a good weekend for the old folks

This weekend was a great weekend for the grand old horses. It seemed like all over the continent, older horses … More

Picks and Ponderings: Hats Off to Hapman

One of my favourite horses, Hapman, retired today. Over at Picks and Ponderings, I talk about why Hapman is fantastic. … More

Every time I think Ben’s Cat can’t do anything more awesome, I am proven wrong. Ben’s Cat is not one … More

I looked at Facebook last night, and started to cry. I’m still not sure whether it was more out of … More

Despite being far more passionate about words than pictures, sometimes I need a picture to tell the story.

On September 6 of last year, a horse named Keen Ice had a improbable task ahead of him. Turning for … More

On September 5 of last year, Palace Malice retired. September 5 of this year was supposed to be a little … More

Palace Malice ran in the Alydar Stakes today. I feared a Whitney. I hoped for a miracle. I tried to … More

This morning, I hoped that whatever was keeping Conquest Curlinate out of the Queen’s Plate turned out to be minor. … More

Conquest Curlinate has been my Queen’s Plate horse since I first put my mind to having a Queen’s Plate horse. … More

“In the fifth race, scratch the four.” I couldn’t believe what I had just heard. I looked at my past … More

I am a pessimist. I was not always that way. When I was young, optimism seeped out of my pores. … More

Horses…it sounds so obvious. We wouldn’t have horse racing without horses. Strip away the grandstand, the clubhouse, the tote board, … More

Last week, Palace Malice was supposed to return in the Westchester (GIII). He scratched, though he returned to the worktab … More

A bit lost in the shuffle of Derby Madness was the Westchester Stakes (GIII) at Belmont. Ever since Dogwood Stable … More