2023 Another Impressive Year for Riverdee

Volleying between Sandown and Cork, with a side of Pornichet (tricky abbreviation there). Exeter and Newcastle abandoned, that makes it easier Saturday viewing. About to wade into domestic form. Decent cards at Aqueduct, Gulfstream and Oaklawn. Quiet house. Winter break hours around here. Miles cramming The Great Gatsby for a … Read More

Still thinking about resolutions, plans, goals… Looking at the numbers (I’d rather look at the horses), domestically and internationally in 2025, Riverdee won 19 races from 98 starts for $748,258. Grade 1 winner Cool Jet led the way with $190,500. Promising novice Cyber Ninja contributed $99,076. Three-time maiden winner Vintage … Read More

New Year’s Day. Resolutions abound. I used to declare. Run 1,000 miles. Read 52 books. Lose 20 pounds. Win 50 races. Write a billion words. This year, I’ll keep it more reasonable, more realistic. Run more. Read more. Win more. Write more. Just a start. A lot of things to … Read More

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