Call to the post.

Forgive this hasty introduction. I am beginning this blog on the eve of Zenyatta's official retirement, so I am far more concerned with capturing her arrival in Lexington, KY, than I am setting it up and seeing to the details. But I will say this: Zenyatta has taught me that there is hope for horse racing. While there are many aspects of this grand sport that are fundamentally broken, there is still a spark there, just like there was in Gondor once the blood of Numenor was nearly spent but before the return of the king (there are probably few true geeks who are also horse racing fanatics; alas I am one of that small number).

My goal for this blog is to show you racing through the eyes of a fan, someone who loves it deep down for its beauty, power and grace, to look at the handicapping and the business of it, but also see beyond it, and how like-minded people can help this sport rise up despite itself.

Fittingly, I'll start with Zenyatta.