On 1/7/11 the heavens opened up and gave the McCullough family a bundle of joy. God smiled sweetly, and young Barrett McCullough was born to Mary and Kevin with a lifetime of happiness ahead of them. I wanted to write about young Barrett’s arrival, and even his birthday has a gambler’s note. He was born on […]
How many times have you heard these words? Sometimes it means really good things, and others times it is putting off something you don’t want to fool with. It can be the day that defines the worst of your being, or it can be the 24 hours that make you who you are. Either way, one day […]
I hate the old saying of hearing that good guys finish last… I was reading about the glorious life of Noble Threewitt, who passed away at age 99. He was a very good trainer, but even a better human being. It is not always the big tracks and big circuits. I have had the honor […]
Have you ever just passed by that last stop on your way just to go sit in the park, or better yet head off to the track? Well, I know someone that did… He was a crack salesman who was on top of his game… He skipped his last sales stop, and came out to […]
After spending most of my adult life working in racing, I have found it to be a special world within the world. The track is a special throwback to the old days; the way things used to be. Do you remember your first trip out? Was it with an uncle, or your dad? How about […]
Man, how many times have you heard this statement at the track or OTB? If you get beat at the wire, it is part of the grand scheme of the “Fix-It” masters. You know, the people in the know who blow you out of the water…. I like to think of it as the conspiracy […]
