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 Editorials

Thoughts from our editor, Joe Clancy. For archived editorials click here.

Mare magic always delivers

It never fails. This time of year, when I’m chasing interviews about “notable” broodmares in the region, I get hit with the importance, dignity, steadfastness and grace of the Thoroughbred broodmare.

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West Virginia's Casey leaves long legacy

There were times when his family tried to tell him the 30-40 mares James W. Casey sent to the breeding shed each year were a few too many. Maybe 15-20 made more sense, they’d say – futilely. No, Casey wasn’t going to change his strategy.
 
And why would he?

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A new look for a good read

Notice anything different about this magazine? Hopefully you did already and if you didn’t, keep turning pages. There’s a fresh look, largely steered by director of publications Barrie Reightler and her design skills, that hopefully makes Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred better.

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Hang in there, racing people

Give director of publications Barrie Reightler credit for the quip. In response to a simple “How’s it going?” she replied, “I’m hanging in there. . .but the thread is getting thin.” I nearly spit out my tea. I don’t think she intended to do so, but she basically spoke for the entire Thoroughbred industry – publications, racetracks, farms, trainers, breeders, owners, buyers, sellers, whatever.

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Snap Decision puts on a show at Saratoga

People ask me all the time why Saratoga Race Course still hosts stee-ple-chase races. Compared to the old days at America’s most storied racetrack, the jumpers have been marginalized –  seven races (if they fill), always the first on the card, on Wednesdays, no final jump in the stretch, only two hurdles on the backstretch, never in the pick five or other major multi-race wager.

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