I have one rule about this platform: don't be a jerk. If you act like a jerk through insults, meanness, or rudeness, particularly to a stranger, you've just told the whole world everything they need to know about your emotional immaturity & lack of character & decency.
@AprilDRyan
Dr. Fauci should be the only person allowed to talk. Trump and his team are known liars; have lost all credibility; and when they speak, the market falls.
@arappeport
And this is why Citizens United is wrong. Sen. Graham and the others put profits (and their careers) above the best interests of their citizens.
Election integrity or voter suppression? Nearly 1 million registered voters have been dropped from Florida’s active voter rolls since last year, with Democrats & voters w/ no party affiliation (NPA) accounting for 90% of the departed. via
@Florida_Bulldog
@RonGOPVet4Biden
@AlexLawsonOFD
Thank you for sharing your resignation letter. As a fellow attorney, I'm also gravely concerned regarding the events involving Ms. Jones' firing and subsequent raid on her home.
The SOB with the AR-15 starts killing people in this nightclub and it was the gays and dragqueens that went after the assailant before the cop showed up. Listen to this man's heartbreaking testimony. They're braver than the Uvalde cops.
Senators play critical roles in disaster relief as advocates for their constituents as explained by Miles Taylor who help run FEMA’s emergency response, making Ted Cruz’s conduct completely egregious!
"Sometimes it just surprises me how owners are willing to pay $500,000 for a horse but are not willing to make a $10,000 donation to an agency that makes sure their horses eventually get a proper home and the proper care that they truly deserve." - Mike Repole
One of the few photos ever taken of champion racehorse and 16x leading sire, Lexington. Standing with his lifelong caregiver/trainer, former slave Jarrett Lewis
I can only imagine how Medina Spirit's breeder, Gail Rice, and Castleton Lyons that stands his sire, Protonico, must be feeling right now with news of the drug positive. That's the gut punch.
@SavoySummer
@arappeport
By showing that the corporations or associations controlled by large single donors have more power of free speech than ordinary citizens. It's as if they have weighted votes. Exhibit A: Senators' comments that they'll be unemployed unless they give donors what they paid for.
@SavoySummer
@arappeport
Majority opinion in Citizens United held that if there's evidence of corruption via "quid pro quo" (e.g., give me tax break or I pull donations) could there be a basis for governmental restrictions on corporate donations/speech. Ex A: Senator Graham's comments.
@Victorshi2020
The key here is this: in blue states, no one is forcing you to have an abortion. They provide access to them. If you don't want one, don't get one, just don't impose your religious or other beliefs on others.
Sierra Leone was the best horse today given all of the ground he lost. He must learn to NOT lug in. But massive kudos to Mystik Dan for winning the Derby. Better ride, trip, and finish. And huge respect for Forever Young. What an intl champ he is.
@therecount
Racism was built into the Constitution. Article I, section two declared that any person who was not free would be counted as 3/5 of a free person for the purposes of determining congressional representation. The "Three-Fifths Clause" increased the power of slaveholding states.
My brother-in-law just learned that his 2-year-old granddaughter has an inoperable, malignant brain tumor that has a 100% fatality rate. How do you deal with that kind of information and reality? My heart just breaks. Please say a prayer for little Athena and her family.
@SethAbramson
If RG is so easily compromised by a comedian, imagine how easily compromised he could be by a trained, hostile, foreign intelligence officer. Imagine what kompromat may already exist.
Gutted that my maiden mare didn't carry to term due to placentitis. She foaled a 'Cruiser' colt a couple hours ago & I'm waiting on word from the vet whether the baby can survive. For a small operation like mine, this hurts in every way. This business can break your heart.
Beside myself with relief & joy. Heart horse, Sis, having lost foals in '22 & '23 & 3 wks late this year, gave birth to a special, magnificent colt this morning by Speaker's Corner. This is the best foal out of the mare. Beyond thankful.
@DarleyAmerica
@AP
Political decisions from the bench like this destroy confidence in the objectivity of the judicial branch. Every lawyer with a modicum of integrity should abhor this decision.
@DavidJollyFL
@60Minutes
And it stems from the pressure women feel that if a man asks her to dinner and he pays for it, what is he entitled to? The answer is, nothing, but many men will verbally assault a woman for not allowing the dinner to go further.
Busy night for us as not long after our first foal was born, the second one came along!
👋 Say ‘hello’ to this gorgeous, soon to be grey filly notably by Havava Grey (
@WhitsburyManor
)! This is the first foal for 1️⃣0️⃣ time winning mare Powerful Dream.
#RPFoalGallery
@ChuckGrassley
Then tell your state colleagues to stop passing laws that make it harder to vote because what they are doing undermines faith in elections and aligns with Chinese and Russian interests.
Was watching Seabiscuit (again) and became interested in Marcela Howard, Charles Howard's second wife. Low and behold, here she is riding Seabiscuit (presumptively post-retirement). Just found this Googling.
Trainer Brendan Walsh, whose Pretty Mischievous was awarded the victory in Saturday’s Test at Saratoga, delivered the blanket of flowers given to the races winner to trainer Melanie Giddings, whose Maple Leaf Mel broke down steps before the finish line.
@BloodHorse
@MikeSington
Nothing like wasting tax dollars on a personal vendetta while millions of Floridians suffer with skyrocketing insurance rates, massive teacher shortages and bad pay, etc.
Out of the blue our sweet Sadie has suffered three grand mal seizures in 10 hours. We learned that she has an inoperable brain mass. Twitterworld, pls say a prayer for the sweetest, most loyal dog in the world. Don't know if we have days or months left.
There are a lot of Eclipse Award-winning photos from this weekend. This is one of them. I may have to retract my statement that Sierra Leone was the best horse. It may very well have been Forever Young.
