As I realized that NYRA's ringtone on my phone--"New York State of Mind," by Billy Joel--had somehow fallen out of my BlackBerry, I became a little crazy with excitement about the next few months of racing in New York State....
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“You’re So Vain,” Saratoga, Archetypes and the Eternal Spirit of Horse Racing.
Sitting at my desk, iPod plugged into my groggy noggin, I clicked on that which I believed to be "Desert Rose"(C) by Sting.Instead I was taken to a time, place and experience--the memory of which has blessed and encouraged me...
Oklahoma Loses Horses. The Racing Community Can Care, or Simply, “Like.”
I'm writing this article with tears in my eyes, and an enormous rip in my heart. I hope that you will take the time to read it all, and embrace what I'm feeling--and what I'm asking of you, as lovers...
Whinnying Colors by Fan Favorites: Your Chance to Own an Original Moneigh
This is an event that you should attend, virtually.I didn't write the article, below--I merely took the press release, and edited it. (I'm obsessive--you should know me by now. I never just "look at" something--I have to mess around with...
Mad Men in the 21st Century? Horse Racing Advertisers Forget Their Largest Audience.
On Kentucky Derby Day, I arrived at Lenny and Patti's house, ready to rock.I plopped down onto their comfy sofa, sipped from my Coke, and jumped into the lively pre-Derby conversation. OTB tickets distributed, we three launched ourselves into the...
No f!llies in the Kentucky Derby: American Horse Racing Runs Backward, with a Bullet.
Happy Kentucky Derby Day, readers. Enjoy your Derby celebration--have a great time, wear big or goofy hats, scream at the TV, to urge your horse around the second turn. Celebrate our beautiful sport. But remember, please, that the best horse--the...