2023 Another Impressive Year for Riverdee

Delaware Park hosted a memorial picnic for John Spivey Wednesday. I read about it, made a mental note that I should go to it, lost that mental note and then watched a celebration in the winner’s circle after Mackman won an allowance race going a mile. Spivey galloped horses for … Read More

I’ll take a note from my friend George Baker and talk about the weather. It’s a short conversation. Hot. Dry. Day after day. No rain in memory. No rain in sight. Oh, actually a whopping 30% chance Sunday. That’s it. The grass outside my window on the farm looks like … Read More

Disappointing day at Aqueduct yesterday. Awakened jumped inconsistently, never traveled, fell out the back of the race, passed a few tired horses to be a disappointing fifth. Gordon’s Jet failed to settle and showed yet again that he’s not a racetrack horse. Bad management on my part. We’ll regroup. There … Read More

Coat and tie? It’s a Grade 1. Of course. At Aqueduct on a Thursday…90 degrees. Hmmm. On the way to Aqueduct for the rescheduled Beverly R. Steinman. First race. Post time 1:05. The coat and tie are on the back seat. We’ll see. Awakened and Gordon’s Jet representing Riverdee in … Read More