Guaranteed to turn heads on Halloween, Steve and Tanya Melen cruise downtown Tiburon in his 1964 red Mercury Comet Caliente convertible. He is dressed as the “Joy of Painting” artist Bob Ross, complete with a resplendent beard. Tanya has been transformed into one of his aesthetically pleasing landscapes with happy little trees. “Bob” turns to the camera and says, “Look at the beautiful nature and scenery. Aren’t the trees beautiful? Don’t they make you want to stop and take a little breath? I think I am going to paint them.
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NBC’s Kenny Rice Chats the Breeders’ Cup, Reporting Without Fans, and More
The Breeders’ Cup World Championships will offer 14 races with purses and awards totaling $31 million when the season-culminating event is held this Friday and Saturday at Keeneland Race Course.
Breeders’ Cup Features, Helping Horses During the Pandemic, and More Must-Click Links of the Week
Welcome to our link roundup, where we share our favorite stories from around the Internet! Know a link that should be included? Email it to americasbestracing@gmail.com! Breeders’ Cup week has officially kicked off in Lexington, Ky. with a fireworks show! (LEX 18)
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Favorite Jackie’s Warrior Living Up to His Name
Most yearlings arrive unnamed at Thoroughbred auctions, identified only by their hip numbers and pedigrees, before being named by their purchasers. Hip #2271 at the 2019 Keeneland September yearling sale wasn’t like most horses then, nor is he now. He came to the Taylor Made Sales Agency consignment named Jackie’s Warrior, and though he was sold to Kirk Robison for $95,000, his name was not changed.
