Carrying on after a loss: Zermeno, long-time Schosberg assistant, gone too soon

Trainer Rick Schosberg shipped from his Belmont Park base to Saratoga this year on the Tuesday before the meet started. The routine has been the same for decades: the stable staff heads up to get the barn ready, and then the horses arrive, with Schosberg, his wife Dawn, his dogs following behind. The same process,…

Swift Temper in the Ruffian

Thirteen days ago, Swift Temper finished thirteen and a half lengths behind Icon Project in the Grade I Personal Ensign at Saratoga. Following that race, trainer Dale Romans said, “She ran good. We’re happy with the way she ran. Of course, we’re disappointed that she didn’t win.” Thirteen days later, he didn’t need to be…

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Carrying on after a loss: Zermeno, long-time Schosberg assistant, gone too soon

Swift Temper in the Ruffian