2023 Another Impressive Year for Riverdee

“He makes an old man like me look good.” That’s how Bernie Dalton described Cool Jet to trainer Jack Fisher moments after winning the Grade 1 Commonwealth Cup at the Virginia Gold Cup Saturday. An old man on an old horse doing young things. I wrote about Dalton way back … Read More

Did that just happen? Cool Jet wheeled back in seven days to take the Grade 1 Commonwealth Cup at the Virginia Gold Cup Saturday. I texted jockey Bernie Dalton Friday morning. “I would go forward on Cool Jet. If no one goes, he can be in front. Ideally, stalk one … Read More

The first Saturday in May. The Kentucky Derby for most. The Virginia Gold Cup for some. We celebrated 100 years of the Virginia Gold Cup last night – and now you know why this post is slow from the gate this morning – and will head back to the course for a … Read More

Whew, hectic Friday. The day before the Gold Cup. The day before the Kentucky Derby. The day before the final day of Punchestown. Written and made picks for a steeplechase preview, sent in selections for Oaks Day (Garlic Rob has swept the card so far) and Derby Day. Printed passes … Read More

Half time at Punchestown today. The third day of the five-day festival. In comparison, probably the weakest card but still stellar. Busselton, one festival too late for me, won the La Touche. Jeriko Du Reponet turned the tables on stablemate Doddiethegreat. Majborough shifted and shimmied left for 2 miles and … Read More