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Wow.  Tiz the Law was the overwhelming favourite to win the 2020 Kentucky Derby.  Not simply because in this, the time of Covid, we are looking for stories that will make us smile.  Tiz the Law’s performances in his previous races, … Continue reading →

With 12 days to the Kentucky Derby, thought I’d see how many horses in the field descended from Canada’s Northern Dancer.  If you guessed the entire 20 horses, you’d be correct. But then, according to Irish researchers, 97% of Thoroughbreds, world-wide, will … Continue reading →

Tiz the Law remains front and centre in my mission to report “feel good” horse stories during this, life in the time of covid. Indeed, the backstory of Tiz the Law and his team has all the makings of a … Continue reading →

When writing about HRH Queen Elizabeth and her efforts to save the Cleveland Bay, I thought I’d like to refocus this blog and search out stories that resonate among those of us who have spent a lifetime enamored with horses. I … Continue reading →

“Look back into your mighty ancestors”  Henry V by William Shakespeare I have watched the video of Enable’s recent King George victory dozen times.  To me, she’s the perfect racehorse:  beautiful, bold, and with a brilliance stride.  I know that my … Continue reading →

One of the most fascinating, and rewarding, aspects to writing biographies of horses, especially the exceptional ones, is discovering their essential natures.  Hence, what made them stand out.  For starters, I found that they are often independent.  For example: Nearctic, … Continue reading →

Meanwhile back inside the book, Dark Horse: unraveling the mystery of Nearctic.  Let’s face it, writing a book is not only hard work, but it takes forever.  Start to finish, Dark Horse was particularly challenging.  Still, in retrospect, I learned … Continue reading →

Nearctic, sire of the mighty Northern Dancer, rules as patriarch of the most dominant sire line in the long history of the Thoroughbred. How was it so little was known of this horse? To uncover the answers, I ended up on … Continue reading →

At the core of long-distance, or book, writing there is stubborn determination fueled by an innate curiosity.  Hence, when I could find no information on Nearctic at Windfields,  I phoned Bill Talon, editor of the Daily Racing Form, and asked to … Continue reading →

I thought accessing information on Nearctic would be relatively simple.  I had, after-all, written both E.P.Taylor: horseman and his horses, and Northern Dancer: the legend and his legacy.  I had worked for the Taylor family as rider-in-residence at their Windfields estate.  … Continue reading →