Left At The Gate - Not So Awesome TBA
The owner's lot was full at the Big A when I arrived there on Saturday. It was a bright and beautiful day, and it almost seemed crowded. I guess that ...
Thoroughbredzone - Why Not A Meadowlands Thoroughbred Turf Meet? TBA
The end of thoroughbred racing at the Meadowlands has come—for the time being anyway. The powers that be have decided that converting the Meadowla...
VA TB Blog - VIRGINIA-BRED WINNERS TBA
Cozy Lion (c, 4yo), Tale Of The Cat - Cuando by Lord At War (ARG). B - Edward P. Evans. Gulfstream Park, 3 /5 /2010, alwc, $22,200, 11 f, 2:14.38. ($3...
VA TB Blog - DICK FRANCIS TRIBUTE THURSDAY TBA
Horse Country Saddlery will host a reception in appreciation of literary legend Richard Stanley “Dick” Francis Thursday, March 11 from 6 to 8 pm a...
VA TB Blog - FREE PASS TBA
We have a Horsemen car pass for the Warrenton Hunt Point-to-Point this Saturday March 13 at Airlie Race Course. The pass is free to any VTA member. Fi...
VA TB Blog - PICTURES OF THE DAY TBA
Richard Hills winner of the inaugural Meydan Masters wins the Meydan Classic Leg 2 aboard Sirocco Breeze. (Photo by HorsePhotos.com)
The Brock Talk - Rachel Alexandra Puts In Final Work For New Orleans Ladies TBA
Trainer Steve Asmussen put 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra through her final serious work at Fair Grounds Monday in preparation for her first ...
Triple Dead Heat - Photo Essay: Windfields Farm - End Of An Era TBA
"It’s not what you put on your back that maters, it’s what you put inside your head." - The Sweater . I walked out of Saturday’s Windfields Farm...
Superfecta - Conspiracies and Countdowns TBA
Game on Here’s a conspiracy theory for you – while Crisp certainly looked fine in her upset victory in the Santa Anita Oaks, it was a race Bli...
Gathering the Wind - Quick hits TBA
Offer cash incentives to owners, whose horses compete through the age of five. Scale it to the calibre of horse. Offer bonuses for number of graded ra...
Horsin Around - I've Got the Fever! TBA
This weekend presents racing with one of the hottest, most contentious day in racing since January. The question is not how many are looking forward t...
Gallop France - Turfani in, Versaki out TBA
Turfani made it into the second division of the Tierce handicap on Thursday in Deauville, but Veraki was eliminated for his claimer, which is really t...
Left At The Gate - AEG Probe Is Special TBA
James Odato reported in the Times Union on Monday that Inspector General Joseph Fisch has recused himself from the investigation into the selection of...
The Jurga Report - Merial and Intervet to Merge in Animal Health Corporate Move by Parent Companies TBA
by Fran Jurga | 9 March 2010 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comThe face of the pharmaceutical side of horse health is set to change again in the nex...
Striding Thoroughbreds In Japan - Daiwa Scarlet first foal TBA
Daiwa Scarlet produced her first foal, a filly by Chichicastenango, on March 6 at Shadai Farm in Chitose Hokkaido. Daiwa Scarlet, multiple grade one w...
The Jurga Report - Nicki Henley: Veteran Eventer Returns from Tendon Injury for a World Cup Qualifier Win TBA
by Fran Jurga | xx month 2010 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comWatching the results of the Red Hills International CIC***-W Horse Trial at Tallahas...
Keiblog - Japan’s Dubai Update TBA
Dubai is getting closer... the lists have gotten shorter and some big names have dropped out. The biggest drop out has been Vodka. Who was officially ...
HANA - HANA Day at the Races: Keeneland April 17th TBA
The Horseplayers Association of North America (HANA) is pleased to announce that its next HANA Day at the Races will take place on Saturday, April 17 ...
The Jurga Report - Tough Break for WEG: Zara Phillips and Toytown Will Not Defend Their World Championship This Fall TBA
by Fran Jurga | 8 March 2010 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comThis video is two years old, but if you change a word here and there, it fits for tod...
ThoroughChat - Clicking Heels: Maidens and Upsets TBA
Wow what a weekend for stakes races! It's amazing how things can change in one snap. Down at Gulfstream, Paddy O' Prado who was a maiden won the Grade...
Zipse - Remembering ... Seattle Slew TBA
The first time I ever laid eyes on Seattle Slew was October 16, 1976. It was the day of the Champagne Stakes. The Champagne was the most important juv...
Pull the Pocket - Systems, Equipment and Smart Cash? TBA
Our Swedish visitor Janne noted below in the comments section that the $144 ticket that hit the $9M pick 7 in Sweden last week was selected as a group...
Triple Dead Heat - AWESOME Act, SterWINS and a new Queen's Plate contender TBA
This post will cover the winners of the Gotham and Sham Stakes as well as a new contender for the 2010 Queen's Plate by the name of Captain Canuck. I ...
Mi-bred Claimer - Michigan Notebook: March 8, 2010 TBA
- When it comes to bad news in Michigan, the hits just keep coming. Various news sources report over 30 people are being investigated by the Michigan ...
