The Knight Sky Racing - Grade 1 Spinaway Stakes - Sunday at The Spa
INSIDE THE BOX EXACTA CONTEST Grade 1Spinaway Stakes Saratoga 10th - 5:56 ET free pp's Official Rules: Box any two horses: first box ($100 total) | se...
Bloodhorse Blogs - A Girl and a Hurricane in the Harbour
A fast-closing second for Cane Garden Bay (Rockport) at Saratoga. For Friday, Thatagirl (Henny Hughes), Henny's Hurricane (Henny Hughes), and Huntingt...
ThoroughChat - Predict the Order of Finish #2 Redux: Saratoga TBA
So lets try this again. Welcome to Week #2 of Predict the Order of Finish Challenge. This week's races are Whitney Day from Saratoga. What are the rul...
Trackmaster - Weekend Graded Stakes Roundup
A weekly rundown of major stakes races around the US. The Labor Day weekend signals the end of summer and the winding down of the Saratoga and Del Mar...
Pick6Blog - $488,667 Del Mar Pick 6 Carryover – Sept 3
Thursday (9-2-10) Del Mar Recap On the ticket front I tabbed four Primary (Spanish Bunny, Light of a Star, Courtside, Gnarly Dude) and one Secondary (...
Alex Waldrop - What is Your Favorite Sport?
Fall is the busiest time of year for sports in the U.S.
Hoofblog - "Blame" It on These Four Fast Feet TBA
My friend Wendy Uzelac must have been thinking of The Hoof Blog when she was walking around Keeneland Racetrack in Lexington, Kentucky yesterday. Her ...
Bloodhorse Blogs - What is Your Favorite Sport?
Fall is the busiest time of year for sports in the U.S.
Zipse - Remembering … Dehere TBA
Sitting in the passenger seat, as my wife drives the family truckster, I find myself admiring her driving skills. Temporarily boxed in because of a sl...
BetAmerica Blog - Darley Debutante
The Grade 1 race this Saturday at Del Mar is the Darley Debutante for two-year-old fillies. Last year’s Debutante saw Mi Sueno out-finish Blind Lu...
They Are Off - Dancing In The Dark TBA
The Daily Racing Form website is reporting today that Gulfstream Park is looking to add lights to accommodate nighttime racing starting with the 2011 ...
Equispace - Easy Money TBA
I'm still not sure if I'm cool with joining the TwinSpires Players Pool yesterday, but hey if you can get 5x or 6x (depending how you're looking at it...
Powercap - Alpha Mare~Play Of The Day TBA
Saratoga Race 6Muhaawara is going to dominate here on the front end. She will assume the role of alpha mare and cruise to a win while loose on the lea...
Bloodhorse Blogs - The California Flash
By Dani Pugh, of Horsin' Around Watch out turf sprinters of California: the silver streak of lightning California Flag is back and is more polished th...
BC 360 - The Daunting Distance
It is a truth universally acknowledged that any horse can run a mile and a quarter ... some just do it faster than others.
Bloodhorse Blogs - Keeneland September: Will Early Trends Continue?
Are the results of earlier yearling sales the signs of things to come? If they are, it will be good for the lower end of the market, but not so positi...
Paulick Report - INAUGURAL OAK TREE AT HOLLYWOOD PARK MEET WILL BEGIN SEPT. 30
PRESS RELEASE ZENYATTA SCHEDULED TO RETURN IN $250,000 LADY’S SECRET ON OCT. 2 Prior to its autumn season, which commences with a night card on ...
The Science of Horse Training - Thoroedge Racing Partnership - the only drug free stable racing in the US TBA
Time to put my money where my mouth is. ThoroEdge Racing Partnerships is set for a January 2011 launch with 5-10 purchases of 2 year olds who are gall...
Crist Blog - Day 36: 9/2/10
Steven Crist Another turf festival at Saratoga today, with 7 of 10 on the grass totalling 71.5 furlongs including two divisions of the Riskaverse Stak...
Triple Dead Heat - Photo Essay: Gierkink Picks Four as Smokey Fire Sizzles in Woodbine's Play The King TBA
The daily grind of selecting winning racehorses for a living is a thankless task. Pick a favourite and the public rolls their eyes. Tip a longshot tha...
Triple Crown Insider - TCI Closer Look: BC Filly & Mare Sprint TBA
Joel & Jon take a closer look at the $1 million Filly & Mare Sprint (G1), a seven-furlong sprint to be run on the Friday card of the Breeders’...
Werk Horse - Webb-Carter in Europe
By Sid Fernando It’s been almost eight months since Werk Thoroughbred Consultants (WTC) founder and my friend Jack Werk passed away, but this b...
Equine Project - We Are KY, good idea with not so fabulous website TBA
As someone who has been around racing for 35 years, and developing websites for 15, I am one of the few people in the world who truly has a passion fo...
