Bienamado, a son of Bien Bien, shown winning the Sunset Handicap at Hollywood Park in 2000. Billy Joel came out with a song several decades ago that always made me think of Hollywood Park when I heard it on the radio. Now in 2013, I never thought I would see the day that those words … Continue reading “Say Goodbye to Hollywood”
Triple Crown and Breeders Cup Blues, by Cathy Riccio
For years, I spent 365 days a year waking up at 3:30 in the morning to go to work. Work, are you serious? I get to see thoroughbred horses, is that really work? I guess it is for some, but for myself it was a passion that I had since seeing my first live horse … Continue reading Triple Crown and Breeders Cup Blues, by Cathy Riccio
Thoroughbred Horse Show Is In Store For The New ME!!!
Hello everybody! Been a while since my last post! You know summer is mostly a time for vacation and relaxation for some of my four legged peers, well not for me! I have been away at boot camp (again!), trying to perfect my gate and style. I think I did pretty good down in Tennessee, … Continue reading Thoroughbred Horse Show Is In Store For The New ME!!!
A Very Special Visitor
It's crunch time for me folks. I have three days left to prepare for the big day, my first show as a hunter/jumper. Maddie and I have been working hard trying to get it all together. Sometimes, in our training, I felt there was a couple of pieces to the puzzle we still haven't … Continue reading A Very Special Visitor
Mark of Success, BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER!
The one that nobody wanted. Fact! Mark of Success, came into the barn of Dallas Stewart one day and his appearance was described as, "This is the ugliest horse I ever saw", by the assistant trainer Joanne McNamara. McNamara had been spoiled as she worked for the high profile D. Wayne Lukas Stable for over … Continue reading Mark of Success, BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER!
Keeping Up With The Jones…. And the Servis’ too!
ONE OF MY STABLE MATES! After winning the 2006 KY Oaks! Competition. Growing up in the bluegrass of the paddocks of Gainsway Farm, I never new how competive this horse racing stuff was! I mean, on the track, the bickering between the trainers and the jockey agents about races and where to run? Makes … Continue reading Keeping Up With The Jones…. And the Servis’ too!
Oaklawn Park and my Famous Stable Buddies!
Well, we loaded the van for a three hour tour... to Hot Springs, AR, the home of Oaklawn Park Racetrack. The whole stable was loaded on two Sallee van trucks. Cathy and the boys did the packing for me. Hoofs are hard to pack with, but I can dig a hole the size of a … Continue reading Oaklawn Park and my Famous Stable Buddies!
My Shedrow. First Stall, Mark of Success, of course!
My Louisiana Downs Days
Here is where it started, my career as a racehorse that is. The good folks of Churchill Downs had an abbreviated meet at Louisiana Downs to take the place of the Fair Grounds while they re-cooperated from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. This was good for me, otherwise I think I would have been … Continue reading My Louisiana Downs Days
Sales in Kentucky and My Early Training Life in Ocala, FL
Below is my sale results from 2004. I made it to the big time, the Keeneland September Sale. The good folks at West Points paid $210,000 for me! WOW, I'll have to do a lot of running to make that back is what I thought while in the sales pavillion. The new farm they sent … Continue reading Sales in Kentucky and My Early Training Life in Ocala, FL
Horse Racing and More 