Songbird at Taylor Made, during a Songbird Fan Day prior to selling at Fasig Tipton (this may have been in October, rather than November)

Songbird

Songbird

Songbird

Songbird

Songbird’s life-sized shadowbox outside of the Taylor Made barn at Fasig Tipton

Tepin

Quality Rocks

Loved the way the sunlight illuminated this weanling’s head, mane, and forelock

Miss Temple City

American Pharoah’s half sister American Cleopatra

Finest City

A barn cat at Three Chimneys

Fast Anna

Will Take Charge (my first time seeing him in retirement)

Gun Runner, a few days after his Breeders’ Cup Classic win; his walk was so efficient that even in that I could see what a top athlete he is

Gun Runner

Gun Runner

Gun Runner

Cupid at Ashford

Classic Empire at Ashford

Ashford fall scenery

Fall colors at Gainesway

Bird Song at Gainesway

 

Sun King at Old Friends (my first time getting to see him since his arrival)

Sun King

Sun King

Charismatic’s grave