Mi-bred Claimer - Jackson-saddled pair highlights Mackinac Handicap TBA
Trainer James Jackson has had a solid hold on Michigan’s three-year-old male division in 2010. Jackson reached the winner’s circle in the ...
View from the Racetrack Grandstand (Pace) - Trotapalooza at Vernon Downs
It's no secret that I love a good trotter.
Paulick Report - AMERICAN GRADED STAKES STANDINGS brought to you by Keeneland: ROSARIO - NO STABLE, JUST VICTORIES
By Ray Paulick California-based jockey Joel Rosario is sneaking up the list of leading jockeys of American Graded Stakes winners, and unlike some of t...
Business of Racing - The State of New York Racing TBA
First NYRA, now the Jockey Club. I'm beginning to wonder what's getting intop these pillars of the establishment when they start doing things right. I...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Poll: Hopeful 2YOs
Despite the early retirement of Kantharos, this 2YO crop looks quite promising....(read more)
Paulick Report - FORE! PGA STAR MICKELSON VISITS DEL MAR
Buried at the end of Hank Wesch’s San Diego Union-Tribune column today was a note about San Diego native Phil Mickelson visiting trainer John Sa...
Monmouth Park Blog - Why all the Negativity?
Spoiler Alert: Reigning Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra came in second in the Personal Ensign at Saratoga on Sunday. While I actually wasn’t su...
Arlington The Jock - Hello world!
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
Fugue for Tinhorns - Tim and Lisa, up close and endearingly personal
I don't know what Tim Snyder was like before Lisa's Booby Trap. But I know first-hand a little bit about the man he is right now, and if he's changed ...
Paulick Report - REES: MOST UNLIKELY STAR OF SARTOGA IS A HALF-BLIND, CLUB-FOOTED FILLY WITH A RACY NAME
Lisa’s Booby Trap, readied for her next big challenge in the one mile turf Riskaverse Stakes, has become an unlikely star on one of racing’...
Paulick Report - NYC OTB MUST SEVER UNION CONTRACTS OR GO OUT OF BUSINESS
Employees of the NYC OTB would have been given an early retirement incentive but are no longer eligible because OTB’s two largest unions rejecte...
Foolish Pleasure - Just How Dumb Do They Think We Are? TBA
Other than gratuitously emphasizing the subservient nature of horse racing to their gaming operations, what possible reason is there to change the nam...
BC 360 - Rachel Fans, Unconditionally
Just a sliver of Rachel's devoted Facebook following huddles up, hands on hands.
Bloodhorse Blogs - Big Zucchini
Horse trailers the size of the noisy semis that ruin small talk in the sidewalk cafes of Broadway are beginning to appear on the backstretch. From up ...
Railbird - Through the Cracks
Jay Hovdey on how exchange wagering came to pass in California: … the exchange betting portion was tucked into the bill in mid-August, allowing ...
Bloodstock in the Bluegrass - afleet alex: young sire thundering into prominence
The following post was first published on Monday at Paulick Report. Where do the best young sires come from? They don’t come from the most insightfu...
Life on the Roof - family
I was just talking to a couple of my cousins, one of whom brought up the blog, so i thought i'd post the rather odd entry. I can't believe looking at ...
Dubai Race Night - Godolphin with three top Melbourne Cup nominees
Campanologist, winner of the 2010 Dubai City of Gold (G2), Cavalryman, and Mastery highlight nominations for the 2010 Emirates Melbourne Cup (G1). A...
Paulick Report - IF THEY WIN, WE LOSE
By Ray Paulick How appropriate, I thought, to get caught behind a slow-moving funeral procession as I drove north on U.S. 60 from Versailles to Frankf...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Making a Point to Kathmanblu
Fancy Point breaks her maiden in winning the P. G. Johnson, but Kathmanblu (Bluegrass Cat) closes well to take second. ...(read more)
Jeff Metz Racing - We have the barn at Fpx now
We have moved the barn to Fpx and we are in Barn 18.
Pull the Pocket - Picture Time TBA
A few neat racing pictures...... Two pups enjoying their time at Saratoga racetrack outside George Weaver's barn. Not sure who took this, but Dan G on...
Jay Hovdey Blog - Red October
Jay Hovdey As a credentialed member of the racing media, I was given the opportunity to preview "Secretariat" at one of several showings over the next...
Sid Fernando - Hungarians asking for news of Overdose groom Budinszky
After writing the post below this one, on the “disappearance” of Barbara Budinszky, groom, exercise rider, and friend of Hungarian sprinte...
Paulick Report - BOREL LOSES MINE THAT MOUNT TO MARAGH IN WOODWARD
After working Mine That Bird for the last two weeks with Rajiv Maragh, D. Wayne Lukas made the move to switch the 2009 Kentucky Derby winner from Calv...
Zipse - Who Am I ??? TBA
*Primarily an East Coast horse, only one of my wins occurred west of the Mississippi. *My victories had a five eighths of a mile spread between the sh...
