Sunday Racing
Off to the races. Seven runners. Busy Sunday. In the words of my friend George Baker, “Must dash.” Good luck everyone.
Saturday TV
No live racing for us today. But it doesn’t mean we aren’t racing. I’ve got a watch list that spans two columns of a sheet of paper (old school). It starts with the third at Fontainebleau and finishes with the eighth at Charles Town, 6:12 a.m to 8:32 p.m. Ninety-some … Read More
What might have been
The alerts beep and appear at 9 o’clock every day. The digital calendar and all its glory. Carolina Cup just dropped in from the top of my laptop. A spear through the concentration level. A reminder of racing tomorrow, a reminder that we don’t have any runners at the South … Read More
FIve days
Counting down the days. Include It aims at the Louis Neilson III apprentice timber at the Cheshire Races Sunday. Trained by Todd and Blair Wyatt and ridden by Elizabeth Scully, the 10-year-old will be our first NSA runner of the season when he takes on four rivals in the $15,000 … Read More
First winner
Took in a little action at Piedmont Point-to-Point Saturday. James Wyatt won his first timber race aboard Be Counted. That was the highlight for me. Seeing a kid you’ve watched grow up go out and do something independently and successfully, that’s special. Be Counted, a 11-year-old son of Gio Ponti, … Read More
