Racing’s Working Class
Unappreciated. Endangered. PowerCap responding a New York Times piece on the Big A: I contend that Aqueduct holds a different type of charm. Certainly in this world there are diverse experiences and...
View ArticleMaryland Mess
John Scheinman has a full report in the Thoroughbred Times on the apparently imminent end of Maryland racing. Here’s the kicker: Asked if he believed the Preakness would be run next year, commission...
View ArticleDeputed Testamony, RIP
The 1983 Preakness winner died today at age 32. In a 2011 Kentucky Confidential video, Jeff Krulik and John Scheinman visited the then-oldest living Classic winner at Bonita Farm. Deputed Testamony won...
View ArticleThe East Boston Connection
Furthering my half-joking homer theory that everyone in American racing has a connection to Suffolk Downs is this story of jockey Edgar Prado: In 1988, one of Bob Klesaris’ jockeys at Boston’s Suffolk...
View ArticleIntertwined
A week before the Preakness Stakes, the Baltimore Sun delivers a story on Park Heights, the neighborhood that surrounds Pimlico. Three quotes: 1. “We’re going to continue to invest heavily in Laurel,”...
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