Full disclosure: This one is going to be hard to write …

But as depressed as I have been feeling, I am starting to think that maybe it will help to put it all out there.

Horse racing is a notoriously private industry. Some people think it’s taboo to talk about the bad things and only stick to the good, but knowing about the bad makes celebrating the triumphs much more special.

Term of Art won’t be competing at the Thoroughbred Makeover this year. He may never be sound again, or the harshest of realities is that this may be something that we aren’t able to fix.

Horse racing is a sensory sport. So much of its excitement is generated from the colors that fill your eyes, the pungent smell of horse, and perhaps above all, its distinct sounds. The rhythmic beating of hooves in the dirt during morning training, punctuated by steady snorts; shouts and cheers from you and your friends as the longshot you have 10 bucks on crosses the finish line first; birds in the trees on a green spring morning leading in the herd.