JC / Railbird

All In the Bloodlines

George Rowand marvels at his teenage son’s racing knowledge: “It’s a weird thing, really, to have a 15-year-old son who knows more about racing than I do. After all, I spent 17 years actively in the business, and another seven preparing to be in the business. That’s almost a quarter century, and along comes my son Michael, and he knows more of the nuances about today’s game that his old man does. He’s always saying things like, ‘Do you think Azeri will win the Eclipse Award if she runs well in the Breeders’ Cup Classic? What about if she runs fifth … what then?'” (Fauquier Times-Democrat)