Time Slips Away
Long day, getting longer. In the words of my comrade, George Baker, “Must dash.” See you tomorrow. Sean is trying to write every day, for more from the Inside Rail, check out the blog’s main page.
Letters from Joe
I was lucky. Very lucky. I had a Hall of Fame pen pal. Joe Aitcheson Jr., the 440-win machine rented a room from my family during the Delaware Park summer meets. This was like Ty Cobb living above your kitchen. I waited for Joe to come back from galloping horses each morning, peppered him with … Read more
Alone on a Hill
The Olympics. The pummeling Olympics. Mikaela Shiffrin failed to finish her second ski race in the Olympics yesterday, slipping, sliding, skidding after five seconds of her slalom run. This came two days after crashing early in her giant slalom race. The greatest of all time has stumbled. As all the greats do. Stumbled and crashed … Read more
Warming Up
Projected high of 58 degrees Saturday. Time to get out the baseball gloves. Jeff and his crew hammer and claw at the kitchen cabinets, 1980 specials. They’ve seen better days. Moving the washer and dryer to the new mudroom. Framing for the new window in the front of the kithen, southern light. Lemonade Thursday spent … Read more
Just Browsing
NOTE: They have one yellow male left!! ONE!! How do you solve a problem? Get a bigger one. With our house in the throes and shambles of renovation, we are going to look at a puppy this afternoon. A yellow Labrador Retriever. It was Annie’s idea. Sean is trying to write every day, for more … Read more
Sunday Chores
Bring in two. Switch one. Feed eight. Turn out four. Muck four. Bring in two. Turn out one. Galopin Des Champs. Chacun Pour Soi. Honeysuckle. Sir Gerhard. In between. Time for scrambled eggs and toast. Sean is trying to write every day, for more from the Inside Rail, check out the blog’s main page.
Winner
Do you read The Saturday Special? Thoroughbred Racing Calendar Plays of the Day Lingfield. Race 1. 8:11. Moel Arthur has shown glimmers of form in his three starts. The son of Flintshire makes his handicap debut in the opener. At 10-1, he should handle these and get your day off right. Moel Arthur duly obliged at … Read more
Memories
It was the first sporting event to pique Miles’ interest. Four years ago, today. Eagles and Patriots. Super Bowl LII. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Five-time champion Tom Brady. Career backup Nick Foles. I revved up Miles, 9 at the time, about the Super Bowl. I explained the significance of it, explained the frustration of being an Eagles’ … Read more
This Old House
We are in the process of renovating our house. Long overdue, going all the way back to when we bought the 1860s-original-with-1980s-additions identity crisis about a dozen years ago. Like good horse fanatics, we renovated the bank barn first and put off doing anything to the house. We could only put it off for so … Read more
Two by Two
2/2/22. With appreciation for today’s date, did you see the last race at Wolverhampton Tuesday? The Play Coral Racing-Super-Series for Free Handicap going 1 1/6 miles attracted just two horses. Golden Sands at 1/6. Havana Goldrush at 4-1. A two-horse race, 0-80 handicap…I skipped it. And Thoroughbred racing yet again reminded me to never skip … Read more
