2023 Another Impressive Year for Riverdee

I knew the news had dropped. Not by the news but by the texts, emails and phone calls. Jennie Rees, Mike Penna, Dan Pride, Paul Halloran, Alec DiConza, Jude Feld, Neil from the Mail Room, Ralph Theroux, Byron King, Joe Bacigalupo and a phone call from Doug Lees, of course. … Read More

Another snow day. The longest Christmas vacation – 20 days on my watch – has gotten longer. A two-hour delay was just announced for Wednesday. Time to get back to school. Back to work – full-time work. I’ve been ducking and diving, sliding and slipping in work when possible. Holiday travel and … Read More

“This is the one time when I really want a sibling.” Miles, the only child, doesn’t lament being an only child very often. On a snow day. Home alone without a sister or a brother…yeah, it surfaces. Luckily I had both. Snowball fights at Brandywine Stable on the edge of … Read More

The last of the Christmas parties in the books. I hung up my tweed coat for the final time. That’s it. From December 1 to January 4. The first at Buchanan Hall, Virginia Steeplechase Association, sparsely attended. The last at Buchanan Hall, the Piedmont Hunt 12th Night, packed house. That … Read More

Racing abandoned at Cork, Newcastle, Sandown and Wincanton. Piedmont 12th Night Hunt moved to yesterday. Oh, what to do on a Saturday morning… Drive. Yeah, drive. One more road trip home and one more party and we can tie a big bow around Christmas 2024. Thirty-four days from first party … Read More