Plane Rides and Stakes Wins
No jet lag here.
Sean Clancy
Brain Power gets glory on sad day at Far Hills
Nick Peacock and Sue Gaskin stopped. About halfway between the finish line and the last hurdle at Far Hills Steeplechase Oct. 19, the couple stopped, stood and stared. Unable to go closer, unable to walk away, just two people hoping for a miracle.
No Words
I’ve been trying to put Far Hills into words and will at some point this week. Here and in the Irish Field.
Far Hills Dreaming
“Can you come on the show…?”
Fasig-Tipton Stable Tour with Bill Mott
The one you have been waiting for, the one we have been waiting for, the Bill Mott Stable Tour. In an annual tradition, Sean Clancy walked with the Hall of Famer, opening up screens, leaning over runners to meet Mott’s 30 horses stabled on the Oklahoma training track Friday morning. (Originally published in Aug. 31 digital issue of The Saratoga Special)
Fasig-Tipton Stable Tour with Jimmy Jerkens
Pick a dark day, that’s what we’ve learned. It’s the best time to ask Jimmy Jerkens for a Stable Tour. Hands-on like his Hall of Fame father, Allen, Jerkens will take his time if there is time, that goes for the tour and for his training. (Originally published in Aug. 25 issue of The Saratoga Special)
Fasig-Tipton Stable Tour with Shug McGaughey
There is nothing like doing a Stable Tour with Shug McGaughey. The Hall of Famer mentions a horse’s name and might follow that with another name and another name and another name, spilling out blue-blood runners who dance off any pedigree page. (Originally published in Aug. 24 issue of The Saratoga Special)
Fasig-Tipton Stable Tour with Mike Trombetta
Mike Trombetta has come a long way from his formative summer stints. (Originally published in Aug. 11 issue of The Saratoga Special)
