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Quick Barbaro Update

Just a few quick links before I dash off this morning; there are two fine articles on the Jacksons at the moment, one from the local press that also mentions Showing Up and a great one from the Baltimore Sun with some new photos.

All indications remain positive. More on other news (i.e. the Colonial […]

A Recommendation

Indulge me, dear reader, in a slight departure before I get into the horse racing. Today the latest album by The Divine Comedy, “Victory for the Comic Muse,” is released in the UK and Ireland (it’s been out in Europe for a day or so already). I strongly urge you to purchase this album, either […]

Sunday summary

We saw a few dramatic finishes on Saturday — not least from Happy Ticket/Oonagh Maccool in the Fleur de Lis and Seek Gold/Perfect Drift (left) in the Stephen Foster. The US did a great job as well, especially considering they seemed to be playing against the ref as well as Italy. A win would have […]

Saturday predictions, not limited to horses

We’re back to the first Saturday in ordinary time now that the Belmont has come and gone, and it should be a good one. Oonagh Maccool and Happy Ticket are in action in the Fleur de Lis, and Brass Hat meets Buzzards Bay and Perfect Drift in the Stephen Foster. Although it’s a race Perfect […]

Back from Baltimore

Good news while I was away…Barbaro’s cast change went well and his leg is looking good. Apparently they needed to go to the general anesthesia route as he wasn’t buying the ‘in the sling’ attempt:

“The cast was replaced under general anesthesia, and Barbaro had a perfect pool recovery, Richardson reported. He first tried to […]

Kenny Mayne called it

He only had to say it once…Jazil. It was nice to see a young jockey like Fernando Jara win a big race; he seems to have a great future ahead of him. The highlight of the broadcast for me was probably the shot of Barbaro watching television from his stall at New Bolton.

There were […]

Belmont Day

It’s a bit of an odd Belmont; while I like Steppenwolfer to win (and it would be nice to see Sunriver live up to his potential), it’s going to be a strange day. The Times realizes this and has some interesting reflections from the connections of previous Triple Crown winners. Naturally there will be much […]

Pre-Belmont hiatus

Rather than heading to the Belmont as I was planning to do prior to the Preakness, your friendly neighborhood blogger will instead be heading to the beach to decompress from unpacking countless moving boxes and to prepare to head to a conference the day after the race (even if it is an unlikely spot for […]

Were you aware?

I finally watched ‘Let’s Go Racing’ — my new (well, new to me) local racing show from Philadelphia Park. While I can’t recommend it for the production values (think OTB video feed and a camcorder from 1986), it was actually fairly substantive. They discussed the fact that owner Rick Porter has parted ways with trainer […]

Tangents

Everything continues well on the Barbaro front; his typical day is documented here and he is ‘eating like a king.’ There’s a very well-thought-out piece from the always-spot-on Randy Moss on NTRA.com and another profile of Dr. Richardson. They particularly highlight his candor in his dealings with the press; given the severity of Barbaro’s injury […]

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