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Category: frivolity

Justify the Hype

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

Churchill Downs, frivolity, Kentucky Derby, music

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

frivolity, music, Oaklawn

a bizarre experiment in handicapping and memory

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

Arlington, frivolity, handicapping

racehorse or emo band?

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

frivolity, on the radio

Curlin baby names…from an alternate universe

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

Curlin, frivolity

go Keen Ice!

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

Breeders' Cup, Curlin, frivolity, Keen Ice

since you asked: Skylarbdancing photos!

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

Arlington, frivolity

a Classic verse

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

Bayern, Breeders' Cup, frivolity, poetry, Shared Belief

out of Bella Bliss…

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

Del Mar, frivolity, Hawthorne

gone Scavving.

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

Churchill Downs, frivolity

the perfect Derby cocktail?

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

frivolity, Ride On Curlin

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