It's not in short supply at Aqueduct recently. Today's eighth had "Awesome Ashley" and "Awesome Chic" running.

On February 4, "Awesome Ashley" ran third to a winner named "Awesome I Am."

Years ago, there were more horses to whom I could apply the word as an adjective - Secretariat, Forego, Seattle Slew, John Henry. Not many in recent in recent memory have caused that word to roll off my tongue.

When I watched documentaries on the building of the Brooklyn Bridge or the Empire State Building, the word came to mind - these days (and no exaggeration), it took five years to renovate a nearby subway station.