As the year winds down, a few closing thoughts on gifts given this year that will continue to bring a smile to my face as long as I live. Feel free to share favorite memories, but please leave your HOY and HOD arguments at home. I want to hear races, from Maiden Claiming to Foreign Allowance races to...

I am sitting trackside at Santa Anita. The sun is bright, sky blue and mountains rocky. We saw Careless Jewel, Colonel John and several other horses working out very nicely. You can tell there are a great number of high quality horses jogging around the synthetic and turf tracks. Now we are off to the...

Breeders' Cup I am off to Breeders' Cup Saturday morning at 6am. My plan is to try and give you all a few blogs from the track, sights and sounds, updates, and interesting observations. This will be my first time at Santa Anita, so I am excited about the trip. I wish Chantal was still around, but maybe...

Courtesy of Becky Johnston How did this happen? The Breeders' Cup smack in the middle of the LSU Alabama football game? I guess it's payback time for me. I sarcastically empathize with my Gator horse racing friend each year when he has to make a choice between their biggest rivalry game with Georgia...

Being in the industry for a year and a half now, there is one thing I know. We need to engage younger people and bring in more fans to this wonderful sport. Though I feel the Breeders' Cup fell short in their advertising efforts for such a huge event, the coverage was great. The spike in national, and...

Pre-entries and my super quick take on the Breeders' Cup for those with a low attention span. Race: Filly and Mare Sprint: My Picks: Indian Blessing, Jazzy, Miraculous Miss, Dearest Trickski, and Intangaroo. My Thoughts: Intangaroo is actually being offered at the Fasig-Tipton November sale as hip 159...

Arlington Million Grade: I Purse: $1 million Distance: 10 Furlongs (T) Age: 3-Year-Olds & Up Track: Arlington Park TV: Saturday, August 9, 2008 @ 4:30 PM ET This race is just bursting at the seams with talent. This race is going to be amazing to watch and YOU MUST watch this race. Two foreign trained...