Proud Preakness needs overhaul (Fauquier Times-Democrat, VA)
An interesting commentary on Barbaro’s injury at the Preakness in Baltimore at the second leg of Triple Crown on Saturday, May 20th, 2006 and on race day, the track facilities and Pimlico; by someone who seems to know a little about horses and horseracing.
Hat Tip: Maryland Department of Agriculture News Clippings
Proud Preakness needs overhaul (Fauquier Times-Democrat, VA)
By Jackie Burke - an author based near Orlean.
05/23/2006
Proud Preakness needs overhaul
Staff
Mede Cahaba Stable owner Mignon Smith was so inspired by Barbaro’s Kentucky Derby win that she ordered tickets and a bus so that 44 friends could attend the Preakness Stakes with her this past Saturday.
For a number of years I was employed by the Washington, D.C.-based Mede Cahaba, a large multi-state racing and breeding business, and before that I learned to post as one of Smith’s riding students at the original Mede Cahaba stable in my native
So I was offered two tickets to the big event and in turn I invited friend and new neighbor Julia Thieriot. As we boarded the bus Saturday, a perfect spring morning, I promised Julia a memorable time.
The bus rumbled north, carrying a congenial group with a general air of electric anticipation that only an event such as the Preakness Stakes can generate. Had I realized what a memorable and horrific day lay before us, I would have stayed in bed.
Read the rest of the story here: Proud Preakness needs overhaul (Fauquier Times-Democrat, VA)
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