THE ASPIRING HORSEPLAYER

Back to the Future

“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion.  As our cause is new, so must we think anew and act anew.” -Abraham Lincoln   Whenever you nee

Sunday Hollywood Selections

So the Crimson Tide couldn’t quite get it done for me yesterday, falling to the Florida Gators 31-20 in the SEC Championship game.  Oh well.  12-1 in Saban’s second season is beyond even our wildest expectations.  Time to move on, and thankful

Saturday Selections

God I love this time of year.  We’re oh-so-close to the beginning of the “road to the roses” and the main Derby prep races, the holidays are in full force, and even outside of horse racing I’ve got reason to cheer with my fantasy f

Sunday wrap-up

Well, I nailed one, was oh-so-close on one, and totally blew another.   Pretty typical.  Looking back over my Sunday selections, I nailed Cocoa Beach for a decent score, although I now wish we could’ve had the 3/1 from the morning line.  I didn̵

Sunday potpourri

I wanted to take a brief moment to say goodbye to Wanderin Boy, who had to be euthanized yesterday after the Cigar Mile, as well as look at some of the races on the Hollywood Card as we wrap up the 2008 Turf Festival. Wanderin Boy is to me one of the 

Saturday Stakes Selections

What a GLORIOUS day for racing this Saturday is!  Rather than focus on one track in particular, we’re going to be all over the place in true ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) fashion.  I’ve got 7major stakes races for which to give out selectio

Zenyatta tribute video - Slow Cheetah

It’s been a while since I made a tribute video, but with nothing to do the day after Thanksgiving I figured it was time to put one together.  I’m still working on a Curlin video for his 2008 campaign, but have not finalized yet.  Instead, I

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