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Preakness Notes: Winchell Hoping For Better Start From Midnight Bourbon Sponsored by: Midnight Bourbon stretching his legs at Pimlico Ron Winchell, who campaigns Louisiana Derby (G2) runner-up Midnight Bourbon in the name of his family's Winchell Thoroughbreds, said he's trying to keep his enthusiasm in check about their chances in Saturday's 146th Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico. “It's hard not to be overly optimistic,” Winchell, the Las Vegas entrepreneur and co-owner of Kentucky Downs as well as an internationally prominent owner and breeder, said by phone. “He's doing gre...

Release Date: September 2018 Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3 The wrappers on the Rafael González North Star are either very good looking or absolutely gorgeous, as the first sample I smoked had one of the best looking leaves I can recall seeing on a Cuban cigar in some time. It’s a reddish brown hue with a bit of subtle sheen, very small veins and an almost velvety texture on the fingers. It’s rolled fairly firmly but one sample has some give to it, a seemingly very well constructed cigar going by looks, with each sample capped very tidily. Aromas off the foot of the cigar include...

Sheridan, Wyoming: Open spaces and humble graces 17 December 2020 2021 will see the return of the Sheridan WYO Rodeo, just in time to celebrate 90 years as the most authentic cowboy experience in the wild west © Sheridan, Wyoming At first blush, picturesque Sheridan is all archetypal mountain verve and Wyoming vigor, but there is an artistic dynamism and cultural allure here the bellies its cow-town reputation. Sheridan's ranching roots run centuries deep, but so too does its polo legacy (and connection to the British Crown.) The flagship Sheridan WYO Rodeo draws nearly 30,000 visitors to...