dark day for racing

Tuesday Sept 29th 2010 , one of the darkest days in recent history for the sport of kings. The great Rachel Alexandra has been retired to the breeding shed with Kentucky Derby alum and former horse of the year CURLIN. Now before you protest and call me a hypocrite....I admit, I was not a card carrying member of TEAM RACHEL....no sir, I was always in Zenyattas Camp and i swore the Z bird would defeat Rachel A if the two ladies ever squared off on the oval, but if you were lucky enough to ever be at the track when this grand Dame was going to run and you caught a doze of RACHEL FEVER than you know how contagious it was. I was there at the Haskell 09, the Oaks undercard 2010 and Rachel A Day at Monmouth this past July......never in my life have I seen so many people sooo excited to be around and see a horse run....call it girl power, pink power, whatever, IT WAS GREAT to see and gave the whole sport a double shot of enthusiasm in the arm.....equine enthusiasts from coast to coast can only hope that another horse captures the American spirit the way this gal did...God Bless Rache and hopefully your foals will be as exciting as you were.

On a darker, sadder note, Bob Baffert trained Kentucky Derby Champion and very nearly a triple crown winner, REAL QUIET suffered a fatal accident on a farm in PA Monday Night....I won't go into details because they are disturbing, but we take a moment of silence to honor a Great Champion that came within a length of immortality.(in 1998 after winning the KD and the Preakness, REAL QUIET like Smarty Jones hit the homestretch at Belmont with the lead , sadly it was not to be as Victory Gallop caught and passed him in the final furlong).

Good luck, God Speed and Greener Pastures Champ !

Tunnel to Towers

in the sick and twisted, preoccupied world in which we live, the average citizen would stand in the rain to cheer for Mike Vick, Ray Lewis, Braylon Edwards etc etc.....buy their kids jerseys that pay homage to miscreants, thugs, rapists, murderers........thankfully some people get it, some 30,000 plus people were still willing to throw away a Sunday in front of the tube to come into the city, Run or Walk in a race or just be a part of keeping a Memory, a spirit ALIVE.

Next year is the 10th anniversary, the politicians will line up to be a part of it, everyone will do and say the right rah rah things, Never Forget, Never forget....and then into oblivion the whole September 11th events will slide....ancient History.

Fenway

right on schedule

well if i am going somewhere, attending an event or planning an outdoor activity, you can bank on rain....forecast for Fenway park Friday Night ? you betcha...RAIN

well it looks like rain and it feels like rain........here come the rain.

wont stop me from inhaling a case or two though....

Gangreen

A funny thing happened on the way to the Super Bowl ....oh my , the Patriot Game now becomes a MUST win for Fatass and Co........Duff, I have a feeling your checkin in with the blog this morning, take comfort, at least you didn't loose any PSL $ , the New Giant Stadium is a BUST....they will be building another newer better Stadium in our lifetime.

It was nice to see the Murderer Ray Lewis and Darrelle Reevis having a tender moment at midfield "AFTER" the Ravens beat the jets.....i can only imagine what the conversation was like........I Got Mines ($$$) You gots yours ( $$$) Fck Whitey...its just a game....see ya later at the crackhouse, we can spend your signing bonus.

Click on Link to watch Video

apparently Budweiser produced this ad to acknolwedge the attack and honor the victims, it aired only once so as not to be seen as pure marketing ploy...I think its appropriate

Mister Tom Waits....

And the summer
It too will fade
And with it comes the winter's frost, dear
And I know we too are made
Of all the things that we have lost here
I'll be twenty-one today
I've been saving all my pay
And my plane will touch down
On the day after tomorrow
And my plane it will touch down
On the day after tomorrow

disgraceful

what a heartwarming scene, multi millionaire "Thugs" showing solidarity in their labor "struggles" , while the average American has been laid off or is exhausting their retirement accounts just to keep pace, forget the idiots that mortgage everything for PSLs and season tickets, I am talking about the genuine stiff who has nothing, but maybe turns on the boob tube to watch a lousy football game and forget his problems for a few hours , and last night , mere seconds after the National Anthem, both teams walked onto the field and held up a single finger to show their Unity with the Players Association.......its all about me, every second of every day, and I aint waitin to score a touchdown to stick my finger in your face......thats right America, us players are united for a CAUSE...our next contract...

Horse Racing

I like Gov Christie , he inherited a state in serious financial trouble and has had to make some tough decisions and significant cuts, and i have agreed with 99% of them.....BUT he is dead wrong when it comes to the Horse Racing Industry. If Monmouth Park goes away, the Horse farms and those who provide for them will go away too, at last estimate there are 13,000 jobs tied to the entire industry, that is significant.....not to mention the quality of life....yesterday there close to 15,000 people at Monmouth Park, enjoying the 2nd annual Beerfest and BBQ cookoff, to stand by the Paddock and see the faces of the kids, both big and small, smiling at the Horses is a treat.....I may be a jackass, but I chose to live in Little Silver because of its proximity to Monmouth Park....if it goes away, that's one less thing keeping me and many others in Monmouth County.

the NEW Giant Stadium

Tonight we attack the New Meadows for the first time , in what hopes to be a long running stint at the new Giant Stadium. PSL nonsene aside, I am anxious to drink beeeeer in my new seat as a first hand witness to one of the most sucessful franchises in NFL History, Bill Garry assured me that not even Hurrican Earl can dampen our enthusiasm....or the Montreal seasoned steaks for that matter.....onward to Victory....Go Blue.