Dear Mucho Macho Man,This is just one of 30,000 letters you'll receive from admirers--don't worry, big boy, I don't expect you to write back. You have fans from all over the world, and I'm just one little person who loves...
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Muck Dynasty: 1 and 1a Provide Hillbilly “Charm”–and the Recipe for Tarnished Chrome.
Like so many of those who find themselves in the category, nouveau riche, the comedy team of Martin and Coburn (Perry Martin and Steve Coburn) are struggling with both their new-found fame and figuring out how to juggle that fame with fortune...
Holy Bull, Thunder Gulch, Saratoga and Mommy. Sweet Dreams are Made of These.
Sometimes I have the memory of a fruitfly. Hence, I cannot recall if I've already shared this with you, my dear readers.If I have--ah, well. If not--I hope that this little tale blesses you in some way.With the Saratoga meet--and...
Horse Racing: by Far, the Best Deal in All Sports
My mind has been all a-whirl during the last two weeks. Every day as I work to outline the articles in my Belmont Journal and get them online, I remember something else that happened during Belmont Stakes Week, or someone...
Triple Crown Season II: Bobbi Patscheider, RIP. Arabian Racing–and Thoroughbred Racing–Lose a Friend.
It's Preakness Day, 2014. Every turf writer worth her/his salt has written ad infinitum about California Chrome--his Triple Crown bid--and the "nerve" of Ria Antonia,daring to "take on the boyz."I have absolutely nothing to contribute to Preakness-themed conversations, except for...
Triple Crown Season 2014: Didja Ever Love a Horse…?
As I write this, NBC Sports' coverage of 2014 Black-Eyed Susan Day has commenced. Much to my joy and blessing, they kicked off the coverage at 3PM (Eastern/New York Time) with the vid of Queen Rachel Alexandra's awesome victory in...
Ria Antonia: Don’t Hate Her Because She’s Beautiful.
Today it was announced that Thoroughbred, Ria Antonia, will race in Saturday's Preakness Stakes. The first thought that went through my head was, "Aw, jeez. Here it comes..."...
Start Spreading the News: Belmont Stakes, the BEST of the Triple Crown Races–and Days.
Kentucky has Bourbon and Big Hats.Baltimore has the insanely-valuable Preakness Trophy.But New York...well, we've got Cool......
Churchill Downs: Making Boatloads of Cash. And Enemies.
Well, well, well. It seems that, no matter how hard they try--Churchill Downs, that is, CDI, the corporate giant that owns Churchill Downs and therefore, the Kentucky Derby--keeps stepping in it.In fact, it appears that CDI's responsible for the big...
So Much to Say…But Here’s the Bottom Line.
So much has been written about me in the last week, and will be written about my tribe of equines in the near future. Concerned about my welfare and that of members of my society, humans are all up in arms...