Monthly Archives: May 2012

Charles Hatton on 1962 champion two-year-old filly Affectionately from the 1963 American Racing Manual. ———————————————————————————- Affectionately always had a sentimental appeal, as a daughter of Swaps and the first born of Searching, two enormously popular entertainers. The public expected great … Continue reading →

Charles Hatton on 1951 Horse of the Year Counterpont from the 1952 American Racing Manual. —————————————————————————————- The career of Counterpoint clearly illustrates “the glorious uncertainty” of the thoroughbred sport. As a yearling, he suffered a broken bone in one hoof, … Continue reading →

I’ll Have Another is now poised to become the twelfth Triple Crown winner and the first since Affirmed in 1978. That of course is great for the industry, and I will not even bother to enumerate all the obvious reasons … Continue reading →

Charles Hatton on 1960-1964 Horse of the Year Kelso from the 1965 American Racing Manual. ————————————————————————————– Kelso is a magnificent performer, one of the great geldings of turf history. At age seven in 1964, Mrs. Richard C. du Pont’s homebred … Continue reading →

Kelso was Horse of the Year five years in a row, 1960-1964. Of course Charles Hatton wrote about him all five years. I decided to compromise and present Hatton’s take on the 1960 and 1964 campaigns, the first and last … Continue reading →

I’ll Have Another sold for $11,000 as a yearling in 2010 and for $35,000 as a two-year-old in 2011. Those prices are somewhat understandable. His sire, Travers Stakes (G1) winner Flower Alley, was just sort of muddling along, not particularly … Continue reading →

Congratulations!!!!!!! to Rosie Napravnik for becoming the first female jockey to win the Kentucky Oaks two days ago on Believe You Can. I believe I heard her mention  that it was also the first G1 race of any description she … Continue reading →