September 6, 2009 – 8:39 pm
The Film Babe and I are going to see the late show of “In The Loop.” But it doesn’t start for another hour and a half. So here I am killin’ time, thinking about the world of sports.
Is Rachel Alexandra the sportsperson of the year?
My Detroit Tigers are 7 games up in the AL Central. [...]
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By all accounts, despite continuing gaffes by some of those in charge at Churchill Downs, the night racing experiment is an enormous success.
33,000 stormed the gates on a Thursday night. Families. Stylin’ twentysomethings. One pal reported in that the there was “more talent” in the Turf Club than he’d ever seen. “From age 20 to [...]
Whodathunkit? There are a couple of legit ruminations these days where our values as a society must be balanced with actual action on the field of endeavor. Both of which are vexations.
One is what to do with Michael Vick?
Anybody who has ever had a dog or petted a dog has to think twice about this [...]
I’m actually talking about some props for that li’l ol’ horse from New Mexico, the one with the crusty cowboy trainer on crutches . . . that’s right, Mine That Bird.
Yes, the filly won the Preakness. Yes, she’s a pretty amazing young gal, who proved herself better than the boyz.
But, hey, we knew all that, [...]
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For some sad reason I can’t seem to shake, my mind keeps hearkening back to the Monday after Derby in ‘68. I was sitting in the Cardinal Inn, when a friend came in, breathless with the news that Dancer’s Image, the horse that crossed the finish line first, tested positive for drugs.
Well [...]
Before I start, allow me to reiterate. I know next to nothing about the nuances of thoroughbred racing.
But I did dine last night with a group of folks who know a lot. Long time horse players, some guys who own and race horses, a journalist who is a long time observer of the scene, etc.
The [...]
