Old Friends a great place for the Dude

OLD FRIENDS A GREAT PLACE FOR THE DUDE As sporting heroes ride off into the sunset, we are often left to wonder what happens to them once their name is no longer in lights. Rest assured, there will be no worries for Thoroughbred racing great Game On Dude now that he...

Dude deserves a fond farewell

DUDE DESERVES A FOND FAREWELL The recent retiring of Thoroughbred racing hero Game On Dude makes me wonder something aloud. Will this Dude now get the respect he deserves? As the most recent Rodney Dangerfield of the sport, the very gutty Game On Dude has been getting...

Duel at Del Mar was deja vu all over again

      DUEL AT DEL MAR WAS DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN The 24th running of the Pacific Classic at Del Mar had all too familiar ring for this particular sports scribe on August 24, but in the end it was all good. Let’s set the table here and establish the combatants for the...

Who will win the Duel at Del Mar

WHO WILL WIN THE DUEL AT DEL MAR This might not exactly be Wyatt Earp versus Billy the Kid, but the 24th running of the Pacific Classic has all the makings of a West coast shootout. Other Thoroughbreds will be running for a share of the million-dollar purse, but two...

Its Game On not Game Over for the Dude

IT’S GAME ON NOT GAME OVER FOR THE DUDE Every professional athlete sees the dawning of the day when they have to say when. Battling the opposition is one thing, fighting father time is something altogether different. For one veteran California Thoroughbred athlete,...