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The Incomparable Magic of a Christmas Pony

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.

Last-Minute Gift Ideas for the Gambler on Your List

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.

A (nearly) complete set of Kentucky Derby glasses

You’re Not an Arcade Geek Unless You Played This Game

The first time I saw Derby Owners Club was at a truck stop while I was on the road in Texas. It was the biggest arcade game I had ever seen. It had a giant screen that was surrounded by rows of several video terminals with their own seats. On the big screen was a horse race, albeit rendered in what were already outdated graphics by 2005. On the individual terminals there were screens where the players trained their horses to prepare for the next race on the schedule.

Fans Can Meet Always Dreaming in #GivingTuesday Challenge

Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and WinStar Farm announced today that WinStar will be the official sponsor of The WinStar-Grayson #GivingTuesday Challenge, to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017.

Breeders’ Cup Flashback: 1984 a Pop Culture Watershed

“Morning again in America.” Silicon Valley takes on Big Brother at the Super Bowl. A celluloid poet of teen angst captures the Zeitgeist. The best basketball rivalry of all time resumes, and gets even better. And four music icons dominate the Billboard charts just as a newfangled small plastic disc encoded with digital data hits the music marketplace.

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