2023 Another Impressive Year for Riverdee

The closest we came to Black Friday was driving to the Midway movie theatre from Rehoboth Beach. Outlets on either side. Shoppers snaking and sniping. Chaos. Gridlock. Honking horns. A few fingers. And expletives. The giving season. Gladiator II. Not as good as I. Thanksgiving done and dusted. A few … Read More

I like how Kim Bailey writes his blog. He leads with the weather. Every day. Plus 3, windy and raining when driving in. 8mm overnight.. Selective watering on the chase track at Doncaster for this weekends meeting! That’s it, simple. He never has to worry about a creative, pithy, catchy … Read More

No entries. No scratches. The Monday/Tuesday tradition has ceased. Well, paused. The nine-month, 27-meet, 36-stop tour has come to a close. Aiken to Aiken. Until March. Time to diversify. Time to regroup. Time to restock. Working on all three. And a long to-do list which had been shelved until after … Read More

End of the road trip. End of the season. Home for the Eagles Sunday night. Disappointing day Saturday. Penicillin Success and Palio pulling up in their respective races. A lost shoe, a bad trip, a lost weekend. Both seem OK. Perhaps, the ground was too loose and too soft. Perhaps. … Read More

Ballyburn won his chasing debut at Punchestown. Steel Ally lugged top weight in a handicap hurdle at Haydock. The Morgiana still to come. I’ll be on the road by then, trying to stay focused on I-20 in South Carolina and not racing in Europe. The American jump season comes to … Read More