Blinkers Off Archive
Remembering Joe
Joe Hirsch got the right kind of send-off, appealing to both the highbrow and lowbrow, with heartfelt, choking speeches but also waitresses milling about the room plying bracing Bloody Mary's and cheap champagne mimosas. Read more
Posted by Blinkers Off / Jun 5, 2009 @ 6:00 PM / People / Tags: Belmont Park, Chip Woolley, Daily Racing Form, Joe Hirsch, NYRA, NYSE /
In the Final Analysis
Stunned by Mine That Bird's upset win in the Kentucky Derby, special correspondent Blinkers Off stumbles to the Churchill Downs backstretch seeking answers. Read more
Posted by Blinkers Off / May 3, 2009 @ 12:55 PM / Triple Crown / Tags: Churchill Downs, Conspiracy Theories, Dunkirk, Kentucky Derby, Mine That Bird, Todd Pletcher /
Derby Day Intrigue
It's not surprising the bad and weird news the morning of the Kentucky Derby would come from trainer Jeff Mullins and IEAH. If anyone was going to scratch out of the Derby, it was likely favorite I Want Revenge. Read more
Posted by Blinkers Off / May 2, 2009 @ 4:45 PM / Triple Crown / Tags: I Want Revenge, IEAH, Jeff Mullins /
A Grand Assignment
The longer Oaks Day goes, the lengthier the span of time between races. When the seventh race lazed into view -- around 1:40 p.m. -- there were 30 minutes to post, and it was time to fidget then time to ramble. Read more
Posted by Blinkers Off / May 1, 2009 @ 4:45 PM / Triple Crown / Tags: Churchill Downs, Humanity, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, Press Box /
Riffraff in the Rain
No surprise when the media is treated like dogs, but today we actually looked like mangy mongrels after tramping through the Churchill barn area all morning as monsoon-strength rains passed through, courtesy of a laughing God. Read more
Posted by Blinkers Off / Apr 30, 2009 @ 3:30 PM / Triple Crown / Tags: Kentucky Derby /