Pick6Blog - $96,154 Del Mar Pick 6 Carryover – Sept 2
Wednesday (9-1-10) Del Mar Recap The Wednesday card is still in progress and the tough sequence has already yielded a pick six carryover into Thursday...
The Knight Sky Racing - Grade 3 Sapling Stakes - speedy 2 year olds at Monmouth
free $100 CYBERBUCK$ contest Grade 3 The Sapling Stakes wps - exacta - trifecta | past performances Monmouth Park 10thSaturday, September 4th - 5:30 E...
They Are Off - Martha And McGovern TBA
Ann McGovern was part of the excellent management team at Sam Houston Race Park when I was hired as the track announcer there in 1997. Martha Claussen...
NY Racing Insider - HOLY RACEHORSE, BATMAN!!
OK, OK, it's a bit of a stretch. Try squinting a little bit. Yes!
Triple Crown Insider - Unrivaled Belle pointing towards G1 Beldame TBA
Unrivaled Belle will make her next start in the Grade 1 Beldame at Belmont Park Oct. 2...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Get Ready For the Uncle Mo Show
The impressive maiden could be a major player in the juvenile ranks......(read more)
Alicia Wincze (H-L) - Churchill Downs axes Halloween night racing card
Churchill Downs announced Wednesday it will switch its racing program on Sunday, Oct. 31 – the opening day of the track’s 21-day Fall Meet – fro...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Checking in With My Man Tiznow
I just returned from a tour at WinStar Farm, and I can still feel grainy bits of Polytrack from their new training track bewteen my toes. It’s been ...
View from the Racetrack Grandstand (Pace) - Hop Sing Update
Last year I wrote about the death of the
ZATT Mag Blog - The Mother of All Handicapping Marathons TBA
Think you've had long days of handicapping the races? Check this out ... Professional writer and horseplayer Pete Fornatale will attempt to establish ...
Paulick Report - NYRA FEATURES RACING CARTOON ‘TOP OF THE STRETCH’ IN PROGRAM
The New York Racing Association has shown some love for cartoonist John Daly’s ‘Top of the Stretch’ racing cartoon by including his ...
Paulick Report - WILLIAMS PROVES POLITICAL OPPORTUNIST SIDE IN SELECTION OF FARMER
By Ray Paulick Kentucky Senate President David “Blackjack” Williams demonstrated what a smart political opportunist he is Wednesday when h...
Paulick Report - PAULICK REPORT FORUM brought to you by Breeders’ Cup: FLORIDA TRENDING?
By Ray Paulick As Kentucky breeders prepare to bring their 2009 foals to the world’s largest yearling marketplace, the Keeneland September sale,...
Calvados Bloodstock - Kodiac (GB), A Stallion's Pedigree. TBA
Kodiac (GB), bay, 16HH, 2001, Danehill - Rafha, by Kris. Kodiac stands at Tally - Ho Stud in Ireland. His first crop are 2yr olds of 2010. His 2010 st...
Brooklyn Backstretch - A Rodeo for the Children of Anna House
Angel Cordero, Jr., D. Wayne Lukas, and others with Arctic Cat live auction item. Photo credit Mark Bolles “We’re here to thank you,” said Micha...
Dan Illman - Beyer Questions, PP Requests, etc.
Dan Illman Let's get to your questions. Longshot Dan, could you post the PPs for Rafael's Dancer please ? I believe they can be used as a teaching dev...
Equispace - Dipping My Toe in the Pool TBA
I'm not a regular Pick 6 player, but since the pool should approach $2M today at the Spa, I figured I'd take a half-hearted shot. I also became intrig...
Horsin Around - Choices TBA
After a shocking second place finish in the Personal Ensign, beaten only by a length, the search for Rachel Alexandra's next potential start begins. J...
Crist Blog - Day 35: 9/1/10
Steven Crist With about 145 minutes to post (3:13 pm ET)
Bloodhorse Blogs - Express Arrives On Time
Afleet Alex colts breaks through in the Travers....(read more)
Go Girl Racing - THW: Juveniles – Heirs to the Throne TBA
THE HOARSE WHISPERER By Jenny Ortuoste for Manila Standard-Today, 1 September 2010, Wednesday Juveniles – Heirs to the Throne After winning the La...
BetAmerica Blog - The Generous Portion
The Del Mar meet is winding down and the last full week of racing there begins on Wednesday with a good betting race for two-year-old fillies. The G...
Railbird - Kantharos Injured, Sovereign Hopeful
Unfortunate news: It was announced via press release Tuesday afternoon that undefeated Saratoga Special winner Kantharos suffered a career-ending sesa...
Billy Reed Says - The Cuban Missel Lifts Off In Cincy
CINCINNATI — The long-awaited major-league debut of Aroldis Chapman turned into a cosmic event Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park. The cr...
