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Preakness

A Horseplayer

… in the Preakness infield. I love that he has binoculars.

… crosses paths with Hemingway. Mark Cramer, on an “alternative Tour de France” to raise money for thoroughbred retirement, visits Auteuil.

… interviewed (as long as we’re mentioning Hemingway). “Then you read the Racing Form…. There you have the true art of fiction.”

Posted in Racing on May 19, 2010 / Tagged Charities, Hemingway, Horseplayers, Infield, Mark Cramer, Preakness, Riding for their Lives

Borel Sums Up the Preakness

“Boo might not be too smart,” he cackled into the phone, “but he knows what he’s talking about when it comes to horses.”

Meanwhile, trainers and riders await Monday, when it may be announced whether Rachel Alexandra is likely for the Belmont and who will get the call on Mine That Bird. “If Calvin is available, we want to give him the opportunity.”

Posted in Racing on May 21, 2009 / Tagged Belmont Stakes, Calvin Borel, Preakness, Rachel Alexandra