The death of Loyd "Boo" Gentry brings to mind the halcyon days of Darby Dan Farm....

You may have noticed the two brief mentions of Jim French in the last blog in regard to His Majesty's exploits early in his 3-year-old campaign. Remaining on the subject of Graustark, it is only appropriate to give his son equal billing. I can't think of any horse who deserves to have his accomplishments chronicled and hammered into our psyche, especially in this era of pampered horses....

If it were not for Graustark I would not be writing this blog. That's because I would not be writing for the Blood-Horse. ...