Every couple of years or so, America falls in love with a horse. Usually, it’s a racing thoroughbred whose name and image spread throughout the land. A few detractors, usually handicappers, disagree – but most of the general public tunes them out. We know that the real money in handicapping comes in betting the longshots. [...]
Continue reading about Zenyatta: the view from Heartbreak Hill
Video of Zenyatta working Last week, video of Britain’s Susan Boyle singing and leaving Simon Cowell speechless made the rounds of digital devices around the planet. This week, my digital obsession is the performance of a lady from California whose talent hasn’t been questioned for a good couple of years now. Recently, jockey Mike Smith [...]
Continue reading about The View from Between Zenyatta’s Ears
Animal Planet’s docu-drama “Jockeys” just wrapped up live airings, and this household will miss it. Even my less-horsey husband. He admits that he wouldn’t watch horse racing if I didn’t have it on TV. Likewise, he wouldn’t have checked out “Jockeys” had I not put it on our DVR schedule. Share on Facebook
