Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
Confucius
Bloodhorse – Jay Hovdey – No Easy Answers for a Triple Crown Under Siege
Bloodhorse – Napoleon Solo Stars in Preakness, Repels Iron Honor
A true man hates no one.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Phil has a question:
Have you seen a jockey take better advantage of the nuances of a quirky distance for a track than Paco Lopez did on Napoleon Solo in the 2026 Preakness CLI at Laurel Park.
This Is Horse Racing – Tom Law – The one: Napoleon Solo takes the 151st Preakness
TDN – Christina Bossinakis – Napoleon Solo Marches to Victory in Preakness 151
Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Paulick Report – Chelsea Hackbarth – Napoleon Solo Turns It All Around In Preakness Stakes
You can’t train speed
Multiple
Bloodhorse – Bob Ehalt – Owner Gold Strikes Preakness Gold With Napoleon Solo
If I wait for the genius to come, it just doesn’t arrive.
Ian Fleming
DRF – David Grening – Napoleon Solo surges to Preakness victory
Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – All Things Considered, Strong Handle for Preakness
One of the bibles of my youth was ‘Birds of the West Indies,’ by James Bond, a well-known ornithologist, and when I was casting about for a name for my protagonist I thought, ‘My God, that’s the dullest name I’ve ever heard,’ so I appropriated it. Now the dullest name in the world has become an exciting one.
Ian Fleming
Paulick Report – Explanations & Excuses: Jockeys Discuss Their Trips In 2026 Preakness Stakes
Paulick Report – Explanations & Excuses: Trainers Comment On 2026 Preakness Stakes
ESPN – Alaina Getzenberg – How Buffalo’s Beer Sabre took over the hockey world
Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Back on Turf, Warming Brings the Heat in Gallorette
Bloodhorse – Olivia Newman – Fort Washington Repeats in Dinner Party Stakes
Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Strong Finish Lifts Bring the Smoke in Maryland Sprint
Bloodhorse – Lizzy Madden – Obliteration Back to Winning Ways in Chick Lang Stakes
Paulick Report – Joe Nevills – Kentucky Oaks Redemption: My Miss Mo Wins Black-Eyed Susan
Bloodhorse – Bob Ehalt – My Miss Mo Finds More in Black-Eyed Susan
My Miss Mo is from the third last crop of the prematurely departed son of the prematurely departed Indian Charlie, Uncle Mo, who raced for Mike Repole and stood at Ashford in Versailles, Kentucky.
Many racing fans operate under the misconception that Indian Charlie was named after Indian Charlie, but in fact Indian Charlie was named after Indian Charlie.
Indian Charlie was named for a combined tout sheet and backstretch opinion/humor newsletter published by Ed Musselman. (This, in turn, was named for the nickname of clocker Charlie Neal, a much-loved backstretch character of partly Native American ancestry who died in 1993 and whose ashes were scattered on the Churchill Downs track near the clockers’ stand.) Irreverent and often controversial from its initial publication in 1994 on, Musselman’s newsletter was repeatedly banned from distribution at Churchill Downs with its most recent expulsion beginning in 2014, a ban that was honored by Keeneland as well. While the Churchill Downs ban was eventually lifted, Musselman and his newsletter were banned from all Keeneland properties beginning September 20, 2018. The newsletter ended print publication at the end of 2020.
Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Navajo Warrior Wins Pimlico Special in Stakes Debut
Bloodhorse – Olivia Newman – Margie’s Intention Repeats Maryland Magic in DuPont
Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Peach Tie Defends Home Track in Miss Preakness
Some legislators only wish to vengeance against a particular enemy. Others only look out for themselves. They devote very little time on the consideration of any public issue. They think that no harm will come from their neglect. They act as if it is always the business of somebody else to look after this or that. When this selfish notion is entertained by all, the commonwealth slowly begins to decay.
Thucydides
Phil M. Stockmen