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On the road

Here’s a nice little article on Fair Hill and how Barbaro is enjoying life back at home before he starts revving up for the Preakness.

In other news, Hemingway’s Key seems to be in, while Lawyer Ron is still undecided. Sharp Humor has a knee fracture, but it sounds like he’ll be OK.

The Telegraph […]

S-words and news tidbits

Barclay Tagg drops the S-bomb in reference to Barbaro…and Beyer uses the other s-word (“superstar”) although at least he considers it a bit early to be using it.

Consider this, though, from his article:

“The final quarter mile of this year’s Derby, 24.32 seconds, was the fastest since 1973 — the year of Secretariat. Barbaro’s […]

And so it begins…

The annual Triple Crown media storm has kicked off (you know, the one we didn’t have last year since it was clear Afleet Alex was the best horse) and as per usual I’m obsessively reading every new story as it comes along. A sampling of the verbiage, ranging from the almost-cautious to downright giddy:

ESPN’s […]

Oh-ee-oh, Barbaro!

Woo hoo! That was such a great performance by Barbaro I don’t begrudge Bluegrass Cat getting up to ruin my trifecta (I had Barbaro – Brother Derek – Steppenwolfer and Barbaro – Lawyer Ron – Steppenwolfer).

Hopefully after the Triple Crown, he’ll have a rest and turn up in the Breeders’ Cup Turf — that […]

The Derby: On the Record

I have invested $11 this year in my wagering. I’ve picked a few longshots (well, they were longshots in the morning line but the odds seem to have shortened considerably) for fun, and some complicated exotics. My choices:

BarbaroI really like Barbaro to win. He looks great, his works have been fantastic and I’m not […]

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