Chasing bids at sales around the world. Underbidder on one at Tattersalls at 4:30 in the morning. Hard to get back to bed after that. The 3-year-old Kentucky-bred goes off to Bahrain. He would have liked Kentucky Downs. Researched and followed a few at Fasig-Tipton, to no avail, as prices soared. A sellers’ market.
First deadline of The Saratoga Special tonight. The first of 20 in our 25th season. Time to switch gears from horse sales to ad sales, leads to ledes, competition to creativity. At least for a day. We’ll be back in action tomorrow with Vintage Year at Colonial Downs and then Ethics at Colonial Friday. Of course, the next deadline roars back to life Friday night. We enter Koru this morning for a race at Saratoga Sunday. It might get me out of running the Boilermaker in Utica. Might.
OK, time to get off the porch on Circular and on the beat at the Oklahoma. A preview of the De La Rose and a Cup of Coffee to write. A Todd Pletcher Stable Tour to edit. Season-long full-page ads to sell. The next Sovereignty to see.
