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Continuing the much-needed conversation about mental health and jockeys, we featured Nathan Horrocks on HRRN last Saturday. A former jump jockey, Horrocks wrote and directed The Fall, a riveting short film at the jockey’s life. Listen to the whole conversation on In The Room. Horrocks wrote the movie, partly because of the loss of James … Read more
Juggling three sales while the house is being renovated. I’ve worked in some tricky spots, but this might be the all-time best/worst. Senor Seville stepped up in his hurdle debut for Riverdee, Danielle Hodsdon and Ross Geraghty at International Gold Cup Saturday. Three former champion jockeys team up to win a race. Wonder if that’s … Read more
Starting to come off the Far Hills high, but just. Awesome day of racing, albeit smaller fields for lesser purses but still refreshing to be back at American steeplechasing’s championship day. Now, it’s back to work. Nothing like going back to work after a weekend winner. City Dreamer won the Foxbrook Champion Hurdle, bouncing back … Read more
Christmas Eve. The Far Hills Steeplechase is tomorrow. Like everyone involved in American steeplechasing, the New Jersey race meet has rocked my world from the beginning. Back when we called it Essex and it was a country meet, complete with pony races and mud slides down the hill. My dad won the big race there, … Read more
Beautiful day of racing at Virginia Fall Saturday. Perhaps, the biggest crowd I’ve seen there, the cars stretched over the hill and into the knoll of general admission, the tailgates went up and toward the last fences. Overcast skies. Good ground. Competitive racing. Storm Team jumped electrically to win the The National Sporting Library & … Read more
Braves vs. Pirates. Nine o’clock start. Catharpin. Virginia Fall Races. One o’clock start. Glenwood Park. Perfect. Miles in the opener. Lemonade Thursday and Tweny Years On in the finale. In the words of my friend, George Baker, must dash. Enjoy the day. For more from The Inside Rail, check out the blog’s main page.
“Have you enjoyed your month off?” That’s how Fasig-Tipton’s Boyd Browning greeted me yesterday at the Timonium salesgrounds. We laughed at the thought. It’s been a slightly quieter, margonrefreshing month since Saratoga, but far from off. The beat continues with Timonium and Tattersalls going at the same time. Juggling catalogues, watching videos and trying to … Read more
Let’s get this out of the way first – Jim Key, trainer Kathy Neilson’s entrant in Saturday’s second race at Shawan Downs – can’t spell, count, tell time or recognize flags of different countries. And doesn’t know who the president is.
Two weeks…three weeks. Been a while. Saratoga has come and gone. I did reentry and exit all at the same time with Miles and Annie in Middleburg, caught two baseball games (1-1), a movie on the lawn and a few heartfelt home-cooked meals. Then nine days in Lexington, looking at yearlings, books 3-5. Said goodbye … Read more