Horse Racing Update Blog - Huge Pick Six Carryover
This is one of those rare huge pick six carryovers at a New York track. We’ve got a good proven strategy for you if you decide to take a shot. h...
Ed Derosa Big Event Blog - Tracks take Triple Crown marketing into own hands
Horse racing fans played witness to a birth and a funeral last week when MI Developments Inc. announced a $5.5-million bonus plan for the connections ...
Courier Journal - Video of Lisa's Booby Trap
Tomorrow we'll have a feature on Lisa's Booby Trap, the unbeaten 3-year-old filly who is the...
Thoroughblog - SEPTEMBER TBA
SEPT 1 NEWS - GOSH, the fall is here, although it does not feel like in currently in southern Ontario, it’s a heatwaaaave….LONG WEEKEND co...
Colins Ghost - Timonium Fair Racing Opens, 1887
This Saturday, I am heading south to spend the day at Timonium Race Track on the Maryland State Fairgrounds north of Baltimore. The racing oval at Tim...
Paulick Report - NAHILL TO BAFFERT: DON’T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU ON THE WAY OUT
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has not been quiet about his contempt for the synthetic surface at Del Mar racetrack. He clearly believes the surface...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Keeneland September TrueNicks Available
Sale begins September 12th, with 81% of the 4,857 yearlings sired by TrueNicks subscribed stallions....(read more)
A Day on the Farm - Update Time!
Happy September, everyone! I am up a little bit early today and so I’m getting a post in before I head off to my 8 AM class. I’ve had 8 AM...
The Knight Sky Racing - The Tortoise Always Beats the Hare thanks to unwavering Persistence
One of the major components of this personal blogging project has been my foray into photography. Specifically horse racing photography. While it is c...
Paulick Report - CHRB REPORT: TUSCAN EVENING DIED OF ACUTE PULMONARY HEMORRHAGE
By Ray Paulick A necropsy report on multiple graded stakes-winning mare Tuscan Evening, who died after an Aug. 8 turf workout at Del Mar, attributed h...
Tote Board Brad - "Ground Zero" mosques and class drops TBA
Shoulda waited 'till 9/11 to post this, but out of respect for those that lost loved ones that day*, I'll jump the gun. How many blocks must a mosque ...
WirePlayers - Saratoga Steeplechase – Last Race of the Meet ($30K AOC)
Dylan J. returns with his preview of Saratoga’s last steeplechase race of the season. Thanks to Dylan it’s been a lot of fun following t...
BC 360 - Siegel’s Rankings for September 1: Weekend Winners Can’t Crack Classic Leaders
Richard’s Kid has never won a significant race on dirt but he obviously stays the Classic trip and therefore most likely will take another shot at t...
Left At The Gate - That Bad? TBA
Perhaps you saw this piece in the Times on Tuesday; a background piece for the Big A racino and the general ills of an industry currently depending on...
Post Parade - Texas Racing Dates Under Siege TBA
Texas horse racing is foundering. Handle is declining, purses plummeting, quality racing diminishing, bettors bitching, and Fred-the-Beerman grousing ...
View From the Quarter Pole - and then it was done
Saw this photo of Tuscan Evening's last visit to the winner's circle over at the Chicago Railbird site and found myself unprepared for the lump it lef...
Pick6Blog - Del Mar Pick 6 – September 1
Sunday (8-29-10) Del Mar Recap Polytrack played fair. Patient runners won both turf races. Four-bagger for Corey Nakatani included a pair for trainer ...
Courier Journal - Thoughts on Rachel's defeat
Let's put Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra's 4-year-old season in perspective: She's lost three...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Rain or Shine; It's Bluegrass Time
With Kathmanblu in the main field of the P. G. Johnson, and Sky Hosoya on the MTO list, Maiden Watch is ready for any weather. ...(read more)
Rock and Racehorses - Wizard Ride 174: Suzie Hehn Clinic
Thursday, 8/26/10 After such a long time with any riding lessons and just a camera to tell me how Wizard and I look, it was such a positive experience...
Graded Stakes - Saratoga Pick 6 Play ($443,274 carryover) TBA
The Pick 6 is my favorite wager. I rarely play it, but when I do it seems like I usually get close to the prize. I’ve had 5 of 6 many times, but...
ThoroughChat - Ugh TBA
No this is not about Sunday or Kantharos being retired. My friends the title Ugh has to do with the track formally known as Philadelphia Park. It got ...
Paulick Report - WILLIAMS TO TEAM WITH EX-UK HOOPS STAR RICHIE FARMER FOR MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT IN FRANKFORT
Speculation has been going on for months that Kentucky Senate President David Williams and ex-UK basketball star Richie Farmer would be the Republican...
Jay Hovdey Blog - Red October
Jay Hovdey I was all set to make assistant starter Kyle Lopez the employee of the Del Mar meet for the way he rushed to the stricken Rockstar Ben on t...
