- I found a new horse racing blog site today. Sid Fernando is a horseflesh expert and journalist who has an excellent breeding-heavy blog here on WordPress. He is part of a website called eMatings, which offers professional advice to horsemen on breeding/mating possibilities. When I get around to the breeding part of being a horseman, I think I’ll try their service.
- I watched the Liam Neeson thriller “Taken”. I’m not putting up a full review, because I was really bothered by the subject matter (human slave trade). But I will say that Liam Neeson is an extraordinary actor who I enjoy watching immensely. I had mixed feelings when I saw him for the first time in Spielberg’s once-in-a-lifetime film, “Schindler’s List”, as I felt his Oskar Schindler was a bit stilted, but in films since then, he’s grown on me a lot.
- I visited Nancy and Dean Vanhuss’s new winery last week, Dry Mill Winery. It’s set on a beautiful piece of property in Loudoun County and the restored farmhouse looks great. Congrats to Dean and Nancy on their new venture.
- This weekend is Charles Town’s Spring Festival, which includes visits by Big Drama (straight out of the Preakness Stakes), Azul Leon, Bunker Hill, and Forty Thieves. We’ll have numerous famous jockeys on site, including Eibar Coa, Anna Napravnik (who I’d love to meet), Michael Baze, and Jermaine Bridgmohan.
