My entire Breeders’ Cup was tied into Bayern, who, after wiping out half the field, including his main pace rival, at the start, was quite fortunate to survive the inquiry.
Did I feel guilty about cashing tickets?
Perhaps a little, but I also realize that I’ve been on the other side many times.
In any form of wagering, take it where you can get it.
Welcome to ABR’s Pigskins and Ponies column, where winners play!
Theodore Gericault's "The Derby at Epsom" is a notable piece of horse racing art. (Photo by WikiArt)
Throughout time horses have held a certain allure for artists of all types. Painters, especially, have considered the animal among the most challenging subjects in portraiture. With its shiny coat of multiple hues, delicate balance of conformation, and well-defined physique – not to mention an aura that isn’t necessarily plain to see – representing a horse is enough to drive even the most accomplished artists to madness.
The 1976 film “The Front” opens with a shot of a young Woody Allen perched on a barstool reading the Daily Racing Form. Allen plays the fictional Howard Prince, a down-on-his-luck Brooklyn bookmaker who is asked to front for a group of blacklisted television writers. Set in the 1950s, “The Front” was based on the real-life experiences of Walter Bernstein, the film’s Oscar-nominated writer.
