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The big man and his stable mate Meisteringer breezed 5/8 on the Fair Hill dirt this morning. Photos by Maggie Kimmitt.{jcomments on}

Vapour Musing just won her second race.  This three year old filly by Manduro won today at Parx on their turf and congratulations to Team Valor International.{jcomments on}

Grade I winning Toby’s Corner has been retired. His race winnings are just shy of $1 million and his winning races include the Wood Memorial (Grade I), the Whirlaway and a recent track record in the Mountainview Stakes. He was Graded Stakes placed in the Gotham (Grade III) (3rd), General George (Grade II) (3rd), New […]

Both Satu Mare and Brenda Leigh are with Pat Dale in Conowingo. Jack Swain still owns Brenda Leigh as he is interested in following through on her ‘after the track’ life. Pat is teaching them both to jump and do dressage and hopefully both will be ready for their first shows in the Fall. Brenda […]

Sorry General Logan and Jack Swain. I forgot to congratulate you on your win on Friday night. Jack Swain has been very patient in letting this son of Exchange Rate mature and this was his second run. Well done Jack!{jcomments on}

It wasn’t so long ago that Mary Motion used to ride her Uncle Graham’s pony around the backstretch in the mornings at Saratoga and dream about spending a whole summer at the track. Now 17, Motion is getting to do exactly that, working as a stable hand and exercise rider for steeplechase trainer Doug Fout […]

I’m thrilled to be at the barn in Saratoga, if only for a quick weekend. And it was a busy place on this Travers-Eve morning. It was especially lovely to see Dianne Cotter, Toby’s Corner’s “mom,” up there enjoying the great weather. Below are Vicky King on Asunder and Heather Craig on Ascauga. And it […]

Hillary Irwin adopted Danehill Sunset from us a couple of years ago. In fact, he was originally for her Mother but when Hillary’s event horse got injured she decided to ‘steal’ Danehill Sunset! He has been nick-named Doby and she is thrilled with him. Apparently he’s a natural ‘everything’ according to her! {jcomments on}

Erika hotwalked Gala Spinaway when he was in training with Bernie Bond and Graham back in the early 90’s. She came to visit today and had a wonderful time. She came with her husband and three adorable daughters. Gala hasn’t had so much attention in ages. She scratched him where he remembered he liked being […]

Love that name!  Off My Cloud did the same thing as her half brother Cop A Tude yesterday.  She ran five and a half furlongs and won first time out.  She won her race by ten and a half lengths though!  She and Cop A Tude are out of Emotional Storm who was a Stakes […]