Carolyn's Tumblings

Since Dan is obsessed with fat Akitas and fluffy animals in...

Sep 30th

A big weekend in horse-racing, with lots of horses having...

Sep 30th

Curlin, facing older horses for the first time, noses out...

Sep 30th

Hard Spun beats Street Sense, avenging the Derby.

Sep 30th

Most girls only get to wear their wedding dress once… ...

Sep 30th

National Geographic

Sep 30th

A Barbara Livingston photo of Puchilingui.  Yes,...

Sep 25th

Horrible cover art for the new printing of King of Shadows. ...

Sep 24th

Compare to the hardcover version.

Sep 24th

“At night I drank and my hostility came roaring out of its...”
— By God, I find something...

Sep 22nd

A photo a day - I like this one too.

Sep 22nd

A photo a day -  I love long exposures at night.

Sep 22nd

Workers collect colorful laundry from a rooftop clothesline...

Sep 20th

“The modernist, touting the abyss like so much salable real...”
— Saul Bellow

Sep 19th

John Henry's Health Monitored After Scare |...

Sep 18th

This is apparently what a 16-million dollar race horse looks...

Sep 18th

Rags to Riches not only suffered her career-first loss...

Sep 16th

$ 16 million 2-yo The Green Monkey Set for Debut at Belmont...

Sep 14th

“Writing is architecture, not interior decorating, and the...”
— Hemimngway

Sep 13th

“A Spanish owner and a British trainer are overheard...”
— Yes: Let the Invasion Begin |...

Sep 13th

Vizcacha!

Sep 10th

The "World Famous" Lipizzaner Stallions

Sep 9th

“umbrate umbrate, v. Obs. [f. ppl. stem of L....”
— Entry in Oxford English...

Sep 9th

Jake, I’m not sure this is a good trick. 

Sep 9th

R.I.P. Madeline L'Engle

Sep 7th

 Lance the Corgi   Corgi corgi corgi!

Sep 4th