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Arrogate: Falling In Love Again … Maybe?
If you haven’t seen the race yet, you’re in for a treat. Let’s see it again. Arrogate, leaving the gate: “Ooops.” Then, “I’m good. We got this, Mike. Hang on.” Not only did Arrogate come from dead...
View ArticleTom Hammond’s “My Kentucky Home”
Odds are, you missed a wonderful bit of Kentucky Derby TV coverage as well as a Valentine to Kentucky: Tom Hammond’s short film titled “My Kentucky Home.” NBC ran the video on NBCSN, at various times...
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My Kentucky Derby Dreams
Every spring, the voices of my friends and acquaintances fill with longing. I can guess from their vocal inflections what they’re about to say. “Someday, we’ll go to the Kentucky Derby and wear big...
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“Win & You’re In” Is Going Around!
Right after the 2017 Kentucky Derby, I told y’all my Derby Dreams. No big hats, high heels, or mint juleps. More like, a windbreaker, hard boots, and a cup of joe. I still dream of touring the...
View ArticleRoyal Ascot on TV: Comments on the Coverage
Featured in the telecast was this custom Royal Ascot globe made by Bellerby & Co. The broadcast featured a story about the making of this globe, plus images of the Royal Ascot globe were used for...
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Serendipity and the Saddle Box
Businesses often pitch me to post on this blog. I turn down most requests. Others, especially if the email pitch feels “boilerplate,” I ignore. The owner of a family-owned company offered me a free...
View ArticleHorses in Heaven for Sam Shepard
The only video I could find of Sam Shepard with a horse is this scene from the movie “Ruffian,” portraying her maiden race, in which Shepard plays her trainer Frank Whiteley. Thoughts of Sam Shepard...
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THIS is Saratoga
After a misty morning at the track side breakfast, a full day of racing is ahead. And, tis true: no hat and no fancy clothes. Sorry to disappoint. I made one trip this summer to the races at Saratoga,...
View ArticleNot just another Monday
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Memorial Service for Penny Chenery
Penny Chenery Tribute page at Secretariat.com. And now, the original post: First, pardon me while I air out a related matter regarding Penny Chenery. When American Pharoah took the Triple Crown, NBC...
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Where were the Clydesdales?
Budweiser Clydesdales in Saratoga in 2016 / Photo by Rhonda Lane On the day after Super Bowl LII, one of my friends posted to her personal timeline on Facebook: “So where are my Clydes?” She’s not the...
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Why Horseless #SXSW Should Worry You
Not long after I began blogging ten (?) years ago, I heard about bloggers attending and learning at South By Southwest, aka SXSW. Like an annual World’s Fair with a touch of the Texas State Fair Does...
View ArticleJustify and TV Coverage of Horse Racing
I meant to write a post about 2018 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner AND Triple Crown contender Justify, let alone tell you where and when you can to watch the Belmont Stakes on TV. But I...
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Genuine Risk: The Nature of Promises
We have barely a month left in 2018, and I’d promised myself I would finish my mystery novel by the end of the year–so, no blogging, Rhonda!–but I feel compelled to write about what I’d held as a...
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A New Year’s Blogging Question for You
A pet supplies company is interested in me blogging sometimes about products they sell. I’m very excited they’re interested in what we do here. Even after I listed my concerns, they were still...
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How Do I Remember the Late Bruce Smart?
Looking down at the pond and the stable at Trappe Hill Farm/Photo by Rhonda Lane On Thanksgiving 2018, Trappe Hill Farm co-owner, Virginia Hunt Country booster, former corporate CEO, and, yes, former...
View ArticleA Super Bowl Commercial with Horses Most People Didn’t See: #HorsesChangedMyLife
The Budweiser Clydesdales weren’t the only horses in commercials on the Super Bowl. in 2019. Unless you live in Kentucky, you may not have seen this one from Winstar Farm. Sometimes, we all need a...
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Cats on a Horse Blog: My Project Cat(s)
After Max passed away, our remaining cat Kaylee cried every night. In heartbreaking bad timing, I went in for complicated foot surgery, so no kitty could come into the house for months. Between the two...
View ArticlePost-Derby Thoughts: The Decision
Your browser does not support iframes. Not my usual post-Kentucky Derby analysis. I scoured the internet Sunday for articles about what happened. Sought footage and still images. Here’s a pretty good...
View ArticleUpdates a-go-go
It’s been a while. I apologize. I wasn’t sure how to write this post because it’s been so long. Like that phone call to an old friend you know you need to/want to make, but you just don’t know how to...
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