The poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas” envisions a peaceful night in which “The children were nestled all snug in their beds; while visions of sugar plums danced in their heads.” I can guarantee you that visions of sugar plums were never dancing in my head on Christmas Eve. It was always about ponies and horses. The Holy Grail of Christmas presents! A horse! A pony! The fulfillment of so many dreams and wishes. Sometimes I peruse YouTube to see the latest videos of the lucky ones who received a horse for Christmas.
There are only six more shopping days until Christmas! If you’re still looking for some last-minute gifts for the horseplayer in your life, allow me to make a few suggestions.
Jockey Robby Albarado has known Jake Delhomme just about as long as he can remember, since they both caught the bug for horse racing as boys in south Louisiana.
Welcome to Tacos and Trifectas! Each week, America’s Best Racing’s Southern California correspondent Jose Contreras - @LosPonies to those who follow him on Twitter - will provide a taco review along with a selection that he will key in trifecta bets in hopes of winning some cash to buy more tacos! Contreras will map out a trifecta betting strategy for how to key his main pick and keep track of his return on investment (ROI).
Stop back each week if you love tacos and want a trifecta play!
