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Sean Clancy It’s that time of day. When there’s still a choice, albeit, a small, sliver of a choice and it won’t last long. The clock ticks. The sun wanes. Work more, one last email, one last sales pitch, one last transcription, one last paragraph on a plane that won’t land? Go for a run (the 1,000 … Read more
Wild and wooly day at Virginia Gold Cup. Cold and blustery at the end of May. Really? Schoodic made up for a frustrating spring with a win in the big one. Jack Fisher training the winner of the Gold Cup for his parents, 40 years after riding the winner of the Gold Cup for his … Read more
The first Saturday in May…the last Saturday in May. It’s Gold Cup Day. In the midst of a hot, dry spell, somehow, the rain has come over the past two days. Good for some. Bad for a few. And questionable for others.
The first Saturday in May…the last Saturday in May. It’s Gold Cup Day. In the midst of a hot, dry spell, somehow, the rain has come over the past two days. Good for some. Bad for a few. And questionable for others.
It was Hong Kong. 1997 or 1998 or 1999 or maybe 2000. I can’t really remember which. One of my first international trips, when doors seemed to spring open. The International races. Val’s Prince. Amarettitorun. Dettori. Cash Asmussen. Sunline. Jim and Tonic. Peslier. Luso. Sha Tin. Happy Valley. An after-party drink in the hotel bar … Read more
The one and only Barney Curley has died. A horse trainer. A punter. A mastermind. Do one thing today. Stop and read the epic tale of Yellow Sam. We often, probably too often, use the term, “one of a kind.” Barney Curley was truly one of a kind. For more from The Inside Rail, check out … Read more
She was the first to greet you in the morning. The last one to say good night. O’Malley. Of course, she came with a sister, Duchess. Named after the co-stars in Miles’ first favorite movie, the Aristocats. Rescues from the Middleburg Training Center. Legends around here. We put O’Malley to sleep Thursday evening. Maybe a … Read more
The jumpers are off to Camden tomorrow. I’ll stay home, maybe catch a few races on the computer, do a little gardening, maybe go for a run, run the pitch count and dugout gate for Miles’ game. I’ll miss seeing Springdale in all its glory, the wide-open expanse, horses and hurdles, tailgates and keg stands, … Read more
For the 86th time, horses line up for the Carolina Cup. Later in the spring and after being cancelled last year, the indelible spring stop returns with a six-race card, including the reinvented version of the big one, the Carolina Cup.
Slowly but surely, slipping from the resolutions so audaciously started in January. Run. Read. Write. It’s May and all have waned. For all the reasons. Spring races. Saratoga on the horizon. Horse sales from Doncaster to Timonium. Baseball season. Triple Crown Trail. House renovations. Garden. Farm chores. Gas crisis. General malaise. Yeah, all those. Chased … Read more
