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Turf is the Word

Well, I was right (along with everyone else) about Gorella in the Beverly D. and Showing Up in the Secretariat Stakes (although check out the penultimate paragraph for a wee typo) — but well done to The Tin Man in the Arlington Million! I admit I wrote him off as too old to be much […]

Arlington Million Turf Challenge

Being a slightly less fussy contest than the Road to the Roses, the Arlington Million Turf Challenge allows you to pick eight horses, two trainers and one jockey. While I would prefer two jockeys, at least all your picks are active for the big day and there’s no need to agonize over leaving someone in […]

(Late) Weekend Round-up and The Strange Case of Sis City

While perhaps not quite as impressively as Bernardini (but impressive nonetheless), Bluegrass Cat marked himself as a three-year-old to watch (again). ESPN correctly describes his victory in the Haskell as a ‘romp‘ — it will be interesting to see him face off against Bernardini as well as older horses.

Speaking of older horses, Invasor continued […]

Impressive…most impressive

Bernardini demonstrated he was the real deal in the Jim Dandy last weekend; he really looked as though he were out for a casual stroll while the rest of the field labored behind him. Sunriver apparently came out with a minor injury (and probably didn’t think much of the sloppy track) so that explains his […]

Dem Bones

Bones seem to be the theme of much TB news this week…apart from the obvious Barbaro updates (more on those later), it has been announced that Kentucky Horse Park’s International Museum of the Horse has asked for the skeleton of Lexington to be returned to Kentucky.

For the uninitiated, Lexington was the most famous American […]

De Colores

Well, we finally know who bought the very colorful Trust N Luck filly; I had thought one of the color-breeding farms might go for her (although the genetics behind her particular pattern are apparently unusual even for white thoroughbreds), but she was bought by Naveed Chowhan, who also owns Red Cherries Spin, one of this […]

Del Cap Recap

Despite the oppressive heat, Del Cap day was quite enjoyable. We walked past a smiling Michael Matz in the paddock and on the escalator, Kenny Mayne was signing autographs and the Steadicam (right) was at the ready throughout.

Jerry Bailey was taller up close than I had imagined him to be, but I suppose I‘m […]

Del Cap Weekend

It’s Del Cap weekend at Delaware Park, and while the main event looks to be another win for Fleet Indian (at least on paper), I think La Reason and Friel’s For Real will be up there as well. After the shockers in today’s sprint races, though, you can never really tell — Nightmare Affair taking […]

Friday Improvement

Barbaro is ‘doing much better‘ today; there is some video here from the New Bolton Center. He is officially termed ‘stable‘ which is certainly good news, given the very downbeat reports yesterday. While today’s news is good, Barbaro is still a long way from the great shape he was in two weeks ago, and the […]

Barbaro Update

In addition to the infection in his pastern, Barbaro has undergone a hoof wall resection in his ‘good’ leg to address the severe laminitis that has developed — nearly 80% of the hoof had to be removed. He is in a sling part of the day to help alleviate some of the weight on the […]

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