blasphemy! also, hallucinations!

True 'dat. I originally also put in something about Terlingua (Storm Cat's dam) but then deleted it after realizing my nerd flag was already flying high enough for mentioning the Iron Lady. It's tough to be a racing fan, between most of the public's disinterest and the NY Times trying to kill the sport. Whatever. …

Laminitis is a bitch. It also killed Sunday Silence (Kentucky Derby, Preakness & Breeders' Cup Classic winner, 1989) at age 16. Barbaro, too- he developed it while his broken leg was healing and after that there was nothing that could be done.

So here's my mint julep recipe: