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The truly great debate among folks who go to the track often enough is...who has the best food at the track. Track kitchens are...great places to get a solid meal, cheap, to meet people, to laugh, to get a hot tip on a longshot. What track has the best breakfast?

A story about John Sherriffs that I'll never forget. The day after Zenyatta lost at the Breeders' Cup we drove along the fence row on the backside of Churchill. I had seen on Twitter that the barn Zenyatta was in was visible from the road so we decided to take a shot before we left town. We found the barn and Shirreffs was out there, but with a different horse. We parked the car and went and asked him if Zenyatta was going to be out anytime soon. He said no, that she had just been out, and probably wouldn’t come back out until the afternoon. We said thanks and started talking to him and asking questions and stuff. We told him we were from Missouri and had to leave and get back home. He went to the barn and told us to hang on a minute he’d be right back. He returned with Zenyatta. Brought her up to the fence and let us see her for a while. Brought the exercise rider over and he talked to us for a long time. The Racing Dudes didn't even exist at that time. We didn’t really know much to be honest. Him doing that meant everything at the time. It was truly one of the best days of my life in racing. Fast forward a few years. Racing Dudes was born and the horse you see in the logo was inspired by none other than Zenyatta. Safe to say that John Sherriffs certainly made an impact in our lives and even possible without him and Zenyatta, Racing Dudes would have never happened. Thanks for everything, John.🙏🏼

Cuando a Springsteen y su E Street Band les pide un fan que toquen "You Never Can Tell" de Chuck Berry (la conoceréis por Pulp Fiction) y la banda, sin estar en el repertorio, se la saca en dos minutos y la interpreta magistralmente. Música de verdad hecha por músicos de verdad

It is with profound sadness that we remember John C. Harris – ag visionary, horse racing advocate and lifelong supporter of The Big Fresno Fair. His legacy in California agriculture and at our Fair is lasting and profound. 📽️youtu.be/OlqbaSp7SZ0?si…

Happy National Corn Day from Rico the porcupine!! 🌽

I received this email. This was the last cartoon I posted on twitter

@Eiramlysal nice piece that was relevant for a discussion today. Names matter. But sometimes it is confusing. 😎 diverseeducation.com/opinion/articl…

nytimes.com/2024/09/29/obi… via @NYTimes A loss. 🥲

Saratoga Race Course: A look at the highs and lows of another summer at the Spa — TAG at the Track dailygazette.com/news/saratoga-… via @dgazette

Covering the agility finals tonight. Saw a guy wearing a NYR hat. We're now bffs and texting about the game between competitors. #LGR #worldscolliding

One of the most unique images I've seen at Churchill Downs or any racetrack for that matter. Kentucky Oaks day photo from @coadymediagroup

The ears.. 😊

My 5yo has a new friend at school & asked me to set up a play date. I was texting with the parent & when we got to logistics the parent asked if I could pick the kid up. They live 4 blocks (under .5 mile) away & I said we’d be happy to walk over. The parent shared 1/6

It won’t be long. . . The sun is out and training gets underway in just nine days. Opening day for 2024 is Saturday, May 4 ⁦@EmeraldDowns⁩

via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2024/02/02/us/…

Before Perfect Drift was euthanized, "I walked him out the west end of the barn and onto the east turn of the half-mile oval where he learned how to first change leads,” Reed added. .. “It's the last sixteenth, you're well in front, and in hand." bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/a…