Love Hawthorne, but that long stretch can give you one heck of a headache. I remember taking my mom there to watch my filly run, and her direct quote was, "She has to run all that way?" LOL But she did, and we were happily in the winner's circle with Richie Scherer and Jose Ferrer in the irons. Good times!
Very nice, Chris. Congrats -- and I look forward to all your future blogs!