2023 Another Impressive Year for Riverdee

Cool Jet and Snap Decision. Rivals yesterday. Friends today. Riverdee’s Cool Jet got the better of their meeting yesterday, winning the Grade 3 Mariann de Tejeda Memorial at Foxfield. Bernie Dalton improved his record to 2-for-2 aboard the 9-year-old Irish-bred. Cool Jet stalked Foxy Walk, rolled past the pacesetter leaving … Read More

Seems strange to not be looking for my binoculars, checking car passes, tying a tie and scrambling out the door. The Foxfield Fall Races run on Sunday. I guess to avoid college football. I won’t be watching college football today. An easy Saturday, followed by a frenetic Sunday. Miles baseball … Read More

We bought one. After a lot of looking, shopping, chasing, we finally got our hand up and the gavel down for a filly at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic yearling sale at Timonium Tuesday. Hip 7. A daughter of Great Notion and Lemon Drop Kiss. Maryland-bred, soon-to-be Virginia certified. The bay filly … Read More

Riverdee doubled at Shawan Downs Saturday. There is nothing like a good Saturday to make a good Sunday. Free days. Ethics won his hurdle debut for trainer Jack Fisher and jockey Freddie Procter. The son of Hard Spun settled off the pace on the inside, jumped fluently, split horses coming … Read More

It’s bustling in Butler. Race morning. Ride morning. The Saturday fanatics are out in force. Bicycles in every direction, in pairs, singles and pelotons. Horse vans in one direction, up and over the hill to Shawan Downs. Velloccino Bicicletta e Caffe feels like Times Square. Pedals and pastries. Coffee and … Read More