Owning Racehorses - 2010 Canterbury Stats
Another average daily attendance record went into the books this past year as this year’s number of 5,859 (+6.8%) topped last year’s record averag...
Delaware Park Blog - Jamie Ness ships ten horses to Delaware Park
The third leading trainer in North America by wins, Jamie Ness has shipped ten horses to Delaware Park. This year, Ness has a national record of 194 w...
Delaware Park Blog - I’m Steppin’ It Up seeks second career victory on Saturday
After posting a very impressive maiden score in his most recent outing, Roman Hill Farm’s I’m Steppin’ It Up will be seeking his sec...
Delaware Park Blog - Rocket Defense looks tough in Saturday feature
Daybreak Stables’ Rocket Defense looks like the one to beat in the feature race Saturday. The 4year-old daughter Peace Rules tops a field of six...
Zipse - Kantharos Has Been Retired TBA
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Zipse - Kantharos Has Been Retired TBA
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Powercap - There's no dignity in racing in the Distaff? TBA
Andrew Beyer recently penned one of his four articles he writes every year (I wish I had his job). To summarize what 80% the article states, it is tha...
Werk Horse - Smoke Glacken fires!
By Elaine Belval Smoke Glacken had a career weekend. First, Persistently knocks off the reigning Horse of the Year in the 10-furlong G1 Personal Ensig...
Foolish Pleasure - Jockey Changes TBA
I find it interesting that jockey Rajiv Maragh has been working Mine That Bird in preparation for a run in the G1 Woodward. While D. Wayne Lukas is ...
Bloodhorse Blogs - September 4, 2010 - This Week's Nominees
This year's Perfect Trip Award will recognize a Breeders' Cup Challenge race winner from this season's North American races that best exemplifies a "P...
View from the Racetrack Grandstand (Pace) - The Meddling Elite
As September approaches, the focus turns towards the Little Brown Jug. Can the detractors be far behind with their usual complaints regarding the race...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Reserve 'Great' for Those That Deserve It
Secretariat (1970-89) and Lombardi (1913-70) attained a level of performance very few, if any, will equal or surpass....(read more)
Alan Shuback - Rachel's Limitations Exposed
Alan Shuback There are so many things to say about Rachel Alexandra's performance at Saratoga on Sunday, one hardly knows where to begin. Let's start ...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Pins and Needles - By Evan Hammonds
Originally published in the September 4, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of th...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Back to the Past (and Future?) in New Jersey - By George Bernet
(Originally published in the Sept 4, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the co...
Paulick Report - THE LOOSEST TRIFECTAS IN RACING…
By Ray Paulick In what passed for “debate” in California over industry efforts to advance legislation raising takeout on bets involving tw...
Mi-bred Claimer - Daylight Savings colt tops 2010 MTOBA Yearling Sale TBA
Carter Road took home top honors in every stage of Sunday’s Michigan Thoroughbred Owners And Breeders Association Yearling Show and Sale at Mich...
Handride - Not A Good Year to be a Horseracing Fan TBA
Take a look at the TBA standings, not much you can really quibble about I think.
BC 360 - On Location – Del Mar
A busy weekend on the West Coast as there were four "Win and You're in" Breeders' Cup Challenge races at Del Mar this past weekend.
VA TB Blog - YEARLING FUTURITY: GROOMS AWARDS, THANK YOUS, CREDITS, ETC. TBA
The Virginia Thoroughbred Association and the Virginia Breeders Fund would like to extend special thanks to the following individuals and companies fo...
VA TB Blog - PICTURES OF THE DAY TBA
Maryland-bred Richard's Kid successfully defended his title in the $1 million Pacific Classic Presented by TVG Gr.I when he came from off the pace to ...
Fugue for Tinhorns - Gourmet Dinner a glutton for winning
GOURMET DINNER followed his usual recipe, stalked the lead and finished with a flourish Saturday to take the $100,000 Florida Stallion Affirmed Stakes...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Talkin' 'Bout Shaft
Discreetly Mine and Fly Down nearly pulled off an historic double for their sire....(read more)
Railbird - The Bottom Line
Steve Haskin: Rachel’s defeat in the Personal Ensign, although extremely disappointing, should in the long run be looked upon as just that — a...
View from the Racetrack Grandstand (Pace) - There is Life Left in Racing if We Give it a Chance
Jason Settlemoir and Tioga Downs is the topic of Bill Finley’s latest ESPN column on horse racing. In the article, Finley discusses how harness raci...
Dan Illman - Top Winning Beyers (8/16 - 8/29)
Dan Illman As promised, here are the top 25 Winning Beyer Speed Figures from the last two weeks of racing. *** Here are the top 25 Winning Beyer Speed...
Bloodhorse Blogs - You're Out
With only six days of racing to go, a Wall Street operative named Bill Taylor heads the five public handicappers that select horses each morning for T...
