The French Connection at Kentucky Downs

by | Sep 10, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized

FRENCH CONNECTION AT KENTUCKY DOWNS There will be a “French Connection” in Franklin, Kentucky this week, but it has nothing to with Gene Hackman or the Oscar winning 1971 film. When horses are called to post at Kentucky Downs on September 12, one of the jockeys might...

Football and finish lines

by | Sep 4, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized

FOOTBALL AND FINISH LINES This time of year, sports fans should be thinking about two things primarily…and no, what cousin Cletus has in that mason jar is not one of them! September means the kickoff of college football. It also means the home stretch in the run to...

American Pharoah still rules

by | Aug 30, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized

AMERICAN PHAROAH STILL RULES So, by now everyone knows American Pharoah tasted defeat for the first time since the initial race of his career. What does his second place finish in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga mean? Much like many other occurrences in the wonderful...

Beholder is all about greatness

by | Aug 26, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized

BEHOLDER IS ALL ABOUT GREATNESS Time always lends perspective. Sometimes we don’t understand the magnitude when it happens, but later, we do. I am not exactly sure if the sporting world understood what happened at Del Mar on August 22, 2015, but in time they will. The...