Final Turn

December 2008 - Posts

Life's Work - by Sean Clancy

• 30 Dec 2008 10:13 AM
• 50 Comments

It was his binoculars that got me. The ones hanging from an old wooden brush box in an old wooden barn, cracked down the center of the sight line, leather strap twisted and knotted, edges worn to metal, his name--S. Watters--clicked in the plastic label and pasted along the rim of the lens.... Read More

For Love of the Horse - by Morton Cathro

• 23 Dec 2008 11:26 AM
• 14 Comments

Racehorse grooms, once judged in a USA Today readers' poll as holding "The Worst Job in All of Sports," are emerging from the shadow of obscurity into the sunlight of long-overdue recognition.... Read More

Pure Sport - by Jess Jackson

• 16 Dec 2008 9:17 AM
• 82 Comments

We ran Curlin as much or more for the enjoyment and inspiration of the fans and sport than for ourselves.... Read More

Riders Up...Date - by Terry Meyocks

• 9 Dec 2008 10:09 AM
• 4 Comments

The Jockeys' Guild has made substantial progress in many areas over the past year. Most importantly, the bankruptcy judge approved the Guild's plan to emerge from bankruptcy Dec. 3.... Read More

Family Photos

• 2 Dec 2008 9:27 AM
• 4 Comments

The note was slipped to me at the press table. It was from a fellow journalist covering the 1999 University of Connecticut men's basketball team in its first national championship year. But this night, the game is a blur. All I can think about is the note. It would transform me from a lifelong horse racing fan to the owner of a Thoroughbred.... Read More

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