One of the oldest pictures of a Thoroughbred ever taken. Wild Dayrell, born 1852 & pictured as a 3YO in 1855. Six generations from Herod and eight from the Godolphin Arabian, Wild Dayrell was described as "one of the finest specimens of a racehorse" ever seen. - The Morning Feed
My heart continues to ache in every way for Maple Leaf Mel, her connections, & all of the other horses that suffer these horrific injuries. The awful, heavy, painful silence at the track yesterday still resonates in my mind. I slept little last night, heartbroken, torn, &...1/x
...it's about managing expectations. We will do everything we can to help him do well, but the next few weeks will be critical to his survival. I've removed the idea of selling him; will keep him. Would be grateful for prayers. He has a name now b/c to me it matters. Meet "Atom."
Atom update, day 13 (was due 2/22): he's a little he-man! He's so over being stallbound. Hoping x-rays on Tues show back leg bone stability. Contracted front tendons are relaxing now & straightening. Fingers 🤞Tues. He's ready to go outside. Short coat=side effect of early birth.
@ZenyattaMafia
I'm sad to read this. Too many have died from this dreaded disease...and this winter, the unvaxed are ripe targets. We just want people to live when we say "get vaxed."
Why, as a small breeder, should I continue to invest in breeding horses if they will never get a fair shot at the track because of cheating trainers, owners? Given Lukas' quote today and the disdain shown by a Hall of Famer for rules of racing, why spend another dime?
As expected, Medina Spirit's death made the national, nightly news. Who else out there is already fielding a bunch of texts/social media messages from non-horse racing friends asking what is going on with BB, Santa Anita, and horse racing?
It's a boy! Run Away's Sis, a full sister to G2W and sire, Run Away and Hide, foaled a handsome colt by Tiznow on 2/5 at 11:05pm. He was on his feet in 50 minutes.
@JourneymanStud
@WinStarFarm
Could the billionaires in horse racing please band together to donate StrideSafe and medical equipment to all racetracks so the sport can say it's doing everything it can to help prevent breakdowns? Please. Please. Please. - Heartbroken
Our new puppy. Name to be determined, but she's a Lab/Shepherd mix and will grow to about 35-40 pounds. Hubby saw her pic while traveling; made a side trip to adopt her from a shelter in Georgia. Can't wait to meet her!
My dear friend's dog, Karl, wishes everyone a safe and happy Derby Day. Karl also wants everyone to know that dogs, and men, with beards can look good in pink. 📸 Stapleton
#KentuckyDerby150
#youbeyou
I need a support group for people who love horse racing but who live in a family wholly unconnected to the sport and who don't get why I spend thousands every year to support my horse habit.
@lisamurkowski
Respectfully Senator, it is not responsible energy development. Responsible energy development involves renewables, not pollution-causing old sources of energy. And it certainly does not involve destroying pristine wild areas.
@MattGertz
On the date of this text exchange, Joe Biden wasn't even in office or running for office. He announced that he was running for the presidency on April 25, 2019.
@EmeraldRobinson
Your purple badge of faith is a hollow symbol when you choose to be nasty, arrogant and mean-spirited. "Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience." - Colossians 3:12
I want every woman to watch this clip from Miss Americana, a Netflix documentary of Taylor Swift from 2020. There's always some beauty standard you're not meeting. You do what is healthy for you.
Belmont Stakes winning trainer Jena Antonucci, the first woman trainer to win a Triple Crown race, discusses her historic victory on
@AmericaNewsroom
.
I don't think horse racing gets how thread bare its social license to operate is. I've been a lifelong advocate for this sport, but it's impossible to support it in the US anymore.
At just under 17.0hh, it's hard to find a more stunning horse than Maxfield. Perfectly balanced with good bone, he has the best physical attributes of his sire (Street Sense) and Bernardini (bm sire). Oh, and he's a ham.
@DarleyAmerica
Beezie Madden's barn. Photo: Becky Huestis. I really like this design. It enables the horses to see each other and essentially graze all day (they feed low amounts of grain purportedly). They are herd animals after all.
Atom, Day 5 = progress.Legs are strengthening, though back ones are still all over the place. Perspective, he shouldn't have been born until 2/21. Body needs to catch up to the head. Front legs straightening; floppy ear's better. Supervised outdoor walking today. Attitude: spunky
@itsJeffTiedrich
Indeed we are: mothers tired of babies in body bags; daughters irate because of Big Brother prying into their periods; and educated women chapped by book bans.
My sweet friend Beckie has been in ICU with COVID19 for a month now and they now have "limited options." She's a good soul and a miracle would not be wasted. She needs one though to survive at this point; and so does her husband.
Finally closed on our Saratoga home, which will be our address for the spring and summer. We've already seen wild turkey and white-tailed deer. We are only 12 minutes NE of the track...and the wind blows thru the pines and it feels wild.
#thankful
Can racing evolve, or is it a sport that is destined to end because any singular fatality is too high of a price for an evolved society? I'm grappling with what to do and this column helps articulate the pain.
Speaker's Corner/Runaway's Sis. He's a big boy! He was estimated to be 140 pounds at birth. OMG..can you imagine having to push that out? God bless the mares.
More baby pics of the Catalina Cruiser-Run Away's Sis filly born late last night. She will be a rich blood bay and has a Man o' War star & stripe (his pic for comparison). Ooohh! 😃😃
Jason, here’s an invite to Baltimore to meet Mystik Dan
@PimlicoRC
before the
@PreaknessStakes
I’m glad to give you an inside look at our sport, bring your brother
@tkelce
and his girlfriend, I’ve forgotten her name 🤣