Royal Ascot: The Queen against The Light
The Fugue rose to the occasion Wednesday, relishing the quick ground and sprinting away from Magician and Treve to win the Prince of Wales’s Stakes in track-record time.
Sean Clancy
Royal Ascot: Treve highlights Day 2
Royal Ascot. Second Day. Wednesday. The hits just keep on coming after a captivating day to open the five-day festival.
Royal Ascot Spotlight: Tuesday
And now it’s Royal Ascot. Arguably the greatest racing festival in the world, the five-day extravaganza offers £5,310,000 ($9 million) in purses, stakes for all divisions and at all distances and pageantry.
Poetry Monday
Thought we could use a little poetry on Monday morning. In celebration of Royal Ascot’s opening Tuesday, we found Henry Birtles’ poem about the five-day festival. I’ll admit, poetry usually doesn’t resonate with me, but a racing poet, writing about Royal Ascot…loud and clear. ROYAL ASCOT Upon this striking Heath a joyful throng shall once … Read more
Saturday Special: June 13
Not quite Belmont Stakes Weekend but an enticing weekend of racing around the world, including a stellar Stephen Foster at Churchill Downs Saturday night. Enjoy.
Apologies Accepted
Now that Steve Coburn has apologized for his outburst on NBC, it seems appropriate for everyone to apologize for everything that happened over the five-week Triple Crown. Here goes… – Dear California Chrome, Sorry about stepping on your foot, I don’t even know why I was next to you. I was thinking allowance race, … Read more
Chrome still Polished
Nothing’s changed. In five weeks, California Chrome has looked the same, acted the same, trained the same. The Derby and Preakness winner has kept his composure, his cool and his color from Churchill Downs to Pimlico to Belmont Park. Trainer Art Sherman returned to Belmont Park and thought he had grown. He certainly hasn’t gotten … Read more
Hello Belmont, Goodbye Joe
Just walked in the door after a weekend home, for a nephew’s high-school graduation party. Nothing like the perspective of a high-school graduation. Rocco and Jack off to college. Boys, now men. Oh, to have another chance. Now walking out the door. Belmont Park calls, looms, beckons…promises. There are no promises. California Chrome goes for … Read more
The Triple Crown on the Radio
Driving to the beach Saturday? Driving home from Delaware Park? Weeding the backyard garden? Never fear, California Chrome can be in your ear.
Hushion trio rules Mike Lee discussion
It had to be asked. “You know I’m not going to say that,” trainer Mike Hushion answered, taking a few strides into the shedrow of his Belmont Park barn. “No way.”
