18 Nov 2009 9:48 PM
I address some of the comments from my last blog, many of which denigrate the "other" horse, and at least attempt to put them in some kind of perspective.
11 Nov 2009 9:15 PM
Final Thoughts on the Breeders' Cup including Quality Road's behavior, remembering Dr. Joe Rauch, co-owner of Capt. Candyman Can, honoring old warriors, and more.
22 Oct 2009 1:14 PM
OK, the curtain is about to go up for the revival of "My Cup Runneth Under."
06 Oct 2009 8:48 PM
If Sea the Stars does not make the trip to California, which seems more likely than not, and joins Rachel Alexandra on the absentee list, it will create a void never before seen in the Breeders' Cup.
10 Sep 2009 2:19 AM
Joan of Arc defeated the English in the Hundred Years' War. The Amazon queen Penthesileia killed hundreds of Greeks in the Trojan War. Zenobia, the Syrian queen, crushed the Roman legion. All three of these powerful and feared female warriors eventually succumbed to male foes.
12 Jul 2009 9:10 PM
Not to be a killjoy, but the fact is some of the best horses in the country will not be showing up at the Breeders' Cup this year.
12 Jun 2009 12:48 PM
It's time to move on to more important things and leave this wacky Triple Crown in the rear-view mirror. There's a long road ahead of us, and we can already faintly see the tops of the San Gabriel Mountains way off in the distance.
22 Dec 2008 2:08 PM
First it was Holy Bull's rampage in 1994 and then the reign of Cigar. No chronicle of the mid-to-late '90s would be complete without recognizing Skip Away's career, which football pundits would call smash-mouth racing.
15 Dec 2008 2:24 PM
Because our first Cigar experience brought numerous and passionate comments, we're going to light up another one.
06 Nov 2008 1:55 PM
Exploring some of the current theories of horse racing including: The Europeans whipped our butts in the Breeders' Cup and are superior to American horses, and Big Brown should not be considered for Horse of the Year because he beat a bunch of inferior horses this year.
22 Sep 2008 9:48 AM
Thoroughbred racing has always been confined to its own small world, safe and protected from the tumultuous events that surround it. There have been individual stars that have transcended the sport and reached out to touch mainstream America. But never before had the Sport of Kings been woven into the often tattered fabric of history.
09 Jul 2008 10:53 PM
OK, I've finally figured it out. I have figured out how to deal with this year's and next year's Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita as it relates to Eclipse Awards.
