tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post401065400586061719..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Final Week in MotionAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-64263103944654465712007-08-29T10:41:00.000-04:002007-08-29T10:41:00.000-04:00Alan,Graham Motion sat in his seat before and duri...Alan,<BR/><BR/>Graham Motion sat in his seat before and during the running of the last on Monday as if he were bored. <BR/><BR/>When the gates opened, he watched the monitor. As they came around the first time, he took a quick look with his binoculars, then rubbed his temples, and then watched the rest of the race on the monitor.<BR/><BR/>He looked like a poker player holding a royal flush, but a guy with a heartbeat in the lower 20's. Let's say he was very relaxed.<BR/><BR/>After the horse came across the wire, he took out his Blackberry, typed a message or two, and then walked down the aisle, of course, headed to the winner's circle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com