What happened to Haskin's derby writings on bloodhorse?

[Indian Charlie]

He seems to have been vacuumed out of bloodhorse!

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

He seems to have been vacuumed out of bloodhorse!

Left for South American trip. Back in a couple weeks.

[Thunder Gulch]

I enjoyed him through the years, but do we really need him to rave about 25 maiden winners in January?

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch

I enjoyed him through the years, but do we really need him to rave about 25 maiden winners in January?

It can be a good way to get on the bandwagon of a horse before it becomes a star which is fun for a lot of people. I enjoy his early Triple Crown coverage probably more than anything else he writes. The only problem I ever have with his writing is he can sometimes be a little superlative in his praise. You could read one of his columns and think you have ten future Secretariats on the way.

[my miss storm cat]

It took me a long time to appreciate Hemingway... I didn't understand till years after i first read him that the beauty was in the simplicity of his words. Every line was pure and true.

That's kinda how I feel about Haskin.

He exudes a kind of passion and enthusiasm, but he never hits you over the head with it, never talks down to his audience. He tells you how he see it all, makes his points, backs them up and always stays within a certain style...

His piece after Barbaro died was short, but it was perfect. You could feel what he was feeling and like any art form, to me anyway, the point is to move people.

I had always enjoyed his work but that piece... that piece was beautiful.

His Triple Crown stuff? No problem here with the potential for 10 Secretariats. I'd rather read someone who is excited about the game than the sometimes-dry and generic writers elsewhere.

(Geez, I sound like I'm on his payroll or something).

Jesustapdancingchrist, mmsc.