Derby Week, the Rail

Morning Line

A Golden Laced Wyandotte rooster in a cream linen sport coat over a pale blue oxford shirt, straw Panama hat, and tan leather gloves, leaning on a white rail fence at a horse racetrack at dawn, brass binoculars around his neck, foggy grandstand in the background

The morning line had been published before dawn, which struck him as optimistic. He preferred his convictions formed slowly, like good leather — and his hat, he was certain, would outlast any of their predictions.

28 April 2026

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