I cannot stress how much I love Silverbulletday. She won practically every time she raced with style and speed. Bob Baffert trained her, and in those days Bob could do no wrong in my eyes. I had a SBD hat, decorated my binders with her photos (cropped from the covers of my new Bloodhorse subscription). [...]
October 20, 2008
Favorite Breeders’ Cup Race #5: GREATEST COMBACK SINCE LAZARUS
The first time I watched the Breeders’ Cup was the 1996 edition, when the championships were held at Woodbine in Canada. I was excited to see the legendary Cigar try and repeat in the Classic. Cigar would fail in his quest, to a grey horse named Alphabet Soup and the Preakness winner Louis Quatorze, but [...]
