Boxing Day Special – December 26
Christmas in Alabama. Mad dashes to the Summit, jazz band and a bloody Mary at Shae’s, talk of eight-points and Busch beer, baseball on the lawn and walks around the lake. Not my Christmas, but certainly Miles’.
Sean Clancy
Birthday Parties and Books
Miles turned 10 Monday. Yes, 10. Everybody said time would fly.
A Winter’s Tale: Kalashnikov
It’s that time of year, when National Hunt racing has begun in earnest. The weather has turned, the ground has softened and names like Tingle Creek, King George and Fighting Fifth have returned as headliners.
Good Bye, Harry
Harry Leslie Smith died Wednesday. He was 95.
The Saturday Special – Dec. 1
And we’re back with The Saturday Special. Perhaps, it’s proper jump racing at Newbury and Newcastle or Mendelssohn’s return to New York, but it’s time to bring it back. Print it out, email it to yourself, tape it to your forearm and then sit back and enjoy the day.
Country Living
“What is that?”
Of all the questions in all the world, there is nothing like that question when it comes to living in the country. Sometimes, it’s from Miles. Sometimes, it’s from Annie, she will add “the hell” in there. And sometimes it’s me, with “the f***” added in for good measure.
No Poof
Valdez made his seasonal reappearance Saturday. The 11-year-old veteran jumped straight and true, gave us a moment of interest, a hint of hope and then faded, pulling up before the last in the handicap chase at Ascot. The windmill is slowing. At least, I guess, it didn’t go poof. Remember, when it went poof back in March?
Here’s that one.
November Plans
It’s November. Time for Thanksgiving. Time to regroup.
Once a Day, Once a Week…
I admire and respect a daily blog. I just can’t seem to fulfill one and I also wonder how I could possibly have anything interesting to say every day. As one of my great editors once said, “Quit apologizing for not writing and write.”
What’s up Doc?
The end is near. Two weekends, four meets left in the 2018 season.
