2023 Another Impressive Year for Riverdee

Clifford Nass says multitasking is a fallacy. But yet we try.  Nothing tests the Stanford professor’s theory like working in racing. And working from home. Still in Virginia, I worked from the home office – the family room couch – Friday. Deadline Friday. It starts early. And will surely end late.  … Read More

Picking up checks. Palio made his American debut in the maiden hurdle at Colonial Downs Thursday. The 4-year-old found a comfortable spot in the middle, between horses, jumped well, traveled well. Turning for home, duck inside and pounce. Well, he didn’t pounce, finishing third. Looked like he just got tired … Read More

Saturday, I spent my day with Whitebeam, Mo Plex and a card full of Saratoga stars. Today, I spent it with Kissin Conquest, Just Blue, Apse and Eagle Poise. Two career maidens, a Saratoga hurdle winner and a Grade 3 flat winner. On a farm in Virginia. Our Thoroughbred Retirement … Read More

“I thought I was going to die.” Phil Bauer forced those seven words Friday morning when asked about a plane crash on Lizard Island off the northeast coast of Australia Jan. 8.  All 10 on the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan thought the same thing, felt the same thing, as the … Read More

Todd Wyatt was on his way home from the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga. The four-day racing festival in June had come and gone. It was everything that was good in racing. Engaged fans. Competitive racing. At a venue that never disappoints. Wyatt, predominately a steeplechase trainer, had come to town … Read More