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July Kentucky Trip Notes 2008-07-18 09:24:33 My college years were spent in the Bluegrass, and I have been back more times than I can remember to attend sales, go to races, or just visit friends. Each time I remember what I love about the Commonwealth, and the industry in general. After all the negativity of the last few months, with less [...] Read more:Kentucky
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Da’ Belmont winner not so dandy 2008-07-28 08:46:25 Da’Tara proved what I said after the Belmont
. My claim that it was the worst Belmont ever was proven in The Jim Dandy yesterday at Saratoga. Da’Tara took advantage of a (bad ride, too many days missed training, quarter crack, heat) You pick the excuse for Big Brown. Give a [...] Read more:winner
HD Please TVG 2008-07-26 09:30:21 Living in a suburb of Boston, racing is not on the forefront. So when I asked my local cable provider why I can’t get TVG or HRTV, they didn’t even know what either were. I said dish network carried both as well as other providers, but truthfully, Comcast couldn’t care less.
Then suddenly one day, [...] Read more:Please
Oops ESPN called the wrong winner 2008-08-23 17:47:25 ESPN basically called the wrong horse, thinking Robbie Albarado had won the Travers which was clearly too close to call. (Robbie waved his stick so he must have won. Not very scientific ESPN) They sent the pony to get the jockey’s thoughts on the wrong horse. OOPs. Colonel John and Gomez had the last [...] Read more:winner
Updated list of track closures 2008-08-23 08:15:07 It is funny, you never know what kind of response you will receive when you write a blog. I had wrote of the demise of Bay Meadows, and listed the track closings I could think of in my lifetime. People commented and emailed in bunches with other tracks that had closed. Some were negative, “I [...] Read more:closures
Big Brown Duck 2008-08-21 06:34:10 Interesting that a NY trainer and outfit chooses every which way but NY. For me the Travers is the race you really want to win. Sure Monmouth’s Haskell is an excellent race, but few horsemen would rather win that than the Travers. Big Brown
didn’t want any part of Saratoga for the fear of a [...]
Another one bites the dust….. 2008-08-19 09:47:25 Bay Meadows quietly became another racing ghost this week after 7 decades. Then I read how River Downs isn’t getting Thoroughbred dates in 2009 nor is Beulah. While none of these tracks are to be compared to Saratoga or Del Mar, with each track closing we lose a little bit more. It made me [...] Read more:bites
Pressure now on Team Curlin 2008-09-13 21:05:57 Big Brown is a force of nature, and you have to respect him as racehorse no matter what you think of his connections. His start today was an excellent effort over a rather soft course, and Desormeaux never had to get into him through the lane. He was pushed early, but it didn’t seem to [...] Read more:Pressure
No Artificial Surface prep for Curlin 2008-09-05 14:43:53 In my previous post I felt that the Goodwood BC made sense for Curlin. A prep race over the new Pro-Ride >> surface, and then being bedded down and avoiding the cross country shipping for the Classic seemed a likely move. To me this was quite a logical step, and would have prevented the embarrassment [...] Read more:Artificial
Goodwood Breeders’ Cup makes sense for Curlin 2008-09-02 13:32:51 Racing truly needs Curlin to run in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. The race is suppose to be the Superbowl of racing, the pinnacle of our sport. We need the best of the best to duke it out, mano a mano. In this case a classic without Curlin and/or Big Brown would be lacking and ordinary [...] Read more:Goodwood
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Money can’t buy you love or apparently a stake at Suffolk 2008-08-30 16:07:05 The 9.7 Million dollar yearling Jalil went postward in the Waquoit Stakes at Suffolk
Downs today. The 4 year old Storm Cat colt went off a heavy favorite, broke a bit tardily, and never appeared to be all that comfortable running finishing an even 3rd. Canadian champ Judiths Wild Rush got up to win and [...] Read more:Money
Tiznow - is there a better stud fee bargain? 2008-08-28 10:05:52 At 30,000 dollars, Tiznow is proving to be a heck of a bargain. In reviewing the leading sire list, Tiznow currently is second behind only Curlin’s sire Smart Strike, who stands for 150k at Land’s End. Of the others in the top 5, Kingmambo is 3rd and stands for 150k, followed by Giant’s Causeway at [...] Read more:better
Why not challenge Curlin to a race on Mars? 2008-08-27 07:26:57 Challenging Curlin to a match race may be the most foolish idea since Chevrolet tried selling the Nova in spanish speaking countries. Translated it meant “No go”. (No Va)
IEAH knows Curlin’s camp wouldn’t be dumb enough to run in a match race. Match races are dangerous, which is why after Ruffian, the concept died off. [...]
