Articles about American Pharoah on Racing Reviewer

If you were wondering what my thoughts were on this year's Triple Crown winner, then take a look at the racing pieces I wrote for Racing Reviewer.

Kentucky Derby Week in Review

Belmont Stakes Week(s) in Review

History: Rewritten

You can subscribe to Racing Reviewer by logging in at Medium (using Facebook or Twitter, if you prefer) and following the Racing Reviewer publication by clicking the button at the top right, as seen in the image above.

Racing Reviewer: Racing in New Orleans: Two Loves

Some places touch a deep part of your soul. For me, New Orleans and its heady weird beauty is such a place. Each time my plane descends towards Louis Armstrong International Airport, over the resplendent gray-blue expanse of Lake Pontchartrain and the silty ribbon of the Mississippi, with its barges and tugboats and green grassy banks, my heart skips like a happy colt and a part of me feels like I’ve come home.

Continue reading at Racing Reviewer...

Medium: Finding Ogygian

Ogygian died last night. He was three days away from his 32nd birthday.

He was a dazzling racehorse, as speedy as they came. But I didn’t know him as a racehorse.

He was a moderately successful sire here in the States and in Japan. But I didn’t know him as a sire.

He was a beloved pensioner at Old Friends Equine. And I did know him in this role — as one of the retirement facility’s earliest ambassadors.

Continue reading on Medium... 

Horse racing content on Medium

Starting this year, horse racing content will be posted (or re-posted) on Medium. You can see my profile on Medium here--links to my posts can be found on that page.

I will continue to post on this blog, but the content will mainly be Limerick-related.