California Saturday
One day of Breeders’ Cup in the books. One to go. Red eye home tonight. Potus heads to Callaway Gardens today. Pietrelcina travels to Laurel tomorrow. Last chances of the year, most likely. Strong day of racing yesterday. Colin Keane rode the race of the day, waiting and pouncing with … Read More
California Friday
Thorpedo Anna rips through another gallop in the dark, her 74-year-old exercise rider Danny Ramsey holding and hoping, fighting physics. Big Evs barrels down the horse path, head up, eyes wide, a ball of speed, back for another crack. Emily Upjohn measures each step like she’s trying on a new … Read More
California
Back at the Breeders’ Cup for the first time since the first one at Keeneland. American Pharoah. And 20 years since one of my first ones, Lone Star Park. Still my favorite. First time to Del Mar. Awesome morning watching the world’s best. I forgot how much I like the … Read More
Monday Morning
Dark out there. Tatts HIT playing background music this morning. A few to chase, a bunch to dismiss. I miss being there, crashing and dashing up and down the hill, to the back ring, to the sales ring, to the vet office, to the cantina. Making lists. Scratching and adding … Read More