My Thoroughbred Blog - Pre Race Veterinary Exam, Changes Are Needed TBA
Early on race days at most tracks across the country veterinarians inspect horses for soundness prior to racing. The attending state veterinarian will...
My Thoroughbred Blog - Asmussen happy with Rachel Alexandra's work TBA
Rachel Alexandra worked a half mile in 49 seconds flat early this morning at the Fair Grounds in preperation for her return to racing this Saturday Ma...
Thoroughbredzone - ThoroughbredZone’s Kentucky Derby 12—Lookin At Lucky Stays #1—Makes Dirt Debut In Rebel TBA
No changes this week. Awesome Act went on to win the Gotham (GII) at Aqueduct in a nice effort. He was trying dirt for the first time. Yawanna T...
Triple Crown Champ - Eskendereya favored among individuals in second Kentucky Derby Future Pool TBA
After crushing the field in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes, Eskendereya has gained plenty of support. The son of Giant’s Causeway is 5-1 i...
Graded Stakes - Frank “Mirror Man” Mirahmadi funniest race caller EVER! TBA
Fans of TVG are very familiar with Frank Mirahmadi. He is an excellent handicapper and commentator for the network. Frank’s first and most imp...
Amateur Capper - TRIPLE CROWN NOTEBOOK: Pool 2 Armchair Quarterback TBA
Post-wagering analysis of the Pool 2 options. AIKENITE (57-1, pool 1: 54-1) is a curious single entrant. The son of sprinter YES IT’S TRUE is breath...
The Jurga Report - So You Want to Breed Your Mare to Moorlands Totilas? Get in Line! TBA
by Fran Jurga | 8 March 2010 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comHe's the hottest dressage horse in the world; the greatest sensation since the late B...
Hoofblog - Oklahoma Legislation Defines Equine Dentistry as Husbandry, not Veterinary Medicine; Passes House, on to State Senate TBA
7 March 2010 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog at Hoofcare.comI think you'd better watch this little video news clip from Oklahoma, and read some news from tha...
The Jurga Report - Something's Ahoof in Kentucky: Equine Health and Welfare Board FIrst Step from New Organization as Kentucky Tops TBA
by Fran Jurga | 7 March 2010 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comProgressive legislation that will enhance the health and welfare of the horse passed ...
Gallop France - It works on paper… TBA
Just scanning the headlines, and I see that five top-class mares are already confirmed in foal to Sea the Stars, confirmed today as the Horse of the Y...
Keiblog - VODKA RETIRED! TBA
Vodka, Japan’s 2 time Horse of the Year has been retired after a surprisingly bad finishing in last week’s G2 Al Maktoum Challenge R3 at Dubai’s...
Equispace - Wish List: Track Visits TBA
I've been fortunate over the past few years to knock a few tracks off the wish list, but now it's time to document what should be the priorities over ...
The Jurga Report - Have a Heart: Eventing Monitors Cardiac Function of Horses at Red Hills TBA
by Fran Jurga | 6 March 2010 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comThe top horses in the United States are competing this weekend at the Red Hills Horse...
Zipse - Down and Derby c8 TBA
Kentucky Derby watchers everywhere have passed the point of no return.
Cangamble - Horse Racing Forums TBA
I'm not sure what percentage of horseplayers view horse racing forums on the internet. One thing is for sure, horse racing forums have now become a le...
Gathering the Wind - How racing saved the world TBA
A few administrations ago, I volunteered as a big brother. I am, as a rule, misanthropic and self-centered but I was trying to make my resume look bet...
Turk and Little Turk - Post Race Analysis for Race Day March 6, 2010; Aqueduct Toboggan and Gotham and Anatomy of a Bet: Santa Anita Handicap TBA
The Turk uses a curious photo to kick off his Post Race Analysis today: Pictured to the left is a shot I took of Rail Trip nipping Dakota Phone at the...
Korea Racing - Dandi Too Handy In Record Time TBA
Yeonseung Daero, Namdo Jeap go down at Busan / Seonbongbulpae wins at Seoul They really are the “nearly horses”. Yeonseung Daero and Namdo...
Striding Thoroughbreds In Japan - Victoire Pisa takes Yayoi Sho TBA
Victoire Pisa made a big step toward the Satsuki Sho(Japanese 2000 Guineas) when he gained a 1/2-length victory in the grade two Yayoi Sho on Sunday. ...
Striding Thoroughbreds In Japan - Vodka retires from racing TBA
Vodka is not going to run in the Dubai World Cup. Instead, she will be retired from racing. Her sudden retirement was due to recurrent bleeding from h...
Mary Forney - Rain, Rain Go Away... Country Tough Wants to Run TBA
Country Tough with groom Lionel Molina at Santa Anita. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Country Tough, one of my favorites, to get a race in tomorro...
Left At The Gate - Gulfstream Sunday TBA
I've picked some live runners at fair odds lately - including, on Saturday, Summer Romance (5th by a length, head, and neck, and a fleeting moment at ...
