Those of you who are friends--in "real life," or on Facebook--know that last week was a rough one for me, and for anyone who loves the NPR (National Public Radio) show, "Car Talk.""Car Talk" was a Peabody award-winning radio show...
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Breeders’ Cup, Centiseconds and Longines’ Crazy-Sexy New Timepiece. “Sexy”? Oh, Yeah.
This piece is about two things--related, of course.The first is a wonderful piece of news about Longines and the Breeders' Cup. If you read my writings regularly, you'll suspect (correctly) that the spin I'm putting on this delightful relationship goes...
Open Letter to Bode Miller: Take Your Time, Pay Some Dues.
By now, everyone in horse racing knows that Olympics medalist, Alpine skier, Bode Miller has announced his intention to become a Trainer of Thoroughbreds. That's nice.I've read everything I can about his thoughts on the subject, because I don't want...
Memories of Cigar: Sensitivity and Grit, Guts and Glory.
It's October 8th, 2014, and by this time everyone in the world of international horse racing knows that Cigar, one of the world's greatest Thoroughbreds ever, has died.Race fans all know Cigar's background and statistics; I have nothing to contribute...
Mothers’ Love and Horse Racing: Give Us the Reins, We’ll Take ‘er from Here.
For 11 years now, I've ranted, cajoled and begged for the world of horse racing to See it This Way, that women must participate fully in the sport in order for it to grow and thrive--both in the United States...
Please Help Stop Gerald (Jerry) Herron, a Horse Killer. NOW.
Dear Friends,In upstate New York--just a few miles from our renowned and elegant Saratoga Race Course, an evil man named GERALD (JERRY) HERRON has been abusing horses for years. He abuses and neglects all the other animals on his "farm,"...
Keeneland’s “Boutique” Breeders’ Cup, and Dorsal Fins on Catfish
Effective immediately, I'm giving up my previous mission, of working to create a horse racing media empire and striving to help women become fully part of the sport's media landscape. In my heart, that mission served as the foundation for...
fillyracing.com: Growing the f!lly Racing Media family, one URL at a time…
I shan't go into much detail--you can find the details elaborately laid out on the pages of my new website.Yes, on Wednesday, September 10trh, a new horse racing cyberdestination was foaled, and her name is http://www.fillyracing.com ......
Horse Racing Boards: Flip that Script to Reflect Demographic Reality.
The curtain has come down.The Saratoga race meet is over.Tom Durkin has left the building.For all intents and purposes, now it is the Autumn Racing Season, and with it come Belmont, Keeneland, Breeders' Cup, etc.So today's the first day of...
AmDubai Racing Stable: Abstract Thinking + Horse Sense = Racing’s Best Plan for the Future.
It's taken me weeks to write this article, chiefly because writing about AmDubai Racing Stable and the two people at its core is a far-more complicated task than merely whipping up a profile of a Trainer and his/her horse.Anyone who...