Horse players can always tell you about their first big score. Whether it was a claimer, or the Kentucky Derby. They can always recall the sweetness of cashing that first ticket, or watching an equine athlete that made the hair stand up on their neck. My first big winner was a daily double. I was attending […]
It was a hot and sunny day at River Downs today, but that could be any of the 100 + they conduct racing. I drifted in to spend a little time watching and betting a buck when two old regulars pointed and hollered, “Hey, who is that guy over there?” – Well, as I sat […]
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 […]