Business of Racing - The Cost of Ownership in New York TBA
My Thoroughbred Bloggers Alliance colleague "CanGamble" recently posted his annual analysis of how much it costs to keep a horse in training in Ontari...
ThoroughChat - Under the Radar: Bell's Shoes TBA
All of the Kentucky Oaks talk has been about Blind Luck and Christine Daae, however there is a filly that is coming under the radar. No she hasn't won...
Turk and Little Turk - The Nomination Is In: March 6, 2010: The Santa Anita Handicap Grade I TBA
That fine looking 5 YO Mare to the left is St. Trinians (GB),a fitting Turk chalk in a large but flawed field contesting today's Big'Cap. A win by St....
Zipse - The Big 'Cap - Then and Now TBA
I love Big Cap day. It fills me with a strong sense of history. Today’s running will be the 73rd Big ‘Cap, and once again it has put me into a ref...
Turk and Little Turk - The Nomination Is In: March 6, 2010; Aqueduct Pick Three w/ The Toboggan as well as The Gotham TBA
The early part of today has the Turk's mind thinking about Aqueduct. Past winters I have played the track regularly but for whatever reason this year ...
Thoroughblog - MERRY MEN TBA
TODAY`S NEWS (Saturday) - another installment from BARBADOS, site of the GOLD CUP today with a big CANADIAN HOPE, 2 Americans lots of local horses and...
Korea Racing - Lucky Mountain Peaks Again TBA
Big Sox Shocks / Magic Collar beaten After failing last time out, Lucky Mountain justified punters’ continued faith in her by retuning to the wi...
Striding Thoroughbreds In Japan - Shoryu Moon upsets Tulip Sho TBA
Shoryu Moon, the 9th favorite of the 16 three-year-old fillies, had an upset victory in the grade three Tulip Sho by getting past Apapane near the lin...
They Are Off - The Grade 1 $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap TBA
Last week, we handicapped the Sham Stakes at Santa Anita only to have the racing day washed away with rain in Southern California. Well, we are nothin...
ThoroughChat - Girl Power in Wonderland TBA
Huge Saturday, as preps for the AR Derby, SA Derby, Apple Blossom, Oaklawn Handicap, and Wood Memorial take place. Add in the SA Oaks, Kilore Mile and...
Triple Dead Heat - Wow! Awesome! It's Time to Handicap the Gotham TBA
There's simply so much happening this weekend my head is spinning trying to keep track. *There's Kentucky Derby prep races such as the G3 Gotham Handi...
Mary Forney - For What It's Worth TBA
I’ve been reading a lot these days about the good old days of dirt tracks in California and how much better off racing was before the installation o...
Zipse - The Office, Triple Crowns, and Erin TBA
The hilarious crew at the Dunder Mifflin paper supply company in Scranton, Pennsylvania were at it again. I am of course speaking of the television sh...
Thoroughblog - HOT HOT HOT TBA
the Garrison… Airplane logistics
Post Parade - Extra Recess Time Spent at the Racetrack TBA
The other day, I received my little monthly flyer from Lone Star Park. I always enjoy taking a few moments of perusing through the leaflet, scouting f...
Cangamble - The Cost Of Owning A Thoroughbred In Ontario In 2010 TBA
It is that time of year again, when owners have started to decide some sort of game plan when it comes to who will be training their horses, and even ...
Left At The Gate - Gulfstream Friday TBA
In the 4th, Ancient Sunlight (4-1) is back after just three weeks, and that in itself seems significant. Trainer Bill Turner, who lit up the tote with...
Powercap - Derby Future Pool Two Rundown TBA
Kentucky Derby Futures Pool 2 Later today Kentucky Derby future pool two kicks off. There are a few horses I am interested in and a few that look like...
Striding Thoroughbreds In Japan - Apapane returns to Hanshin in Tulip Sho TBA
Juvenile filly champ Apapane returns to Hanshin Racecourse when she confronts 15 rivals in the Tulip Sho on Saturday. The last time she appeared on Ha...
Hoofblog - Friends at Work (But for how long?): J. C. Maloyed at Virginia Intermont College TBA
5 March 2010 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog at Hoofcare.comVirginia farrier J. C. Maloyed has survived back surgery and 25 years of ups and downs as farrier...
Fillies First - Vodka Nearing Retirement TBA
The incomparable 6-year-old Japanese turf mare Vodka is nearing the end of her illustrious career, which will culminate in the March 27 UAE-G1 Dubai W...
Theyre In The Gate - Saratoga 2010 Stakes Schedule-First Glance TBA
NYRA has announced the 2010 Stakes Schedule for Belmont and Saratoga. The biggest change for me will be getting used to The Ruffian now being run at S...
Aspiring Horse Player - March Thoroughbred Madness TBA
Living on the east coast, the impending weekend is probable cause for outright celebration. For the first time since any of us can remember (seeming...
Equispace - La Chica Takes On The Boys TBA
Seven year old mare La Chica Rica will take on the boys at Mountaineer Park in her 2010 debut tomorrow night (Friday) in Race 9. Western NY-based Bell...
