As we step into the New Year with cautious optimism Phil will be reprising some articles for the Ennead to re-familiarize themselves with.
One of the toughest things about the Holiday Season is trying to figure out what day of the week it is.
It was veteran Jockey day for the last five races at Santa Anita Park on Boxing Day with Mike Smith winning the 5th and the La Brea, Gary Steven winning the Mathis Brothers and the Malibu and Kent Desormeaux closing the day wiring the field in the nightcap.
Twas the Day after Christmas
Phil and every other pun maker across North America were rather pleased to see that the Pizza Man will be returning for the 2016 season.
Phil has often commented that the one of the most cogent comments he has ever heard about thoroughbred racing in the province of Alberta is that:
The horse racing symposium in Arizona and the recent climate talks in Paris have much in common.