Keeneland Sale is down as is 2008 foal crop 2008-09-24 10:56:14 Sales at Keeneland were down 14.8% compared with $385,018,600 during last year’s September sale. It was the lowest since 2004 when 3,370 yearlings brought $324,904,300. The sales have been down all over the world, and some have even been canceled such as in Maryland. With the nightmare on Wall Street this appears to be [...]
$300,000 Workout 2008-09-21 11:23:06 Commentator breezed yesterday at Suffolk Downs. Unlike most workouts, this one paid him 300,000 dollars. There was zero competition, as the race came up with a less than stellar group.
The 3 local horses would not have been the favorite in a $35,000 claimer in the dead of winter at Aqueduct. So you knew the 3 [...] Read more:Workout
Breeders’ Cup critical to the future of synthetic surfaces 2008-10-23 06:39:16 Racing has been forever scarred by the loss of first Barbaro, and this year, Eight Belles. To those of us in the game we have always understood that every starter can end up a fatality. No matter how sound an animal is when we lead them up to the paddock, a bad step is all [...] Read more:critical
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Big Brown and Down for the count 2008-10-13 13:37:57 Just when you thought it was safe to contemplate a great Classic, Big Brown
is down. …and Out. I have to admit, in my mind I knew the Big Brown v. Curlin Matchup would not take place. I always had this feeling that somehow, someway the Big Brown camp would find an excuse not to [...] Read more:count
Breeders’ Cup Classic Preview 1 2008-10-09 06:20:01 Curlin - The all time money winning horse. I got on this horse’s bandwagon on the first Saturday in May last year at Churchill and never got off. Though he was beaten that day, I was so taken with his presence, size, and strength. I again returned for this year’s Derby and saw a more [...] Read more:Classic
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Retire, why? 2008-11-09 07:35:40 A trend I thought would be reversed would be retiring colts after their 3 year old year. In years past, it was understandable, huge stud fees to be gained versus huge insurance premiums to be paid out. This year the instability of the economy is pushing stud fees downward in many cases with the rare stallion like Tiznow going [...]
Bad Economy Not Evident at Fasig-Tipton November 2008-11-03 05:41:09 Looking for a thrill, and can’t get to Kentucky, I would recommend you watch the sales via the Internet. Talk about dramatic. In the midst of an economic crisis, 91 horses sold grossed $70,279,000 and averaged $772,297. The sale topper was Better Than Honour, the dam of Rags to Riches, Jazil, and Casino Drive. BTH [...] Read more:November
Partnership Milestone, Reflections and Lessons Learned 2008-11-01 11:30:57 When Balanced Attack won the feature at Laurel yesterday, it marked the 50th win for our partnership G-Biscuit Stable LLC. For the year we have won 18 races in 52 starts (35%) and have been in the money 69%. An hour later we grabbed our 51st win for the year at Hawthorne and that win [...] Read more:Reflections
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Victory for Synthetic Surfaces 2008-10-26 10:47:40 Even the most ardent bashers of synthetic surfaces, have to admit, we just had a very impressive 2 days. The Breeders’ Cup was safe, entertaining, and had an international flair like no other cup. Pro-Ride brought the Euros, and it made the racing far more fun to watch. We don’t have characters like Frankie Dettori [...] Read more:Victory
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Bill Nader of the Hong Kong Jockey Club 2008-10-24 09:29:53 On October 24th there was an article in the Bloodhorse entitled: Hong Kong Hopes to Lure Best in U.S. The article spoke of Jockey
Club executive director of racing Bill Nader at the Breeders’ Cup hopeful to lure Curlin and others for the Cathay Pacific International Races in Hong Kong being held on Dec. 14th. [...]
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