Zipse - Who Am I ??? TBA
*Bred in Virginia, my sire was an American champion and a top notch sire. *One of my biggest wins came in the first ever edition of a race that is sti...
Keiblog - The OTHER Japanese filly wins! TBA
Red Desire pulled off a stunning nose victory today in the Al Maktoum Challenge R3 at the new Meydan racecourse. Flying down the stretch to catch pace...
They Are Off - The Bird Is The Word TBA
Summer Bird suffered an injury during his sojourn to the Far East, where he was going to race in the Japan Cup Dirt at Hanshin Race Course. The injury...
Gallop France - Hard to digest TBA
DerringBay ran a clunker in Lyon yesterday, making a long trip all the harder. He broke oddly and never found his action. Boeuf said he had to niggle ...
The Jurga Report - US Dressage Olympian Courtney King-Dye Injured in Fall in Florida TBA
by Fran Jurga | 4 March 2010 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comUS Dressage Olympian Courtney King-Dye of New Milford, Connecticut has been seriously...
Business of Racing - Bill Turner Honored in Barbados, if not in the Hall of Fame TBA
Bill Turner, the only living thoroughbred trainer to win the Triple Crown, is in Barbados this weekend, being honored by the island's racing establish...
The Brock Talk - Vale May Be Lifted Off Derby Trail TBA
The Derby trail has never run through Dubai as we have illustrated before, but Vale of York's journey may have ended a bit more abruptly than expected...
Korea Racing - Weekend Preview TBA
Vicar Love, Lucky Mountain, Seonbongbulpae at Seoul, Namdo Jeap, Yeonseung Daero at Busan The first racing of March on the peninsula gets underway at ...
Horsin Around - My Big Red TBA
On that sunny April day when you and I first met, I was a broken girl. In less than a year I had gone from one of the leading riders on the CBHSA circ...
Left At The Gate - Strike Three? TBA
Apologies to the NY Post for the headline. The right-wing rag is particularly proud, since it was its own Frederic U. Dicker (credited by name in the ...
Striding Thoroughbreds In Japan - Five Japanese horses on 2010 Dubai World Cup Day TBA
Espoir City and Success Brocken are not going to Dubai. In the meantime, Glorious Noah and Laurel Guerreiro will make a trip to Dubai. As of Thursday,...
Striding Thoroughbreds In Japan - Major preps for 3-year-old classics TBA
This weekend sees the major preps for the 3-year-old classic races. On Saturday, Hashin Racecourse hosts the grade three Tulip Sho, one of the preps f...
Hoofblog - Continuing Education Events for Your Calendar TBA
4 March 2010 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog at Hoofcare.comPull out your calendar and start filling in some dates for what's ahead in 2010! There are probab...
Mi-bred Claimer - Casino petition threatens Michigan racing’s cause TBA
The Michigan Board of State Canvassers approved a request last Friday to petition for a ballot proposal allowing seven new casinos across the state. T...
Hoofblog - Favorite Photo: A Hand-Forged Reflection TBA
4 March 2010 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog at Hoofcare.comThis is my favorite photo, so far, from the 2010 American Farrier's Association Convention, which...
ThoroughChat - Another washout weekend coming up? TBA
Apperently it's supposed to rain on Saturday in the LA
Left At The Gate - Two Sides To Every Story TBA
The Times kept up the pressure on Governor Paterson with another story in prime time on the front page of the print edition on Wednesday. Investigator...
Triple Dead Heat - Photo Essay: Woodbine Winter Wonderland TBA
On Sunday morning I woke up early and took my camera to the Woodbine backstretch. The weather was nice enough for March and the snow flurries added a ...
Zipse - Oaks, Kentucky Oaks TBA
Beautiful as they are intelligent. Complex and cunning, the Bond girls have adapted through the years to keep pace with the times. They have become as...
Gathering the Wind - You make the call TBA
Years ago, Monday Night Football had a commercial segment thing called, 'You make the call'. Basically, they showed a play from a game archived away, ...
Equispace - Wireplayers.com Derby Dozen, Volume IV TBA
One of the things I really like about Steve Munday's Derby Dozen (editors note: I'm a participant so this is totally biased) is the use of the Roman N...
Left At The Gate - Gulfstream Wednesday TBA
In the third, Wicked B. Havior (4-1) returns from a ten month layoff for Barclay Tagg. This barn is having a rough Gulfstream meeting, with just four ...
Powercap - Belmont Stakes Run At Monmouth? TBA
When New Jersey elected governor Christie last year it seemed like a referendum against the incumbents and the ubiquitous corruption blanketing the re...
They Are Off - Vale Of York TBA
The winner of the 2009 Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Vale Of York, has been away from the races since his longshot win at Santa Anita over likely Kentucky D...
Go Girl Racing - THW: Those Track Conditions Again TBA
THE HOARSE WHISPERER By Jenny Ortuoste for Manila Standard-Today, 3 March 2010, Wednesday Those Track Conditions Again With the coming of summer and...
Thoroughbredzone - ThoroughbredZone’s Kentucky Derby 12—Lookin At Lucky Kicks Off At #1 TBA
This is the first ThoroughbredZone Kentucky Derby 12 of the year. As spring rolls on we will get a better gauge on who has the right combination of ...
