The One and Only Alice
“Alice . . . Alice Dubai . . . Alice UK . . . I’ve got a lot of Alices.” Actually, Graham Motion has just one Alice though she shows up multiple times in his iPhone contacts and seems to do the work of three people.
Joe Clancy
Welcome to Fair Hill, Derby Winner
If you’re a clover plant in northeastern Maryland, be afraid. Be very afraid. Kentucky Derby winner Orb checked into the Fair Hill Equine Therapy Center Sunday afternoon and, if Wednesday was any indication, he’s not in town for the views.
Here & There – June 11
Palace Malice put it on everyone in the Belmont Stakes, proving that you never know what’s going to happen when you saddle them up and send them over. Dogwood Stable’s charge ran off and faded in the Kentucky Derby. Saturday, he listened, relaxed, rated and carried his speed 12 furlongs. On the jump side, Colonial Downs provided it usual thrills and longshot thrills.
Inti upsets Ferguson
On a day of racing upsets – Palace Malice, anyone? – Meritage Racing’s Inti took down Saturday’s $50,000 Zeke Ferguson Memorial at Colonial Downs – defeating big names Decoy Daddy, Mr. Hot Stuff, Black Quartz and Rainerio among others.
Jumps: Three races launch Colonial season
The rain should be gone. You can watch the Belmont Stakes. There’s jump racing and flat racing. It’s been almost a year. If you’re in Virginia Saturday evening, head to Colonial Downs for Opening Night.
The Last Ride
Digging through the notebooks and recorder from May. Been meaning to get to this one since before the Preakness. Shug McGaughey talks about the last time he rode a horse. I don’t think the guy actually meant it the way it sounded but a reporter asked this question to Shug McGaughey at Pimlico during Preakness … Read more
Mr. Hot Stuff thrives at new job
When Mr. Hot Stuff had placed in two graded stakes and was being pointed for classics, the habit was funny, cute, good to lighten any mood around the barn. When he’d lost six, seven, eight, 10 races in a row, the trick was no longer cute.
Phelps, Bowman dive in to racing
If you’re a racing fan or a swimming fan or one of the 1.4 million Twitter followers of Michael Phelps, you you probably know that the Olympic swimmer and his coach Bob Bowman have dipped their toes into Thoroughbred racing.
Here & There – June 4
A big night at Penn National, a win for new Team Valor trainer Rick Mettee and the beginning of some rumblings in advance of the Belmont Stakes.
Penn National: Rydilluc rolls on big night
Gary Contessa stuck his hand in the bin of entries and said the first thing that came to mind. “If I pull Mrs. Contessa’s name out of here it’s not going to look too good.”
