Once in a while, a great rider is served up a little dish of humility. That rider was Julien Leparoux, who had six mounts on Florida Million Day. They all looked good, but the three wins the following week made Leparoux look even better. Don’t get me wrong, I did not drink the Kool-Aid.. I […]
All three Retama Park defending champions won in their respective categories as the 32-day fall thoroughbred meeting concluded last weekend. Danny Pish snared his 11th training title by four victories. Edgar A. Tejera won his fourth consecutive riding championship by six wins. Anjo Stable was the leading owner by two triumphs. Pish saddled 23 winners […]
The two days that took place last week were enough to fill our plate for the year. I love to hear the stories of what happened, who went, and who can’t pay their rent this month… Overall, the weekend brings out the best in most of us, and the devil in others. I have a […]
On Saturday, Julien Leparoux will be riding in Florida at Calder.. There will be no beach time, or nightlife for this young man. He will blow into town, and when the day is done, he will fly out for mounts at Churchill the next day. This is the stuff from which winners are made. It […]
From time to time, we all find ourselves talking big mouth. Sometimes it can be attributed to alcohol, and other times to raw emotions. But, in Thoroughbred racing, we back up our opinions with cold hard cash. Think about if you were asked to put up $100,000 to run your own horse in a daunting […]
As a racing fan, I have loved that this year has been the year for the gals to shine. It is rare when the top two are girls, but we have had the pleasure of watching two sweethearts run into the history books. The debate is still rolling in many circles. I think it will, […]
We have seen trainers come and go. We have seen talent and effort team up to win more races than countable. One thing is for sure. For Larry Jones, the harder he worked the luckier he got. In the $167,550 Chilukki Stakes at Churchill Downs, Larry Jones had a horse in the race. No big […]
On November 7th, 2009, a young man stepped out of the sand dunes and into the winner’s circle. It was unlikely, and probably not part of his plans. But on this day, he was the toast of the town. The 27-year-old former camel jockey, Ahmad Ajtebi, stepped up his game quite a bit. He went […]
I love to watch the coverage on Breeders’ Cup Day. They have some great behind the scenes coverage, and you get to know more about some of the analysts and folks that broadcast the action. It was on ABC, and they were talking in detail about Rick Reilly announcing a race. He was to get […]
Go back two years ago, and Bob Baffert was bitching like a baby about the synthetic revolution. Now, he has taken the high road and likes the stuff after all… Baffert has been an enigma. He plays it cool in the blue jeans and blue blazer look. His dark glasses, and devil may care attitude […]
