Winner of the Breeder’s Cup Classic, the Preakness Stakes, the Dubai World Cup and named the 2007 Horse of the Year, Curlin was a horse I had followed since before the 2007 Kentucky Derby. He …
Posts by Jamie Newell:
Curlin: Racing to History Part 1
Churchill Downs — May 3, 2008 — Kentucky Derby: I was standing level with the track, leaning my arms against a fence inches from the rail. The sun was baking my shoulders, giving me a …
Plants Gone Bad: Takin’ Back the Planet
What amazes me about M. Night Shyamalan is he seems to have friends. How else would he get such talented actors like John Leguizamo, Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel in one film? They certainly can’t …
Big Brown Denied Triple Crown; Curlin To Run Saturday At Churchill Downs
Millions of TV viewers and a live crowd of 94,476 people turned their eyes to the Belmont Stakes to witness history on June 7, 2008. What they got was certainly history, though not in the …
The Beauty That Comes From Corrupting a Boy’s Mind
I remember what it was like to sit in the backseat of my parents’ car, gazing out the window and imagining mythical creatures frolicking alongside the road. (Nevermind the fact I still do that as …
The Triple Crown Awaits
And so here we are on Belmont Eve. Nerves can get to you come Belmont. For me, the race is the poised hatchet ready to fall over my Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner. At a …
Sex: It’s Not for Everyone
I don’t want to say that Sex and the City: The Movie is only for faithful viewers of the HBO series, but I will say the uninitiated probably won’t “get” the film. The movie thoughtfully …
An Interview With Turf Legend Bill Nack
Bill Nack was a senior writer for Sports Illustrated for 23 years. Before that, he wrote for New York Newsday for eleven years. He is the winner of seven Eclipse Awards for turf writing, horse …
Big Brown is Belmont Bound
I hope you’re not sick of hearing about Big Brown. Because with the way Mr. Big keeps running his races, the chatter isn’t going to stop about him for a long time. The Preakness Stakes, …
Big Brown Gets No Respect in the Preakness
One thing is for certain about horse racing: there is no such thing as a “sure thing.” Horses are living, breathing creatures with as distinct personalities as pedigrees. A horse is not a car — …