Jon AlexanderApr 30, 20206 min readAmerican Champions, From Starting Gate to Finish Line: The Ladies of the Class of ‘20In this article Jon tells the story of Penny Chenery, an American sportswoman who bred and owned 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat.
Jon AlexanderApr 17, 20207 min readFear and Loathing in the High DesertJoe Exotic, Tiger King or: Bengal Tigers Meet Very Sick Puppies... Like many of you out there, the death and devastating destruction...
Jon AlexanderMar 14, 20208 min readWild Rivers OutpostPandemics and Immunities... I’ve been hearing on he radio and TV, that there’s a “pandemic” out there. All schools have been closed and...
Jon AlexanderApr 19, 20196 min readThe RisingLike most of you that are reading this piece, I was beyond saddened while watching the flames that consumed the Notre Dame Cathedral this...
Jon AlexanderMar 25, 20194 min readGreed Kills 22 Horses at Santa AnitaMy father put me up in the saddle for the first time when I was 5 and I’ve been riding ever since. I also worked my way through college...
Jon AlexanderJan 19, 20195 min readOn Martin Luther KingAnd so, here we are, celebrating Martin Luther King Day once again this Monday. I look across the national landscape and ponder the...
Jon AlexanderOct 13, 20186 min readThe Church of BaseballIt is Life itself. It is born in the early spring, matures in the summer sun, coming to full ripeness in the fall, before dying at the...
Jon AlexanderOct 21, 201711 min readOne More From the RoadEerily, the phone rang at 6:00 a.m. on September 11. The older you get, early a.m. calls too often portend of things and news ominous. ...