Well, I nailed one, was oh-so-close on one, and totally blew another. Pretty typical. Looking back over my Sunday selections, I nailed Cocoa Beach for a decent score, although I now wish we could’ve had the 3/1 from the morning line. I didn’t think everyone else was going to be all over her...

I wanted to take a brief moment to say goodbye to Wanderin Boy, who had to be euthanized yesterday after the Cigar Mile, as well as look at some of the races on the Hollywood Card as we wrap up the 2008 Turf Festival. Wanderin Boy is to me one of the “Rodney Dangerfields” of thoroughbred...

What a GLORIOUS day for racing this Saturday is! Rather than focus on one track in particular, we’re going to be all over the place in true ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) fashion. I’ve got 7major stakes races for which to give out selections, comprising races at Aqueduct, Churchill Downs...

It’s been a while since I made a tribute video, but with nothing to do the day after Thanksgiving I figured it was time to put one together. I”m still working on a Curlin video for his 2008 campaign, but have not finalized yet. Instead, I”m featuring my tribute to the amazing filly...

Hopefully everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. It’s time now to break out the leftovers, do some Christmas shopping (lord knows the economy needs it), and maybe make a little something on the side while you enjoy a solid day of racing at Hollywood Park. We’ve got two graded stakes on the...

“A day in the Marine Corps is like a day on the farm! Ever meal a banquet…every paycheck a fortune…every formation a parade! I love the Corps!” -Sgt “Apone” from the film Aliens I’m not sure what the above quote really has to do with anything, apart from the...

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” - Charles Dickens Once again we have mixed emotions swirling throughout the landscape of thoroughbred horse racing. One piece of news reminding us of the dangers that still exist, the other reminding us of the glory of what has...

Depending on the situation, the word change either invokes a religious like fervor for reform, or reduces people to quivering masses of fear and uncertainty. One thing is certain, as the hands of time move ever forward, change inevitably becomes - well, inevitable. This isn’t some random rant about...

“this is the way the world shall end this is the way the world shall end this is the way the world shall end Not with a bang, but a whimper.” -T.S. Eliot Could Curlin’s retirement finally prove that thoroughbred racing needs to do a bettter job of telling it’s own story? I’ve...

Yesterday was a pretty crazy day overall. Not only was the action hit-or-miss me over at Hollywood, but we had undefeated Penn State going down to Iowa, and my beloved Crimson Tide in a dogfight for their lives against a tenacious LSU team that you could tell was pinning it’s whole season on pulling...