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Sean Clancy The last morning. Off to Saratoga today. The end of summer. By the time I come home, Miles will be back in school, a first-grader. Doing the math, I’ve missed about six months of his life by going to Saratoga every summer since he was born in 2008. I wish I didn’t do that math. … Read more
Main Sequence is retired with a bowed tendon. California Chrome is about to be retired because of a bruised cannon bone. Lady Eli stepped on a nail and has laminitis. Good thing bad things come in threes or I’d be worried about Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. Tough game.
There are days when I wonder how I got here and what I’m doing here. Then there are nights when I know why I’m here and what I’m doing here. On a farm, in Virginia, in complete silence, not a light in any direction.
You’ve heard of Throw-back Thursday. This is Throw-it Tuesday.
Royal Ascot has come and gone – Solow, Gleneagles, Ryan Moore, Undrafted … five days of the best racing in the world. Here’s the best quotes from the week. Enjoy.
“There are no gimme putts, but each way chances…”
Good day for a road trip. Or is it? Royal Ascot in the car while traversing from Middleburg, to Laurel, to Monkton, to Delaware Park. I’ll put the bets in early and pull over every 35 minutes to watch the final day of Royal Ascot as I hit the road to inspect a potential 2-year-old … Read more
Five days have come to a close. Five days of drama. Five days of performance. Five days of sport. Royal Ascot finishes with its Saturday crescendo. World travelers – Australia, Japan, America, France …
And that makes eight. Jockey Ryan Moore engineered his sixth, seventh and eighth winners at this year’s Royal Ascot meeting, winning with Waterloo Bridge, Curvy and War Envoy Thursday. As for adding to it, well, that seems inevitable for the imperious jockey Friday.
Hump Day. Two days down. Three to go.
Acapulco put America on the board Wednesday, winning the Queen Mary Stakes. Bet into favoritism, the daughter of Scat Daddy led a group of 10 while her stablemate Bruised Orange led the other group of 10. Bruised Orange faded and Acapulco ran off the screen. Ryan Moore described her simply, “all speed.”
