Horse Of Another Color

Triple Crown season is over and current events have caused me to shift my focus away from the fun and pageantry of the Sport of Kings and toward a more serious and deeply concerning matter. I have read and heard some astonishing things on social media regarding the internment of children along our southern border. The slack-jawed, knuckle-dragging Neanderthal who wrote, “shoot um all” tops my list of moral degenerates. I will stipulate that I completely understand that these children or their parents / guardians did break the law by entering the country illegally. They committed a misdemeanor. With that understanding, is there anyone who can explain why these children do not deserve our compassion? Is it necessary to house the children in cages while separating them from their parents? We should understand the extraordinary circumstances faced by families willing to leave their homeland for an uncertain future in the USA. Consider that they make long journeys through the d...

I'm baaack!! I apologize for the gap in coverage, but I did want to weigh in on the potential for a historical 2018 Belmont Stakes. If you followed my posts prior to the Derby you knew I was very high on Justify. He has lived up to the hype in a big way. That being said, does he have what it takes to achieve thoroughbred immortality and win the Triple Crown? The answer here is a resounding YES! For some time, my belief has been that Justify is one of those generational Super Horses. He scored triple digit Beyer Speed Figures (BSF) in each of his first four races - the fourth being the Kentucky Derby. He broke the Curse of Apollo and was spectacular in doing so. In the Preakness, he faced his toughest challenge to date with a short, two-week turnaround and racing against the mud, fog, and Good Magic pressing a contentious pace. In spite of that, and his slowest BSF, Justify still won the race. In New York on Saturday, I expect to see a fresh horse who will make his own pace an...