Left At The Gate - Blockhead Gov Created His Own Blockbuster TBA
The most incredible thing to me about the latest, and possibly last straw article in the NY Times about Governor Paterson is the timing of the events ...
Pull the Pocket - Late Scratch Lucky TBA
When I get a post time chalk in a multi-leg wager I am often upset. One person certainly disagrees. The V75 this week paid a record C$9.6 million (ove...
HANA - Letter to Florida Regarding Uniform Surface Change Rules TBA
Sir/Madam, On Saturday February 27, at Gulfstream Park the last race was changed from turf to dirt after multi-leg wagers were made. As you know, the ...
Bob Ike Picks - Santa Anita won’t scratch surface–by Art Wilson, San Gabriel Valley Tribune TBA
A group of about a dozen Southland trainers showed up at Santa Anita on Monday to discuss the track’s racing surface with owner Frank Stronach. ...
Triple Dead Heat - Woodbine News: Plate Contenders, Careless Jewel and One To Watch TBA
A news post today as there's plenty happening in the world related to Woodbine. Some 329 Woodbine food service and hospitality workers who had been lo...
Gallop France - Off to Lyon with Bay – AGAIN TBA
I’ll be up and bleary-eyed at 4 a.m. to put Bay on the truck and head to Lyon, treating myself to another long drive in hopes of finally doing b...
My Thoroughbred Blog - RACHEL ALEXANDRA prepares for her return TBA
Horse Of The Year RACHEL ALEXANDRA worked 51 seconds for the half and 1:13.3 for 6 furlongs this morning under regular exercise rider Dominic Terry at...
Amateur Capper - SANTA ANITA NOTEBOOK: CAN ANYONE TRANSLATE STRONACH-ESE? TBA
IT’S OFFICIAL: FRANK STRONACH HAS BECOME AL DAVIS…FOOTBALL FANS KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE GREAT RACE PLACE’S FATE! IS THE SUN SETTING ON SANT...
Left At The Gate - Late Payment TBA
Governor Paterson said on Monday that the deficit for the new fiscal year which begins on April 1 has "probably" grown from $8.2 billion to $9 billion...
They Are Off - Second Verse, Same As The First TBA
Magna chairman Frank Stronach has declared that pro-ride will remain at Santa Anita for the time being. One part of his argument makes complete sense ...
Equispace - By The Numbers TBA
I have been stalking the Guidestar website for the release of several IRS Form 990 tax filings over the past few weeks and finally this weekend the no...
Zipse - Remembering ... Broad Brush TBA
The date was September 27, 1986 and it began innocuously enough. I was a senior in high school, and my father and I were on the road to Philadelphia. ...
The Brock Talk - Louisiana Challengers Lining Up Against Rachel Alexandra TBA
Challengers are lining up to take on Rachel Alexandra when she makes her seasonal debut in the $200,000 Ladies Classic at Fair Grounds in New Orleans ...
Left At The Gate - There Is Silver In You TBA
Well, I suppose it was all for the best. Canada got its damn gold; we wouldn't have wanted to see people try and hurt themselves and be subjected to t...
Triple Dead Heat - The Game - The Goal - The Gold TBA
I got kicked out of a bar at one in the afternoon on Sunday. (It's not what you think.) After spending the morning on the backstretch at Woodbine (pho...
Pull the Pocket - Improving Info, Takeout Simulations and .... Women's Curling TBA
Muscle Hill, to nobody's surprise, wins the Dan Patch Award for Horse of the Year. I am having trouble believing it was not a sweep in the voting. "To...
Gathering the Wind - A day in the life TBA
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Hoofblog - Multi-Tasking: How Many Men Does It Take to Shoe a Horse? TBA
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Powercap - New Casino Approved For The New York Area TBA
White Plains - After years of languishing as a forgotten outlet in a receding market K & K Wigs of White Plains, New York has received a lifeline from...
Hoofblog - New DVD "The Balanced Horse" Offers Hoofcare Advice from Two of the World's Most Respected Farriers TBA
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Left At The Gate - Heat's Still On TBA
Governor Paterson may be out of the race, but that's not enough as far as the press and critics across the political spectrum are concerned. The News ...
HANA - "Bettors Look to Tampa" TBA
Courtesy Equidaily.com. Tampa over the last several years has been pretty horseplayer centric, moving takeouts lower and ensuring decent field sizes. ...
ThoroughChat - Snow, Rain, Track: Oh the Joys of Winter Racing TBA
Maybe it's a good thing that I ended up, not doing my weekend preview. That's because, both Aqueduct and Santa Anita had to cancel racing yesterday du...
Gathering the Wind - Ryan Miller TBA
$%!@. !@%$. !%@$#. Racing needs to figure out a way to keep its stars in the game. For me it was Jim Craig. I walked around with a red and white bedsh...
Mary Forney - John and Betty Mabee had Connection to Early Caliente Racing TBA
A guest post by David J. Beltran The recent passing of Betty Mabee closed an era in Thoroughbred racing in California. Well known for their Golden Eag...
