience and nerves of steel. … Read More

This from our friend George Baker. With Lady Luck… Those of us who have chosen sport to define our lives need this Lady on our side… With her in our camp, the wildest dreams can be made glorious reality… But when she turns her moody back and throws her favours … Read More

Five degrees at 35538. Sun’s out. Snow is cleared for the most part. Piled high and going nowhere. Temperatures staying below freezing for the foreseeable future. I stopped looking at the squares on Weather Underground. We’ve cleared one-lane-only walking trails from the house to the shed to the barn to … Read More

They give you one more minute to accept an Eclipse Award. As anyone who knows me, that’s a test. Just in case you missed it… Watch it here.