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I don’t like starting blogs on sad notes, but I just want to pay tribute to my father-in-law, who sadly died a few weeks ago from complications of a stroke very suddenly. Howard or Rasser or Raff, as he’s affectionately known amongst our family, was a wonderful grandfather to Willow and Grace, enjoyed spending a […]
The reason for the title of this blog is due to the fact that we just finished the Belmont Stakes in Saratoga for the last time. Being a traditionalist, I’m a big believer that things as sacred as the Triple Crown shouldn’t be altered. So I, for one, am incredibly excited to see Belmont reopen […]
With the end of what I call the southern meetings of Fair Grounds and Florida, we saw the opening of Keeneland and the start of turf racing in New York. This is the time of year that we start to gear up for the months ahead. We’ve had a relatively quiet start to the year […]
This winter has been without a doubt the hardest winter I’ve experienced since I’ve lived in New York, with record setting lows, record setting winds, and record setting inches/feet of snow. The weather has been extremely challenging for anyone and everyone who’s involved in horse racing in the state of New York. We’ve lost a […]
Happy New Year and what a December it was for the Morley Barn. Having realised that we were going to round off the year having accomplished a couple of really good milestones for our clients, we actually accomplished a huge milestone for the barn, too. I’m not one to crow about achievements too much but […]
2025 has been a real rollercoaster year. And when I say rollercoaster, that’s not always what I’m looking for, to be perfectly honest. I feel like we’ve been a little spottier in our results than I would’ve liked, but delighted to say that the last month has been exceptional in terms of horses that have […]
Ever since the first week of June, we seem to have had a little bit of a problem with finding the winner’s circle. Take nothing away from the horses, the staff, and the general effort, we have been horrendously unlucky on a number of occasions—including in the photo finish booth for the last four months. […]
Saratoga is a results business, and while we had a wonderful day on the 29th of August, we had a pretty miserable meet in terms of finding our way to the winner’s circle. It was incredibly tough on all of us involved in the barn though, because it wasn’t that we had horses in the […]
The middle of the summer is always a time when the Morley Barn spends a great chunk of the season traveling on the road with horses stabled in Saratoga and Belmont Park. We’ve been going up and down more than usual this year with the Belmont having its second year run in Saratoga, as well […]
May always brings the start of Triple Crown fever with the Derby being run on the first Saturday in May, and what a fantastic race this year’s addition was. As we’ve gone through the three legs of the Triple Crown, it’s become very apparent that there are three above average colts amongst the three-year-old group, […]