The Hero
“Count your coughs. Change your leads. Watch my flag.”
The Closer
“Hey Miles, Mariano Rivera is coming to Saratoga this summer.”
True Calling
They don’t make horses like Quick Call anymore, but that’s OK. The one they did make might just live forever. The 35-year-old gelding is the senior resident of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s Second Chances farm at the Wallkill Correctional Facility in Wallkill, N.Y.
Eight Weeks
It’s July 11 and we’re in Saratoga.
The Walk
There’s Lena. Sparky. Robbie. Clocker Dave. Cindy. Rusty’s cat. The long shrill of another lost horse signaling to another lost horse, they’ll settle down in a few days, once, they know that this place is OK.
Eons
The road trip continues.
Road Trip Leg 2-3
So far, so good.
Fireworks
First leg of a four-state road trip.
Tick Tock, Tick Tock
Saratoga is looming.
Royal Couch
A few years ago, Joey asked me about my schedule in mid June.
