Slow few weeks on the racing front. Mortal Sin entered at Presque Isle Downs July 4. We enter Lorraine for a maiden at Delaware July 5. We enter Jhirsch for a waiver claimer at Saratoga July 6. If the latter gets in, then Saratoga starts early this year. Earlier than … Read More

In two weeks, we’ll be on deadline. The first deadline of The Saratoga Special 2025. Our 25th season. Imagine that. We embarked on our first year, from an out-of-business yoga studio on Broadway. I recruited four students from Skidmore and realized quickly that creative writing was very different than turf … Read More

This from my great friend, George Baker. It went something like this….. Day 5 in The Big Brother House dawned overcast, muggy, humid and sultry. A long week of fabulous sport set aside time spent with great mates. A potent mix. But by Saturday morning, the batteries were running a … Read More

Busy Saturday. My cheat sheet runs to two columns, starting at Compiegne at 7:23, breezing through Royal Ascot, some stakes at Laurel, solid races at Churchill Downs, the Ohio Derby at Thistledown, the Canterbury Derby up north and finishing at Churchill Downs at 11:10. Good thing Miles is in Italy, … Read More

Home after a road trip to Lexington. Tough drive home yesterday. Storms off and on all the way. A white-knuckle drive. Glad to be home. Royal Ascot wrapping up its Friday card. I’ll nibble at Nightwalker in the King Edward VII. One day to go. I’ll wade into the Saturday … Read More