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January 2009 - Posts

Sad Cide by Terese Karmel

• 27 Jan 2009 10:32 AM
• 14 Comments

When I think back on that early May morning phone conversation five years ago, I am still surprised I got through so easily.... Read More

Garden Plot - by Tom LaMarra

• 20 Jan 2009 9:35 AM
• 26 Comments

The large concrete apron was cracked in numerous places. The infield tote board was boarded up. The interior of the first-floor grandstand looked and smelled like it did in the 1970s. The near-abandoned barn area resembled something out of a horror movie.... Read More

Remembering Ken - by Jack Will

• 13 Jan 2009 9:20 AM
• 8 Comments

Ken Avanzino, a longtime Thoroughbred owner, breeder, and articulate advocate for the sport, passed away far too soon on Nov. 20 at age 71 after a tough battle with cancer.... Read More

Words on a Page - by Claire Novak

• 6 Jan 2009 11:23 AM
• 33 Comments

Had you told me at the start of the last season that I would begin this one as a free agent, I would never have believed you. I expected to work in Lexington, fulfilling my aspirations to make it big as a Turf writer, for the next 25 years or so. ... Read More

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