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Funsaratoga.com blog update

I've had some loyal readers for several years now so I hate dropping off the planet like this.  Work, married life, and fatherhood are all going great - just exhausting.  Our daughter Antonella is growing by leaps and bounds and she wakes up smiling every day :) 

 

As my regular readers know, I haven't been blogging much lately.  I will see if I get the energy and time in the coming weeks; perhaps the end of winter will fire up my creative spirits and I'll have something I just have to write.  Family life of course comes first so for now I am taking a bit of a break from blogging. Take care everybody!

 

 

Wonderful News!

Just over two weeks ago, Margarita gave birth to our beautiful daughter Antonella Eva.  Obviously, blogging comes way down the list after feeding her, diaper changes, reading to her and generally loving this precious gift that my wife and I have been waiting a long time for.  So hopefully in the coming weeks I will fire up the ol' blog and start posting again - after all I have so much to say - but for now, fatherhood comes first.  Take care folks - life is good!

 

 

 

Check out Tom Noonan's blog

There is a somewhat under-the-radar Saratoga blog focusing on politics and Saratoga Race Course.  Tom Noonan has a good perspective on both the racing as well as the business/politics end of things in our little corner of the racing world.  You can check out his self-titled blog here.

The best Saratoga Horse Racing Publication You're Not Reading

OK, maybe you are reading The Saratoga Special, and that makes sense because I am really enjoying it this year and perhaps you are too.  If you are not reading this superb publication, and you have a passion for Saratoga Race Course, then you should find a copy today.  It's a free paper with daily editions available during the entire meet at the track and at many retail establishments in Saratoga Springs.  You can also read the online version.

The Saratoga Special is somewhat of an insider's paper run by two brothers Sean and Joe Clancy, as well as Tom Law who was with The Thoroughbred Times until recently.  Sean Clancy was a steeplechase jockey at Saratoga during the 1990s - I really enjoyed his book Saratoga Days, which is about his daily life while racing during the Saratoga meet in 1999.   

The paper is just fun - informative but not too dense - and each edition is guaranteed to give me a few smiles and laughs.  I really enjoy the "Here and There" section on pages three and four, which is an easy read and includes a subsection called "Worth Repeating", which is a number of overheard quotes from many places in an around the track, especially the backstretch. 

So find a copy and see if you'll get hooked like I did.  Hey, it's something free and it's all about Saratoga, what's not to like?

Hello again!

Hello folks.  I've taken a break from blogging and writing for the past two months.  As my regular readers know, since late summer 2012 I shifted my writing over to Saratoga Wire as a volunteer weekly columnist. I enjoyed that experience, and have respect for Jonathan Greene and Dale Willman and what they are trying to do with that online newspaper.   The problem was that I have a full-time job that involves travel and long hours and even at just once-a-week, I struggled to keep up.  I'm just not able to write on a deadline.

And that's what makes blogging so perfect for me.  I write what I want, when I want.   10 times a week, or once every two weeks.  I have always strived for some level of consistency on here, and for the most part have done a decent job not letting this blog go stale.  But it's nice to be the boss and be able to take 8 days off if need be. 

So I am hoping to write a little here and there, and continue sharing my thoughts as I have since 2006.  Thanks for reading.  Have a great Fourth of July.

 

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