Paulick Report - LET’S MAKE A DEAL: EXCHANGE WAGERING DELAYED UNTIL 2012
After much opposition to AB2414, a bill aimed to attract the Breeders’ Cup permanently to Santa Anita, increase takeout on exotic wagering and l...
BC 360 - Jerkens Takes Express to Travers Glory
"We're New York all the way." Trainer Jimmy Jerkens wins his first Travers Stakes and the E Train is on the scene
Left At The Gate - OTB D-Day (Again) TBA
Greg Rayburn's plan to reorganize NYC OTB by turning over its internet wagering business to the tracks and concentrating on the parlors seems counter-...
Winning Ponies - Is It Over?
Rachel Alexandra in 2009 Kentucky Oaks This past Saturday gave us a glimpse of greatness that has passed. The talk is starting to roll, and even the p...
Winning Ponies - Free River Downs Picks – Tuesday
Here it is, Tuesday already…..It will only be a few days until the long weekend, and there will be a cornucopia of action once again…..Unt...
Amateur Capper - RUN UP TO THE BREEDERS' CUP TBA
The inaugural edition of the Run up to the Breeders' Cup is up. While it's posted too late to discuss the past weekend's races, I'd love to know what ...
Bill Christine - Racing’s Savior (Age 11)
Listening to the conversation out of one ear, I gathered that Kelly's grandparents were circumventing the minimum-age betting rules by agreeing t...
VA TB Blog - VIRGINIA BREEDERS FUND YEARLING FUTURITY CHAMPION TBA
GRAND CHAMPION: Unnamed Dark Bay/Brown Filly by Latent Heat, out of Beautiful Stranger by Foxhound. Owned and bred by Dr. E.C. "Pug" and Susie Hart/...
VA TB Blog - VIRGINIA BREEDERS FUND YEARLING FUTURITY COLTS TBA
FIRST#58. Unnamed Bay Colt by Bandini, out of Fiddle Me Blue (GB) –by Bluebird. Bred and owned by Lady Olivia at North Cliff, LLC. SECOND#57. Un...
r2 Collective - The Buzz; Building a Big Event on the Shore
A young fan at the Gold Cup & Saucer It’s no secret horse racing events like the Derby and Breeders Cup are well attended. But the most watched ...
VA TB Blog - VIRGINIA BREEDERS FUND YEARLING FUTURITY FILLIES TBA
FIRST#64. Unnamed Dark Bay/Brown Filly by Latent Heat, out of Beautiful Stranger by Foxhound. Owned and bred by Dr. E.C. "Pug" and Susie Hart/Hart Far...
VA TB Blog - VBF YEARLING FUTURITY BONUS FOR 2009 TBA
HUGE Every Virginia-bred or Virginia-sired yearling that shows in the colt or filly Futurity class is each year eligible to compete for a percentage o...
VA TB Blog - VIRGINIA-BRED WINNERS TBA
Camp Victory (c, 3yo), Forest Camp - Victory Trick by Clever Trick. B - Atkins Danny Mark 1. Del Mar, 8 /27/2010, clmg, $28,800, 8 f, 1:34.50. ($90,00...
Bloodstock in the Bluegrass - buy the rat
The Travers Stakes was named for William R Travers, a leading sportsman and for a time the president of the Saratoga Association. First run in 1864, t...
The Saturday Post - The Race Inside the Race: Rachel Alexandra Wins the “Unofficial” Match Race in the Personal Ensign. TBA
Last weekend, Rachel Alexandra held a match race. It’s wasn’t an official match race. Other contenders were in the field. And, the match race wasn...
They Are Off - I'm Fairly Certain... TBA
...that Rachel Alexandra will not be Horse Of The Year in 2010. Following yet another defeat (her third in the last five starts) yesterday at Saratoga...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Retire Rachel? Why?
It didn’t take long for the “Retire Rachel” cries to be heard. I can’t really criticize those who believe Rachel’s reputation has suffered, ...
Owning Racehorses - 2010 Festival Day Round Up
Another racing season comes to a close at Canterbury Park. While there is plenty of joy on Minnesota Festival Day, there is the realization that we ne...
A Saturday Afternoon Horse - Rachel's Diary TBA
Dear Diary, Well, the Personal Ensign did not go as Daddy Jess and Uncle Stevie had planned. I really did try to win another race for them, and all my...
The Brock Talk - Opportunity Lost TBA
When Persistency passed Rachel Alexandra just before the finish line of the grade 1 Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga Sunday, it was a disappointment...
Railbird - At Saratoga
Forgive me a bit of redboarding. (Don’t worry, I’m not going to claim to have had Persistently. I liberally played the undercard, totally ...
BC 360 - On Location – Saratoga
Some thoughts and observations after an amazing weekend at the Spa.
