IT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN KENTUCKY DERBY DAY BUT IT CERTAINLY WAS GREAT RACING THEATER Now I know: Nadal is a more impressive individual than Charlatan. At least on the afternoon of May 2 and after sleeping on it. This Read More » May 3, 2020 3:31 pm 5 Comments
RACING’S PERSON OF YEAR AND OUR ECLIPSE CHOICES Not a lot of suspense or controversy in this year’s Eclipse voting, so I’m going to detour to a new award I’ve created. Racing Person Read More » December 20, 2019 9:01 am 22 Comments
WILL THERE BE NO MORE BIG MACS IN ‘MONEY MIKE’S’ FUTURE? The recent high-visibility removal of jockey Mike Smith from the mount on likely BC Classic favorite McKinzie has fueled speculation among the bored and restless. Read More » October 7, 2019 12:42 pm 12 Comments
G1-MINUS PACIFIC CLASSIC We don’t want to be too hard on the 2019 handicap division, particularly those out west not named McKinzie, but even TVG hosts are using Read More » August 15, 2019 11:42 am No Comments