When youโre involved in this game, the most important question is, โdid you take care of the horse?โ Thatโs the final arbiter between success and failure.
@CoadyPhoto
You can feel the top two separating from the pack the first six furlongs. This is an amazing video of Flightlineโs
@BreedersCup
Classic victory (via
@JockeyCam
)
Kudos
@gregoryahall
for capturing this amazing display of horsemanship from Greg Blasi
@ChurchillDowns
, catching a pair of loose horses on the first turn.
The grandmommy of them all, Zenyatta wins the 2009
@BreedersCup
Classic
@santaanitapark
. Iโm not sure The Great Race Place has ever shook like this.
A much-needed
@PreaknessStakes
week timeline cleanser. โThe
@KentuckyDerby
winner runs at her late ... and the filly did it!โ Rachel Alexandra wins the 2009 Preakness
@MDConroy2
@KySportsRadio
@MattBevin
It's honestly horrifying to think how poorly Bevin would have performed. So bad, that he not only would have hurt Kentuckians but also the whole country. Has to be in the bottom 1% of elected officials in the history of the republic.
Please forgive this
@facebook
cross post, but I really want to share this with everyone here who have read about EJ for 7+ years.
As a parent of a nonverbal, severely delayed child of course I worry about peer interaction, but today made my heart sing.
Happy 9th birthday, EJ! I am never so humbled as when thinking about God giving me the opportunity to be your dad and never so proud as when seeing how happy you make those around you with just a flash of your smile
Horse racing used to be so popular that two vibrant racetracks coexisted across the street from each other with the greatest racetrack ever built just 25 miles away.
D. Wayne Lukas said that Bob Baffert called him earlier in Secret Oath's career and told him the filly "typified [her sire] Arrogate." "He told me the way she looks, accelerates reminded him of Arrogate. I thought that was very complimentary" photo courtesy
@JuddmonteFarms
It's
#RareDiseaseDay
. I think one of the more existential questions loved ones of those with special needs face is, "What is the afterlife like?"
Dominic frequently asks, "Dad, do you think EJ will talk in heaven?"
I have no idea, of course. Will he eat in heaven? Will he useโฆ
Hereโs that replay from race 5
@CanterburyPark
that
@rstanzel
referenced. Really is incredible. โTabiaโs tired; Tabiaโs done. TABIA. IS. ALL. DONE,โ and then...
I love horse racing. It is my passion, my vocation, my escape, & my wonderwall.
But same-color saddletowels are an abomination. There is no acceptable reason for these, & the only explanation at this point is that those who do use them don't care about the customer.
Please. I'm begging all of you. Whether you own horses, bet on them, cheer for them, take care of them, or some or all of the above... stop saying that certain accomplishments mean a horse has done enough. They've all done enough the moment they're born.
Mass exodus from
@santaanitapark
following the Classic and especially ahead of the
@breederscup
Sprint. A true championship race & half the crowd headed for the exits. Hopefully the Classic as the ante penultimate race on the
#BreedersCup
program experiment is a one and done.
Wise Dan is the most underrated horse of my lifetime. Here is winning the 2013
@WoodbineTB
Mile in course record time under a complete hammerlock from
@ljlmvel
How about Dorf getting banned at a racetrack run by Ritvo with no proof while Navarro and and Servis did their things for years under that same executiveโs watch?
His Travers pick didnโt run, but weโre sure today will be a happy birthday for EJ. Thank you everyone for the support through 8 years. Heโs as lucky to have this community as we are to have him.
Siblings of a special needs child have special needs too. Watching little brother grow into his role as an advocate for EJ and his ride or die is a blessing I canโt adequately put into words. The way EJ looks up to Dominic is so special. They have an indescribable bond.
RIP Fusaichi Pegasus. $4-million Mr. Prospector yearling won the 2000
@KentuckyDerby
and syndicated to
@coolmoreamerica
for a reported $60-million. Thatโs $105-million in today dollars.
Always struck me that in that moment he said โyou won.โ Not We but you. To be so happy for someone elseโthatโs pure joy. A timeless moment in the history of sport
30 years ago.. Unbridled. "You won the
@KentuckyDerby
.. Mrs. Genter, I love you" ~ Carl Nafzger visits ATR at 10:30a on what is also the 13th anniversary of Street Sense's Derby.
5 years ago today. One of the happiest days of my life! So humbled to be associated with EJโs villiage of medical professionals, caregivers, and supporters. So proud of all that heโs accomplished and his example of Godโs love in the world.
Iโve decided my twitter brand demands that breakfast shots replace bath shots so hereโs
@TwinSpires
Louisiana Derby favorite War of Will having a nosh