When I was a little kid I had a tiny black and white t.v. with a knob that fell off. In the late eighties and early nineties this was how we changed the channel. This crappy old eighties television set was a big deal. Being that I was the oldest child I had my own …
The track was fast. I know, because I ran it that morning. It was Santa Anita Derby day and my boyfriend and were waiting patiently in the stands with 54,668 other horse racing fans for the big race and for the (literally) big horse, Dortmund . My boyfriend is a giant fan of the big 17 hand …
The first thing I noticed when I walked into the massive ranch house was Seattle Slew’s blankly. Yes, I mean Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew. Draped over a couch ( what kind of couch? I have no idea; I was mesmerized by the most price list piece of thoroughbred horse racing history I have ever …
Yesterday I was watching horse racing and the big news was a popular jockey going down in a horrific crash. The talk of the day was how in horse racing in this career you will fall, you will get hurt, you will break bones, horses will step on you, horses will fall over on top …
A quote from Race Day America, my morning horse racing news show, on Thanksgiving morning “The biggest question about weather today?Whether or not you have a double helping”On this 2103 Thanksgiving morning I was musing over all the things I am so very thankful for in my life.Friends, family, goat cheese, craft beers and the …