If you ever find yourself in the English countryside during the middle of June, you’ll notice something pretty peculiar. The trains heading toward a small town in Berkshire are suddenly packed with men in morning suits and top hats, and women wearing the most elaborate, gravity defying headpieces you’ve ever seen. It’s not a movie…
If you have ever spent a Saturday afternoon at the track or scrolling through racing forms on your phone, you know that horse racing feels like a giant puzzle. Some pieces are easy to spot, like a horse that just won three races in a row. Others are a bit more mysterious. One of the…
There is a certain magic to turf racing that you just do not get with dirt tracks. Maybe it’s the vibrant green of the grass or the way the sound of thundering hooves feels a bit more muffled and rhythmic. But the real draw for many of us is the unpredictability. You can look at…
If you have ever spent a warm summer afternoon at the racetrack, you know there is a specific kind of magic that happens when the horses move from the dirt onto the grass. It is like the whole atmosphere changes. I remember the first time I saw a major turf race in person. The vibrant…
There is something deeply moving about watching an older horse out in the pasture. They have this wisdom in their eyes and a slow, steady way of moving that just demands respect. If you have been lucky enough to have a senior horse in your life, you know that their needs change as the years…
If you have ever stood by the rail at a racetrack and watched a pack of thoroughbreds thunder past, you know the sound is something you feel in your chest. It is a massive amount of power hitting the ground all at once. But have you ever stopped to look at what happens to the…
When most people think about a day at the races they usually picture the incredible speed of the horses or the fancy hats and the cheering crowds. It is easy to get caught up in the glamour of the event. But if you look closely at the track after a big race you’ll see something…
Until recently, the prevailing view assumed lorem ipsum was born as a nonsense text. “It’s not Latin, though it looks like it, and it actually says nothing,” Before & After magazine answered a curious reader, Its ‘words’ loosely approximate the frequency with which letters occur in English, which is why at a glance it looks…
Until recently, the prevailing view assumed lorem ipsum was born as a nonsense text. “It’s not Latin, though it looks like it, and it actually says nothing,” Before & After magazine answered a curious reader, Its ‘words’ loosely approximate the frequency with which letters occur in English, which is why at a glance it looks…
Until recently, the prevailing view assumed lorem ipsum was born as a nonsense text. “It’s not Latin, though it looks like it, and it actually says nothing,” Before & After magazine answered a curious reader, Its ‘words’ loosely approximate the frequency with which letters occur in English, which is why at a glance it looks…