Sean's Blog

Books and time. Two of my favorite parts of Christmas. A few new good books and a few stolen moments to read them. Annie’s cousin Helen gave me a copy of Unreasonable Hospitality. Written by Will Guidara and about the restaurant Eleven Madison Park. More about the journey than the … Read More

It’s a good question, one that is posed often to any of us in this crazy game we play. The answers vary but always seem to include connection, history, escape, feeling, thrill, comfort, friends, family… On a quiet Monday morning, I’ve been wedged into the living room couch watching Lossiemouth, … Read More

Home briefly. Ever so briefly. Just a pit stop before getting back on the road. Ten hours plus yesterday. Three hours plus ahead. Around Washington. Over the Bay Bridge. Possibly a walk on the beach. And back in a flash. The thousand days of Christmas still rolling forward. Gift bags. … Read More

No time for returns. Time for racing. Some day I’ll go to Europe for Boxing Day. Some day. Decision time. Where would you go? Limerick, Leopardstown and Down Royal in Ireland. Aintree, Fontwell, Kempton, Market Rasen, Sedgefield, Wetherby, Wincanton and Wolverhampton in England. Pau and Pornichet in France. Low sun … Read More

No time for returns. Time for racing. Some day I’ll go to Europe for Boxing Day. Some day. Decision time. Where would you go? Limerick, Leopardstown and Down Royal in Ireland. Aintree, Fontwell, Kempton, Market Rasen, Sedgefield, Wetherby, Wincanton and Wolverhampton in England. Pau and Pornichet in France. Low sun … Read More

Quiet house. An ice maker provides the backdrop chorus. It’s the only thing stirring. Other than the coffee maker and the keyboard. My time. A quiet house. God, I love a quiet house. No matter where it is in the world. Tomorrow, the kids will liven it up. My son … Read More

Really? Five days. Time ticking. The Jockey’s Circle fundraiser coming to a close last night. In my calculations, we raised $34,650. Solid effort from everyone. Donors, sellers, buyers, organizers. Great to see the jockeys rally and get involved. They got creative and we raised some needed funds for the Temple … Read More

Made easy. No mall. No Amazon. No gift certificates. As a board member of the Temple Gwathmey Steeplechase Foundation, we were bantering and bandying to raise money for the sport of steeeplechasing. The next thing you know, Tom Garner and I were at the helm of the Jockey’s Circle. With … Read More

Nothing like the energy of race day. I’m up early. Let’s go. Race morning Friday. The first at Cheltenham at 7:05, right between packing Miles’ lunch, frying two eggs and getting him to school. Lucky kid. Lunch (leftover leg of lamb and broccoli), water bottle, backpack stacked and ready by … Read More

We added Renfro’s Reception to the team Tuesday evening. Multi-tasking? I was on a board meeting Zoom call and the Fasig-Tipton Digital platform at the same time. Beeps and buzzes, questions and queries, votes and vetoes, counts and countdowns. The 3-year-old son of Street Sense, fresh off a 4 3/4-length … Read More