Zipse - If You Don’t Like Presious Passion, Then You Don’t Like Horse Racing TBA
He did it again. That seven year old gelding from modest beginnings, Presious Passion was back at the races and showing his speed, class, and heart on...
Hoofblog - Farrier News: AFA Convention Elections, Awards, Contest Results TBA
28 February 2010 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog at Hoofcare.comThe 39th American Farrier's Association Convention was held in Portland, Oregon. This image i...
Left At The Gate - Sunday Morning Notes TBA
So, I know that you guys are sophisticated enough so that you know that when I write something like: I'd take 6-1 to find out in this field for sure, ...
Theyre In The Gate - Need Some Action TBA
It's been a tough few days in Upstate NY-we've been buried in snow, we have had 2 days of no action at Aqueduct and yesterday Santa Anita had yet anot...
Cangamble - Giggling Time: Bewitched Horse Racing Episodes TBA
I wanted to do a blog post on horse racing movies, so I did a video search for the old movie 1936, Three Men On A Horse. One of my racetrack buddies a...
Korea Racing - Money Car Drives On as Others Stall TBA
Ace Galloper, Bulpae Gisang beaten Some reputations were left intact but some were in question at the end of a busy afternoon at Seoul Race Park. Whil...
Zipse - Chicago Filly Makes Good TBA
Many of you may not know that Zipse at the Track is written daily from Metroland Chicago, thereby making beautiful Arlington Park my home track. Now k...
Gathering the Wind - Ansoff Matrixing TBA
Last year, during the Cowboys' Thanksgiving Day game, Avatar teased its upcoming release on the crazy ass monitor they have in the stadium. The game w...
Equispace - Enter the Loud House TBA
This horse racing blog has been temporarily interrupted so we can head down the NYS Thruway to the Loud House (see Carrier Dome) for a monumental hoop...
Business of Racing - New Jersey's Brave Initiative TBA
To those of us inured to the tortoise-like pace with which anything relating to racing moves through the New York state government, New Jersey may be ...
Korea Racing - Still Easy for Tough Win
Three-year old goes five-for-five Tough Win eased to a fifth straight victory at Seoul Race Park this afternoon and in doing so, ensured that in futur...
Foolish Pleasure - How To Mend A Broken Heart TBA
What a tremendous field for today’s G2 Davona Dale at Gulfstream, with all eight fillies being viable contenders. While breaking down the race for D...
Left At The Gate - Gulfstream Notes
In the third, Homeboykris (4-1), last year's winner of the Champagne (run at the same one-turn mile route as this race), makes his second start of the...
They Are Off - The Grade 2 $150,000 Sham Stakes
The Grade 2 $150,000 features what appears to be a very evenly-matched field of ten horses in what is basically a lower-level Kentucky Derby prep race...
Mary Forney - Country Tough Schooling at Santa Anita TBA
Here's one of my favorites, Country Tough, caught gazing right into the camera with his big, warm eye today. Country was schooling in the paddock for ...
Gathering the Wind - Pooling resources TBA
Under the umbrella of NTRA, lies NTRA Investments LLC. Within the framework of what passes for inter-track agreements and ADW revenue distribution, li...
Triple Dead Heat - Photo Essay: A G1 Afternoon At Gardiner Farms with Milwaukee Brew and Alphabet Soup TBA
In January I paid a visit to Gardiner Farms to interview Dr. Michael Colterjohn, DVM for a Down The Stretch piece regarding the latest batch of Adena ...
Superfecta - It’s (Mostly) About the Ladies
Bickersons: because sometimes you don't have time to find an image of Christine Daae Sure, the Sham is this weekend, but the real race of interest...
Zipse - Venezuelan Superstars TBA
In 1971, Canonero II shocked the racing world with an overpowering score in the Kentucky Derby. Canonero came from way back, and swept past the leader...
Cangamble - Harmonized Sales Tax A Concern For Ontario's Racing Industry TBA
On July 1st this year, the new Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) will come into affect in Ontario. This could and probably will curb owner's behavior as they...
VA TB Blog - HOUSE SUBCOMMITTE KILLS INSTANT RACING BILL TBA
Four Republicans members and one Independent member (who has consistently voted against every piece of horse racing legislation placed before him) of ...
VA TB Blog - WAKE UP CALL: MAKE IT BETTER OR MAKE IT STOP? TBA
Nick Skias of Virginia Beach posted this thoughtful comment earlier in the week, and we thought it worthy of its own post.It seems that the Senate is ...
VA TB Blog - MAKING DAD (AND MOM) PROUD TBA
Anne Poulson’s filly by Majestic Warrior, out of Express Chick by Hennesy was one of the sire’s first foals.The handsome filly appeared ...
VA TB Blog - VIRGINIA-BRED TWO-YEAR-OLDS AT AUCTION TBA
The following Virginia-bred two-year-olds have been entered at Fasig-Tipton Calder and the Ocala Two-Year-Old Sales:Fasig-Tipton on March 2nd is offer...
