Steeplechase meetings all day. No, not the ones with horses and courses, sport and spectators, hills and thrills. Today’s were the ones in preparation for all those things. Raising purses. Restructuring boards. Figuring out the fields. Working out the cards.
Steeplechase lifers trying to figure out the next best step.
Probably every present owner, trainer and jockey should serve on a race meet board. It will add a new light, a new angle to race day. I would have complained less about the number of chairs and bottles of Gatorade in the jocks’ room.
Five hours – 12 to 5 – devoted to steeplechasing. Hope it makes a difference down the road.
Happy 4th of July a day early. Hey, no meetings. Enjoy.