Alex Waldrop - Alliance Accreditation – An Idea Whose Time has Come
Last week, it was my pleasure to participate in The Jockey Club’s annual Round Table Conference in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Bloodhorse Blogs - Alliance Accreditation – An Idea Whose Time has Come
Last week, it was my pleasure to participate in The Jockey Club’s annual Round Table Conference in Saratoga Springs, New York.
ThoroughChat - Bittersweetness TBA
Well it was an interesting weekend to say the least. No offence to Travers winner Afleet Express or Personal Ensign winner Persistently, but I think b...
VA TB Blog - PICTURES OF THE DAY TBA
Phipps Stable’s homebred Persistently rallied from off the pace in the Personal Ensign Stakes Gr.I on Sunday at Saratoga Race Course and reeled in H...
Ed Derosa Big Event Blog - Winners and losers
There's a lot more losers in this game than there are winners. That wouldn't be the case if all races were match races, but I digress. The majority of...
View From the Quarter Pole - The Trifecta
Star of the North Bloodstock acted as a matings consultant and/or purchasing agent for the first three finishers in this year's Northern Lights Debuta...
Crist Blog - Day 34: 8/30/10
Steven Crist HEMPSTEADATOGA
BC 360 - Cup Prospects Cloudy After Rachel Loss; Travers Stakes Photo
A huge weekend at the Spa didn't offer much Breeders' Cup clarity in the headline divisions.
Thoroughbredzone - The Great Rachel Alexandra-Zenyatta Debate—Both Still Great TBA
By Stephen Alicknovic I am a Rachel Alexandra fan, and have been from the beginning. It’s safe to say she is probably not be the same horse as...
Triple Crown Insider - Losing Ladies: Two fillies still on top despite losses TBA
Joel & Jon recap what was likely the biggest weekend to date in terms of Breeders’ Cup implications. With results in from 6 key G1s, who made t...
Billy Reed Says - Richie, Mitch, and Boss David
By saying that his dream job is athletics director at the University of Kentucky, as opposed to Governor or Lieutenant Governor, Richie Farmer gave us...
Calvados Bloodstock - Canford Cliffs. TBA
Canford Cliffs (IRE), bay, 2007, Tagula - Mrs.Marsh, by Marju. 8 starts; 5-1-2, and £645,951 (to-date). His wins include the Sussex Stakes, G1 (beati...
Graded Stakes - Free Video Pick: Blessed Moon (Race 2 @ SAR on 9/1/10) TBA
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Vic Zast - Comment of the Week, Tim’s Comment No. 7
Here's a quick, concise comment by Tim that helps us all understand that the sport is dominated by an aging audience and a non-caring management....
Graded Stakes - Free Video Pick: Blessed Moon (Race 2 @ SAR on 8/31/10) TBA
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Bloodhorse Blogs - Blind Luck: The Early Days (Before She Was Famous)
Blind Luck, whose nickname was Clover, survived a scare caused by a Great Pyrenees before going through the sale ring and becoming a famouse racehorse...
View from the Racetrack Grandstand (Pace) - Why I Don't Discuss Eliminations
I was asked by someone why I discussed the American Nationals at Balmoral this past weekend
Paulick Report - THERE’S NO REASON TO RETIRE RACHEL NOW
By Ray Paulick From a trip-handicapper’s standpoint, Sunday’s Grade 1 Personal Ensign Stakes was a textbook play for an upset. You had all...
Trackmaster - The Vicious Cycle of Raising Takeout
Recently, discussions regarding takeout rates have been on the rise again since there is an amendment in California that would enable the possibility ...
Paulick Report - LANE’S END brings you THE WEEKENDER PEDIGREE: AFLEET EXPRESS
By Frank Mitchell Where do the best young sires come from? They don’t come from the most insightful advertising, although it never hurts. They d...
BC 360 - Weekend Review for August 30
Richard's Kid secures a spot in the Breeders' Cup Classic, Persistently upsets Rachel Alexandra.
Triple Dead Heat - Weekend Recap: Not Quite The Two Minute Sports Reel TBA
By 6PM on Sunday night, and after having watched countless graded races across North America, I was more tuckered out than a beaten (yes, that's word ...
Zipse - ZATT is Silenced TBA
I was so looking forward to this past weekend. On Saturday, it would be the 141st running of the Travers Stakes. One of the most prestigious and histo...
Inside Horse Racing - Rachel Alexandra is just not the same filly
Rachel Alexandra was a magnificent filly in 2009, one for the ages. She had an 8-0 campaign that was worthy of Horse of the Year, beating the boys thr...
Horse Racing Update Blog - (VIDEO) How to Nail a Longshot Winner on the Turf
This BEST FINAL TIME on the TURF angle I really love. Be sure to watch the video because I give some really strong tips for you to use in TURF races. ...
Thats Amore Stable - Persistence TBA
Because of the brevity of the equine career, racing has a curious way of circling back on itself. Sometimes, as in the last couple of weeks, that ci...