VA TB Blog - PICTURES OF THE DAY TBA
David Longinotti, assistant general manager at Oaklawn Park, right, and Kim Baron, the Hot Springs, Ark., thoroughbred race track's marketing director...
Thoroughblog - SNOW WAY TBA
TODAY’S NEWS - Post draw for BARBADOS GOLD CUP (March 6 is the race)…SIMON HUSBANDS and the ORC…new kind of dirt for Santa Ani...
Mi-bred Claimer - The Haiku Handicapper: 2010 Borderland Derby TBA
Obscure Derby prep
Don’t like it? Blame Mine That Bird
Field lacks world beaters
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Left At The Gate - Third Times A Charm (Extensively Updated) TBA
My favorite quote in the NY Times on Wednesday came from one Paolo Romani, a deputy communications minister in Italy who has sponsored a bill which ap...
Left At The Gate - Third Times A Charm TBA
My favorite quote in the NY Times on Wednesday came from one Paolo Romani, a deputy communications minister in Italy who has sponsored a bill which ap...
Pull the Pocket - Mark Mac Gets the Boot; and Other 'Matters' TBA
Last year Mark MacDonald drove two year old Canadian champion Sportswriter to a near flawless record. Not only did he get the best of him in the big r...
Zipse - Who Am I ??? TBA
*I was bred in one nation, but ran exclusively in two other countries. *In America, I ran at eight different racetracks in four different states, but ...
They Are Off - By The Wayside TBA
The Kentucky Derby trail is a long and arduous one of which it is true that "only the strong survive". Even those that do survive usually don't end up...
Gathering the Wind - On Keyser Soze and malaise TBA
In 'The Usual Suspects', the entity that is Keyser Söze is truly born when rival smugglers working for the Hungarian mob invade his house while he is...
The Brock Talk - The Death Of The Dual Qualifier TBA
As the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum looms closer and folks begin to formulate opinions, calculations and taro card results into their "picks", the ...
Thoroughblog - CHARACTER TBA
GIVE MOMMY A KISS…This little boy is a Tiznow colt and the first foal of Woodbine stakes winner OFFICER CHERRIE. The youngster was born ...
Business of Racing - NYRA Salaries TBA
Congratulations to NYRA on, albeit reluctantly, releasing the salary data for its top executives. In an age when all sorts of information is available...
Korea Racing - Weekend Preview TBA
Tough Win, Money Car, Ace Galloper all starters Three year-olds are very much to the fore at Seoul Race Park this Holiday Weekend as several Classic h...
Graded Stakes - Contentious field set to gather for Grade 2 Davona Dale Stakes TBA
Davona Dale was a champion filly who raced for the storied Calumet Farm. The daughter of Best Turn won 11 of 18 starts. Her best victories came in the...
Graded Stakes - The Program seeks first stakes victory in the Grade 3 Sham Stakes TBA
Bob Baffert has a deep stable of three-year-olds this year. The Program may be his fourth or fifth best sophomore, and he is the likely favorite in th...
Striding Thoroughbreds In Japan - Soumillon rides Buena Vista in Dubai TBA
French jockey Christophe Soumillon will ride Buena Vista when she runs in the Dubai Sheema Classic. The 4-year-old filly is scheduled to leave Japan f...
Equispace - Remembering the First Time TBA
I broke my maiden at Saratoga Race Course on a Wednesday afternoon in August of 2004. The 25th if you're keeping score at home. The first horse I ever...
Thoroughbredzone - Joey P. Bounces Back To WinâPasses The $1 Million Mark In Career Earnings TBA
The real Joey P. is backâwins race 3 at Aqueduct! Joey P. zipped right to the lead and held off the challenge of Mt Glittermore to record his fir...
Triple Dead Heat - The Ugliest Cardigan TBA
Amy's friend Weldon was in town for a visit from Vancouver last week. He needed to escape the crush of humanity that was making his laid back lifestyl...
Powercap - Derby Trail Hyperbole TBA
When trainers start talking about their three year old colts this is a good time to tune out. Lately three well bet three year old colts on the derby ...
Gallop France - Brazil and Skid come home TBA
I brought Little Brazilien and Skid Solo in from their winter vacations yesterday, both covered in mud but otherwise in good weight. Next in will be G...
Zipse - Extraordinary Thoroughbred Crops TBA
I started a poll, there on the left, a few days ago and the more I considered the votes coming in, the more I realized it required a little write-up. ...
Gathering the Wind - Anagnorisis TBA
The Greek crisis has at least two different dimensions. One is a fiscal deficit, aggravated by Athens’ mismanagement and deception; the other is the...
Striding Thoroughbreds In Japan - Foreign nominations of Takamatsunomiya Kinen TBA
The three Hong Kong-trained horses have been nominated for the grade one Takamatsunomiya Kinen as follows: Green Birdie(NZ)Sacred Kingdom(AUS)Ultra Fa...
Left At The Gate - A Fisch Story TBA
It could be weeks if not months for Inspector General Joseph Fisch to complete his investigation into....well, whatever it is that he's going to inves...
