An Open Letter to the New York State Gaming Commission:Dear Gaming Commission:I am writing you today not just as a resident of New York State, or as a somewhat-interested party.I am writing you because I am thoroughly entrenched in the...
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Arabian Horses in Washington State Need Home(s)–ASAP.
My peeps. I know you love horses. You wouldn't be reading the ramblings of this crazy Broad, if you weren't a horse lover. So you know that I'm obsessed, too.But Love without action is useless.If we say that we love...
No Such Thing as a “Justa” — Justa f!lly, Justa Mare, Justa (Female) Trainer or Jockey…
Ahhhh, race fans...another big weekend at in horse racing is upon us. Not just A big weekend, THE Big Weekend. This weekend, for those of you who don't travel to Saratoga for the races--or have yet to experience the majesty--or...
Jockeys and Trainers and Hoops–Oh, My! (Saratoga + B’Ball + Race Track Chaplaincy = Your Good Deed This Week.)
I've tried for over two weeks to get logos and photos for this article, about the Race Track Chaplaincy's annual basketball game.My efforts have resulted in nothing at all: no photos, no logos, sent from the uber-efficient assistant in the...
f!lly Racing Radio: And Now, for Something Completely Different…
On Saturday, July 20th at 8AM, WJKE The Jockey hosted the debut of a new horse racing radio show. (WJKE = 101.3FM in the Saratoga / Capital Region of New York State) The show's sole sponsor--dedicated to the mission of the show--is...
Hooves Across America: NYRA Steps Out for Oklahoma
The World's Latest Belmont Stakes wrap-up, and it's not about racing. Per se.I know, I know: a few weeks ago I wrote a love letter to New York, and to our racing community. I don't want to make you think...
The Jockey Club + Race Track Chaplaincy = Bizarre Bazaar!
What are you doing this weekend? Yes, this weekend--June 14th and 15th, 2013. Yes, I'm talking to you--horse racing fans and professionals. Saratogians. Residents of upstate New York, Vermont and Planet Earth. Humanitarians and curmudgeons, alike. ("Curmudgeon" = those who...
I Love Racing, Everywhere–But I’m in a New York State of Mind.
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....
“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...
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...