What Do New York Politics And Geldings Have In Common?

The euphemism for a horse with both of his testicles is “intact.” The logical connotative sense, then, I guess, is that a horse that is gelded is “broken.” In reality, they are anything but; in fact, they are often the most beloved horses on the racetrack. Generally gelded when they’re young to address obstreperous behavior,…

RIP John Henry, 1975 – 2007

A friend and I made a mammoth weekend road trip to Lexington in April: We drove all day Friday; did horse things all day Saturday; and drove home on Sunday. We spent a few hours at the Kentucky Horse Park in between the morning workouts and the races at Keeneland. It felt pretty special to…