They Are Off - He's A Rebel TBA
The way the Daily Racing Form website is painting the picture the Grade 3 $300,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park will be the most major of all the majo...
Go Girl Racing - THW: Of Upsets and Carryovers TBA
THE HOARSE WHISPERER By Jenny Ortuoste for Manila Standard-Today, 24 February 2010, Wednesday
Of Upsets and Carryovers
Sports fans were treated t...
Hennegan Brothers - Check out our ad for DERBY DREAMER.COM TBA
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Pull the Pocket - Oh Boy TBA
Ontario is going to look into legalizing online gambling. "Premier Dalton McGuinty is opening the door to allowing Internet gambling in Ontario. Paul ...
VA TB Blog - VIRGINIA-BRED WINNERS TBA
Argent Affair (f, 3yo), Black Tie Affair (IRE) - Caty's Quest by Norquestor. B - James M Hackman. Charles Town, 2 /20/2010, alwc, $16,200, 6.5 f, 1:21...
Zipse - News Release - 50,000 Trading Cards of Rachel Alexandra/Zenyatta to be Printed TBA
HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Fifty thousand trading cards of champions Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta will be printed Wednesday, February 24...
Triple Dead Heat - Sprint Posting TBA
In my February 15th post, I mentioned that Canadian jockey Kelsi Purcell had been injured in a fall at Sunland Park. I'm happy to advise that Canadian...
VA TB Blog - CHATFIELD-TAYLOR ELECTED VTA PRESIDENT TBA
Wayne Chatfield-Taylor (pictured center with Pennsylvania horseman and breeder Rick Abbott)of Front Royal was elected the new president of the Virgini...
VA TB Blog - VIRGINIA SENATE PASSES INSTANT RACING BILL TBA
Last Friday, the Virginia Senate passed Senate Bill 513 which would allow “historical horseracing,†or Instant Racing as it is known at Oa...
VA TB Blog - VTA BREEDERS FUND COMMITTEE TO MEET FRIDAY TBA
The VTA’s Virginia Breeders Fund Committee will meet on Friday, February 26 at noon at the VTA office in Warrenton.Establishing the Breeders Fu...
VA TB Blog - AP TOP TEN DERBY FAVORITES TBA
The Associated Press has released their top ten Kentucky Derby contenders. Bob Baffert and Todd Pletcher are training six of the top 10 horses in the ...
VA TB Blog - PICTURES OF THE DAY TBA
Conveyance, jockey Martin Garcia up, winning the $250,000 Southwest Stakes Gr. III at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. Miss Singhsix and Louis Garcia...
The Brock Talk - Two Easy Numbers That Help Define A Derby Pedigree TBA
At some point in the career of a race horse, they become defined almost exclusively by their performance on the track and not the potential created by...
Horsin Around - Acid Test for Christine Daae TBA
Bigger than your average filly, with a coat that reminds one of fire, and lightning fast speed, Christine Daae is hard to miss. After a dazzling perfo...
Left At The Gate - Odds and Ends TBA
Eskendereya got a Beyer of 106 winning the Fountain of Youth. As you may know, for handicapping purposes I like to follow trainers on short-term hot a...
Left At The Gate - No Saving This Ship TBA
I have this fantasy that one day, I'll pick up the Form on the morning of the first Saturday in May, turn to the 11th at Churchill Downs, and handicap...
Aspiring Horse Player - Derby Rankings – An Exercise in Futility TBA
If the previous week has taught us anything, it’s that attempting to rank the prospects for the 2010 Kentucky Derby is a largely futile act that...
Theyre In The Gate - Mainstream Media On The Apple Blossom TBA
A caller into the popular Mike Francesca sports talk show on WFAN in New York (and simulcast on the YES TV network) today asked Mike for his thoug...
Horsin Around - What's Next for Buddy's Saint? TBA
Last weekend we saw so much. We saw sweet redemption, we saw explosive upstarts, and unfortunately we saw surprising upsets. Among the upsets we saw R...
Perfect Peace Farm - More Steps Cleared for Racing TBA
This is the draft of the logo for our racing silks. When time permits I will order the silks. Any recommendations on vendors are welcomed. (gcal1971@a...
They Are Off - Super Six Derby Pix TBA
There was a whole lot of shuffling to the Super Six Derby Pix after the last weekend with multiple Kentucky Derby trials run from coast to coast. The ...
Tote Board Brad - Weights assigned in Grand National TBA
Now that weights have been handed out, who do ya like in the four and one half mile Grand National?
Thoroughbredzone - NBC Wins Gold For Screwing Up Live Coverage Of The Thrilling Team USA-Canada Hockey Game TBA
Itâs the Olympics on NBCâor should I say itâs the taped Olympics on NBC? Â It does not really matter anymore what live event is going...
HANA - Causality Center Stage at the Tables TBA
Last week it was reported that in 2009 the game of blackjack slipped in popularity (and revenue) to Las Vegas casinos. "blackjack’s share of the cas...
Triple Dead Heat - Gold Medal Prep TBA
Did anyone watch the hockey game last night? Unreal display of goaltending by Ryan Miller thwarting a relentless attack with Canada trying to find an ...
