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Rookie Jitters

Greeting Race Fans, Rookie Jitters: Mary Jeans Wildcat stepped into the batter’s box for the first time on July 29 at Arlington Park in the Windy City. The experience was "all new" for our young filly who was vanned up the night…

Minor Leagues, Against All Odds and Rookie Sensation

Greetings Race Fans, Minor Leagues: After four lackluster performances at Penn National and Delaware Park the decision was made to ship Summer Classic down to the minor leagues. The handsome chestnut was nursed back to health and racing…

Turf Two and Home Game

Greetings Race Fans, Turf Two Summer Classic gets his second opportunity to run on the turf course at Delaware Park on Monday, July 25. SC banged his leg on the stall door and was scratched from his date with a seven furlong turf race last…

Chocolate Explosion in Indy

Greetings Race Fans, A chocolate explosion occurred yesterday at the Indiana Grand Race Course in Shelbyville, Indiana. The blast registered 25/1 on the Richter scale, and shock waves could be felt as far away as the simulcast screens at…

Scratch and Go

Greetings Race Fans, Summer Classic was "scratched" from his race on Wednesday, July 13 at Delaware Park. Trainer Tim Ice discovered that Classic had banged his left front leg on the stall door the night before and was still sore on race…

Guard Your Turf

Greetings Race Fans, On Wednesday, July 13th, the experiment with Summer Classic continues at Delaware Park. SC moves off the dirt track, for the first time, to challenge a full field of 12 in a Maiden Claiming going 7 1/2 Furlongs on…

Pilot Error

Greetings Race Fans, While making the direct trip on I-64 East to Louisville, with travel buddy Dennis Svoboda riding shotgun, visions of Churchill Downs and quality racing captivated our thoughts. Even a winner's circle photo with Cocoa…

Two Old Friends/How Old Are They?

Greetings Race Fans, On many occasions I have been asked "what is the age of a horse in human years?" Saddleback Stables cares for a string of thoroughbred mares, babies and retired race horses. The toughest horse on the farm, however,…

Strike Out King

Greetings Race Fans, Strike Out King: True Story: Nearly 60 years ago I played on my first organized baseball team in the Khoury League. Excited, but nervous and intimidated, I struck out more often than not. When parents, family or friends…

False Start and Classic Confrontation

Greetings Race Fans, False Start: When a "false start" occurs in the sport of track and field, all runners return to the starting blocks and begin the race again. In team sports, one blown call doesn't usually change the outcome of a game.…