My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
Spicer Cub almost pulled off the impossible. After bolting to the way outside of the track TWICE he came back and and finished second in a photo finish. You must watch the replay of the race because it shows the horse going to the outside of the starting gate and still coming back to be […]
Read MoreHere’s a red fox that will have one of the best views of the track at the big race tomorrow (and who has been watching the workouts all week. Wonder who he’s favoring? Fox finds a home at Pimlico.
Read MoreThe Ainsley Grand National is renowned for the number of horses that don’t finish every year. In 2011 only 19 of the 40 horse field crossed the finish line (with a jockey) and two horses died. This week, the Grand National Review Group (with input from the Aintree Racecourse, the British Horseracing Authority, The British […]
Read MoreWhile Zenyatta may have come up a head short in the Breeder’s Cup Classic, Goldikova made history yesterday by winning her third consecutive Breeder’s Cup Mile. While Goldikova does not have the same name recognition as Zenyatta here in the US, in Europe, this mare is a rock star. Bred in Ireland, 5-year old Goldikova […]
Read MoreNice workout for Zenyatta yesterday in her last workout before the Breeder’s cup. She looks very fit and fluid. Make sure you listen to the commentary after the workout as it’s very educational. To keep her attention for the workout, Zenyatta raced two of her stablemates, Sarbonne and El Vino, but neither one of them […]
Read MoreMike Smith is a great jockey and his partnership with Zenyatta has racked up 18 straight wins. But while Smith gets the headlines for riding Zenyatta, there’s another rider behind the scenes who deserves a good deal of the credit. For the past four years, Zenyatta’s exercise rider has been Steve Willard, and it’s Willard […]
Read MoreWe had a great hunt on Saturday. The weather was perfect, the footing was great, and the territory was beautiful. Freedom started out nice and calm in the second field. He was nice and calm with no jigging. In fact he was so well behaved that I decided to move him up to the first […]
Read MoreBack in April, the Jockey Club introduced a free tattoo identification service to help owners identify tattooed but unknown Thoroughbreds. In the past this service cost $35. The response was overwhelming. More than 14,000 people have logged into The Jockey Club’s Interactive Registration platform to look up their horse’s tattoos and an additional 1,700 owners […]
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