No lamb fries on a Joe Bologna's pizza

I had dinner at Joe Bologna's in Lexington tonight. Dad has been hankering after lamb fries (hog testicles) since coming down here. I asked the waitress if Joe Bologna's has ever offered a pizza with that particular delicacy on top. She said no (and that's probably a good thing).

Another "Vivid" performance

2005 Hambletonian winner Vivid Photo (above, Roger Hammer) turned in an impressive 1:51.2 (1:09.2 KR) clocking in today's Open Trot. Chart here:

http://racing.ustrotting.com/race_result.cfm?race_id=1954110&target=840714

"Donato" delivers in Lexington

Hambletonian winner Donato Hanover (above, Ron Pierce) was among the most impressive winners today at the Red Mile in Lexington. He tuned up for next week's Kentucky Futurity by winning a division of the Bluegrass Stakes in 1:52.0 (1:09.6 KR).

Video here:

http://207.232.119.242/usta/ustavideo.cfm?raceid=htrm092907e05

Off to Lexington....

I'm off to Lexington, KY (home of Keeneland, The Red Mile, the U of Ky., and most importantly, The Liquor Barn) this weekend. This is the best time of the year to go for harness racing fans. Dean Hoffman explains, more eloquently than I can, here:

http://www.ustrotting.com/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=23899&z=1

Excellent daily coverage of the events can be found here:

http://www.harnessracing.com/

The greatest liquor store known to man (aside from Joseph's Beverage Center and Citti-Markt in Flensburg), the Liquor Barn:

http://www.liquorbarn.com/

The Best pizza in Lexington:

http://www.joebolognas.com/

The Red Mile - home to the weekend's racing festivities:

http://www.theredmile.com/

Bundesliga Spieltag 6: Hertha & Hamburg both winners

Lucio (above) scored his first goal for Hertha Berlin in their 3-2 victory over Borussia Dortmund at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Story here:

http://www.herthabsc.de/index.php?id=15702&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=2072&tx_ttnews[backPid]=252&cHash=0ed1a78c1c

Hamburg won 1-0 against Nurenberg. Deatils here:

http://www.hsv.de/index.php?id=21098

Jug Day

Always A Virgin (Brian Sears), one of the pre-race favorites, won the second Jug elimination heat in 1:51.1.
Southwind Lynx (Tim Tetrick), winner of the $1M Meadowlands Pace, was second to Tell All in the first heat.
Tell All (Jody Jamieson) overtakes Southwind Lynx (Tim Tetrick) to win the first Jug elimination. Tell All would go on to win the Jug Final.
Jug Day is a sufficiently momentous occasion to bring out Ohio Wesleyan's Battling Bishop.

A "Tell All" Story in the Jug

Tell All won the exciting 62nd running of the Little Brown Jug at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. Video Here:

http://207.232.119.242/usta/ustavideo.cfm?raceid=hdel092007e14

Tell All & Always A Virgin won the semi-final heats. Video here:

http://207.232.119.242/usta/ustavideo.cfm?raceid=hdel092007e10

http://207.232.119.242/usta/ustavideo.cfm?raceid=hdel092007e09

Horsing Around - 9/18

Sister Kathy was 3rd today at Delaware. Video coming soon. Details here:

http://racing.ustrotting.com/race_result.cfm?race_id=1950835&target=893187

Bundesliga Spieltag 5: Hertha win, Hamburg lose

Hertha Berlin did their part to make this a good sports weekend, winning 2-1 at MSV Duisburg. Marko Pantelic (bottom of dogpile) scored twice to dispatch the Zebras, ending Hertha's lengthy road winless streak. More details:

http://www.herthabsc.de/index.php?id=16873

Hamburg were not so lucky, losing 2-1 to Eintracht Frankfurt.

http://www.hsv.de/index.php?id=21039

Soccer road trip to Sandusky

On Saturday, I took a road trip with a couple of our soccer coaches to Sandusky to watch Napoleon's girls play the Lady Blue Streaks. Napoleon prevailed 5-0. Andrea Borkowski (above) recorded two goals to lead the LadyCats.
DANGIT! Haley Rathge kept a clean sheet in goal.

After the game, we met up with the Sandusky coaches for lunch. What happened in Sandusky, stays in Sandusky.

Horsing Around - Delaware County Fair

Sister Kathy will be racing on Tuesday afternoon at the Delaware County Fair. Details here:

http://racing.ustrotting.com/race_entry.cfm?race_id=758409&target=893187

Horsing Around - Williams County Fair

Sister Kathy scored an easy wire-to-wire victory in Montpelier last night, clinching the Northwest Ohio Colt Racing Association championship for 2-year-old filly trotters. Details here:

http://racing.ustrotting.com/race_result.cfm?race_id=1948647&target=893187

She will be racing next at the Delaware County Fair on September 18.

NHS Soccer

On Saturday, Napoleon's boys easily defeated the Marion Harding Presidents 3-0 at Loose Field in Napoleon. Lee Hunter (#47 above) scored for the Wildcats. Napoleon's girls team was victorious at Marion 4-1.

Horsing Around - 9/11

Sister Kathy was third at Van Wert last Wednesday. Details here:

http://racing.ustrotting.com/race_result.cfm?race_id=1946930&target=893187

She races Tuesday at the Williams County Fair in Montpelier:

http://racing.ustrotting.com/race_entry.cfm?race_id=755961&target=893187

Horsing Around - 9/5

Sister Kathy races today at Van Wert. Details here:

http://racing.ustrotting.com/race_entry.cfm?race_id=754113&target=893187

Cheer, Cheer for old Notre Dame...

The Grotto
Touchdown Jesus!

Paul, Katrin, Mark & Jim with Notre Dame stadium in the background.
The Golden Dome

I spent Sunday in South Bend with Paul, Katrin, Mark & Jim touring the Notre Dame campus. They had attended the game on Saturday - their mood was understandably grim, given the Irish's abject performance against Georgia Tech. This was tempered somewhat by the defeat of Michigan at the hands of F---ing Appalachian State.

As you can tell, the weather was absolutely perfect. It could not have been a better day.

Bundesliga Spieltag 4 (II): Hamburg kisses its ugly Bavarian sister

Hamburg SV tied Bayern Munich 1-1 in the HSH Nordbank arena today in a battle of adidas's flagship teams in the Bundesliga. New signing Mohamed Zidan scored for Hamburg in the 87th minute to secure the tie. Details here:

http://www.hsv.de/index.php?id=20959

Bundesliga Spieltag 4: Hertha 2, Wolfsburg 1

Solomon Okoronkwo (left) scored the gamewinning goal for Hertha Berlin today against Wolfsburg. Hertha defeated Wolfsburg 2-1. Details here:

http://www.herthabsc.de/index.php?id=16873

A glorious day in Napoleon

After three rough losses, Napoleon's LadyCats got a much-needed victory this morning against Toledo Waite, 8-1. Ashley Weaver (above) led the Napoleon attack with four goals.

Horsing Around - 9/1 - Fulton County Fair

Sister Kathy (4) won today at Wauseon. Tom Moore, Jr was our driver today - Mike Wolfe couldn't make it - he was at the Appalachian State - Michigan game (he's a UM season ticket holder). Details here:

http://racing.ustrotting.com/race_result.cfm?race_id=1945302&target=893187