Justify the Hype

One ukulele, one pile of past performances, no shame. I may be standing tall against Justify in the Derby tomorrow, … More

The Coach’s Sporting Chance

One ukulele, one pile of past performances, no shame. I was playing around with my shiny new baritone uke last … More

CLOSED BOOK EXAM. Usually, handicapping is the opposite. It’s a game of information, and we have so much at our … More

If you haven’t been listening to BARN these last few months, you’re missing out. Hosted by Jason Beem, the show … More

On Twitter tonight, Carly Kaiser (of Horses, History, Humor) posted a fantastic flurry of rejected and changed horse names, and … More

Earlier this month, Romans Racing did a Keen Ice selfie contest. The rules were pretty simple: print out one of … More

Someone found Blinkers Off a few days ago by googling “skylarbdancing photo”. I apologise — I did not have any … More

With all apologies to the Haiku Handicapper, this year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic was sufficiently dramatic to require a Sonnet Recapper. … More

One of the reasons I got into horse racing was because I am such a trivia nerd. I have always … More

Blinkers Off will be a little quieter than usual for the next few days. The University of Chicago Scav Hunt … More

Today on Twitter, an article about cocktails named after horses on the Derby trail this year went a little viral. … More