Horsin Around - Don't Make It Personal TBA
It was supposed to be the Queen's crowning moment, her return to the spotlight. On August 29 Rachel Alexandra, reigning Horse of the Year, was all set...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Ghosts in the Pine Trees
Don’t be misled by the long lines outside Ravenous. Crepes are quick to prepare and diners are served faster than you think.
View from the Racetrack Grandstand (Pace) - Lessons From Saratoga
Dean over at Pull the Pocket discusses Rachel Alexandra's latest loss at Saratoga and commented how she is a shadow of herself when compared to last y...
Zasts Track Words - Double Day Downer
Although it’s true that the Kentucky Derby champion Super Saver competed this past Saturday, the Travers field was a mish-mash of good horses in nee...
Left At The Gate - Irrelevant Rachel TBA
When I wrote that nobody (well, almost nobody) would possibly travel to Saratoga specifically to see Rachel Alexandra, I figured, OK, at least some pe...
Winning Ponies - Free River Downs Selections
Monday is here, and you are either licking your wounds, or you are still celebrating the big win.. Either way, there is plenty of action and we have a...
Winning Ponies - Black Cats
Just like on Halloween, they creep around corners, and jump out on you just when you’re not looking. They have them at the track, and every pers...
Claire Novak - Rachel Vs. Zenyatta
So here's my question. It's one that's been asked before. Why the hatred? Can't we all just get along?
Rock and Racehorses - Wizard Ride 173: Stay Loose
Wednesday, 8/25/10 Wizard was treated to another massage session by my friend. She’s tuning up for her certification exam. She felt some changes...
Graded Stakes - Rachel Alexandra gunned down by Persistently in the Personal Ensign TBA
I remember handicapping a race earlier in the Saratoga meet in which Persistently was the morning line favorite. I was unimpressed with her form, bu...
Mi-bred Claimer - Guest interview on Youbet On-Track TBA
At about 3:45 p.m. Saturday afternoon, I got a message from superstar freelancer Claire Novak asking to appear on her podcast, Youbet On-Track, later ...
Washington Post (Andrew Beyer) - Rachel Alexandra isn't quite herself as she loses Personal Ensign Stakes in the stretch
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Bloodhorse Blogs - Taking Flight
Wealthy Aviator started slowly, but was flying late to become the 5th winner for Henny Hughes. And, a blast from the past with Persistently's maiden v...
Courier Journal - Persona Ensign's camp upsets Rachel
John Velazquez aboard Life At Ten challenged Rachel Alexandra right from the start but wound up a...
Pull the Pocket - I'm So Glad Zenyatta Did Not Go to the Personal Ensign TBA
Rachel Alexandra was beaten today in the Personal Ensign stakes at Belmont by a closer aptly named Persistently. Rachel battled her main foe through 4...
Equispace - All Aboard the Afleet Express TBA
I was always disappointed when Afleet Alex was retired before the 2005 Travers (my first one) and never being able to see one of my favorite horses in...
Theyre In The Gate - Travers Weekend Recap 2010 TBA
69,111 folks showed up Saturday and Sunday for the 2010 Travers Stakes and to see Rachel Alexandra in the Personal Ensign Stakes. Almost 70% of that n...
Lane Gold - Now What?
There was a time when it wasn't a matter if Rachel Alexandra would win; it was simply an issue of how badly she would beat her opponents. Now we wonde...
Paulick Report - PERSISTENTLY PERSONAL
By Ray Paulick Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra was good enough to put away Life At Ten after a mile-long duel, but she couldn’t hold off the ...
Old Friends - Sunday August 29, 2010
And so, after another tough week, life at Old Friends goes on. Tours happen with clockwork timing. Horses are fed, naps are taken and flies are sw...
Bob Ehalt - A Telling Race For Rachel
Today’s Personal Ensign at beautiful Saratoga should be a very telling sign about what awaits Rachel Alexandra.
Thoroughbredzone - Persistently Shocks Rachel Alexandra To Win The Personal Ensign–Video Replay TBA
Phipps Stable’s Persistently Stuns Rachel Alexandra To Win The Personal Ensign–Video YouTube
West Points - Having been run, the Travers remains somewhat confusing
So I sat down this morning to
Courier Journal - Miner's Reserve suffers sore foot in Travers
Trainer Nick Zito, whose Belmont runner-up Fly Down lost the Travers by a nose to Afleet Express,...
Dubai Race Night - Cumani’s Drunken Sailor pointed for Melbourne Cup
A two-time winner of handicaps at the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival, Luca Cumani-trainee Drunken Sailor is being pointed to the Melbourne C...
Sid Fernando - Where have you gone, Barbara Budinszki? asks Overdose
It’s not easy conducting an international investigation, in Hungary and Germany, lying in bed on a Sunday afternoon with a laptop perched on my ...
