Remembering Joe
Joe Hirsch got the right kind of send-off, appealing to both the highbrow and lowbrow, with heartfelt, choking speeches but also waitresses milling about the room plying bracing Bloody Mary’s and cheap champagne mimosas.
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In the Final Analysis
Stunned by Mine That Bird’s upset win in the Kentucky Derby, special correspondent Blinkers Off stumbles to the Churchill Downs backstretch seeking answers.
Read moreA Grand Assignment
The longer Oaks Day goes, the lengthier the span of time between races. When the seventh race lazed into view — around 1:40 p.m. — there were 30 minutes to post, and it was time to fidget then time to ramble.
Read moreRiffraff in the Rain
No surprise when the media is treated like dogs, but today we actually looked like mangy mongrels after tramping through the Churchill barn area all morning as monsoon-strength rains passed through, courtesy of a laughing God.
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