http://www.raceday360.com/wire/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss R30 jnchapel@gmail.com http://fmitchell07.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/native-dancer-was-the-way-of-the-future/ Bloodstock in the Bluegrass - In a response to yesterday’s post about Dark Star, John Sparkman tipped my hand a bit by saying that the physical type of Dark Star — elegant, somewhat lightly made horses with excellent stride quality — was a type on the way out. Indeed, the Teddy and Swynford lines that had… ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:52:00 -0700 http://fmitchell07.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/native-dancer-was-the-way-of-the-future/ http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/07/vandal-stakes-racing-roundup.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - Trainer Todd Pletcher is looking to claim his first win in the $150,000 Vandal Stakes at Woodbine Saturday when he sends the 9-5 morning line favorite Sensational Slam to the starting gate.The Grand Slam colt won his debut race on July 3 in the 5 ½ - furlong Clarendon Stakes… ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:28:00 -0700 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2010/07/vandal-stakes-racing-roundup.html http://thebrocktalk.blogspot.com/2010/07/lookin-at-four-in-haskell.html The Brock Talk - The $1 million IZOD Haskell Invitational of 2010 has certainly met the challenge of attaining the standard set by the previous best versions of the 1-1/8 mile, grade 1, race. Won last year by Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra over eventual Champion 3-Year-Old Colt or Gelding Summer Bird and… ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:11:00 -0700 http://thebrocktalk.blogspot.com/2010/07/lookin-at-four-in-haskell.html http://www.paulickreport.com/blog/owner-witt-ejected-from-penn-national/ Paulick Report - By Ray Paulick Owner Henry S. Witt Jr., whose name surfaced in the Paulick Report in late March in connection with a Darrel Delahoussaye-trained horse formerly owned by Michael Gill, has been ejected from Penn National after an alleged discovery of injectables by investigators with the Pennsylvania State Horse Racing… ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:52:00 -0700 http://www.paulickreport.com/blog/owner-witt-ejected-from-penn-national/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/MvVLpGHOGMo/down-not-out-at-meadowlands-tioga.html View From the Racetrack Grandstand - Down but not out was the theme at last night's horsemen's meeting at the Meadowlands as the SBOANJ has called for unity with the thoroughbred industry in an effort to fight the conclusion to the Hanson Report.  In the meeting, SBOANJ President Tom Luchento indicated that the "alternatives" offered by the Hanson… ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:22:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/MvVLpGHOGMo/down-not-out-at-meadowlands-tioga.html http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/2010/07/thoroughbred-takeout-increase-in.html Horseplayers Association of North America - HANA has learned that California's thoroughbred tracks and horsemen are spearheading an effort calling for a takeout increase on exotic wagers at California's thoroughbred tracks. Sources tell us that California tracks and horsemen have asked John A. Perez, the Speaker of the Assembly, to sponsor a bill paving the way… ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:11:00 -0700 http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/2010/07/thoroughbred-takeout-increase-in.html http://www.paulickreport.com/blog/letter-to-thayer-kentucky-is-killing-the-goose-that-laid-the-golden-egg/ Paulick Report - The Paulick Report recently received a letter that was sent to KY Senator Damon Thayer office from a breeder who asked that their name not be used. The letter describes how dramatically the absence of revenue from alternative forms of game is hurting the breeding industry in Kentucky to the… ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:05:00 -0700 http://www.paulickreport.com/blog/letter-to-thayer-kentucky-is-killing-the-goose-that-laid-the-golden-egg/ http://www.paulickreport.com/blog/weekend-stakes-where-to-watch-brought-to-you-by-west-point-thoroughbreds-5/ Paulick Report - From sprints to routes, Jersey Shore to where the Turf Meets the Surf, there is a wide offering of graded stakes this weekend. The Grade 2 Cougar II Handicap will be run at Del Mar on Friday with Richard’s Kid entered as a prep in defense of his Pacific Classic… ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:00:00 -0700 http://www.paulickreport.com/blog/weekend-stakes-where-to-watch-brought-to-you-by-west-point-thoroughbreds-5/ http://mibredclaimer.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/ship-ins-invade-don-boyd-memorial-challenge-handicap/ The Michigan-Bred Claimer - Fearles Fred will shoot for his sixth win in seven starts at Mount Pleasant Meadows in Sunday's Don Boyd Memorial Challenge Handicap. A combination of new shippers, regulars... ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:07:00 -0700 http://mibredclaimer.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/ship-ins-invade-don-boyd-memorial-challenge-handicap/ http://pullthepocket.blogspot.com/2010/07/growing-racing.html Pull the Pocket - In the light of the news that California is adding a provision in a bill (some would say "burying it in a bill") to raise takeout in that state, we actually have some good news... ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:04:00 -0700 http://pullthepocket.blogspot.com/2010/07/growing-racing.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Railbird/~3/pXHwPFlnZS4/ Jessica Chapel / Railbird v2 - Now I know when I’ll be in Saratoga: Jess Jackson confirmed today that Rachel Alexandra will start in the August 29 G1 Personal Ensign at Saratoga: It’s an historic race, named after a great champion. The timing is right for Rachel. She’s been coming back into her stride and this… ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:47:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Railbird/~3/pXHwPFlnZS4/ http://ddink55.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/racing-class-of-dams-part-one/ Boojum's Bonanza - In the Blood-Horse of August 26, 1939, the late J. A. Estes wrote: “The most important item in appraising the stud prospects of a young horse is his racing class. The racing class and breeding records of his sire and dam are also worthy of consideration, but beyond that the… ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:28:00 -0700 http://ddink55.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/racing-class-of-dams-part-one/ http://www.tripledeadheat.ca/2010/07/hurricane-blows-out.html Triple Dead Heat - I was saddened this past week to learn about the death of Belfast-born snooker legend Alex "Hurricane" Higgins. My family is from Northern Ireland and my dad, like Higgins... ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:25:00 -0700 http://www.tripledeadheat.ca/2010/07/hurricane-blows-out.html http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2010/07/30/friday-morning-quick-picks-from-saratoga/ Brooklyn Backstretch - Today brings the first of two twilight racing cards at the Spa this summer; post time is 2:30. Yesterday brought several promotions to the track: a short-sleeved T-shirt giveaway... ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:54:00 -0700 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2010/07/30/friday-morning-quick-picks-from-saratoga/ http://fuguefortinhorns.blogspot.com/2010/07/maiden-breaker-no-8-or-numero-ocho-at.html Fugue for Tinhorns - I've been a bit slow to blog this one, as I've hoped for the final chart to reach my inbox to get her official earnings updated. But since charts from Hipódromo Camarero in Puerto Rico... ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:33:00 -0700 http://fuguefortinhorns.blogspot.com/2010/07/maiden-breaker-no-8-or-numero-ocho-at.html http://mibredclaimer.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/holst-fritz-send-many-entries-in-michigan-arabian-juvenile-stakes/ The Michigan-Bred Claimer - Get R Done's convincing score in his maiden race helped make him the co-morning line favorite in the Michigan... ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:34:00 -0700 http://mibredclaimer.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/holst-fritz-send-many-entries-in-michigan-arabian-juvenile-stakes/ http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/ntra-alex-waldrop-straight-up/archive/2010/07/30/internet-gaming-expansion-where-do-we-go-from-here.aspx Blood-Horse - Responding to pressures for new sources of revenue to fund the federal government, on Wednesday of this week the U.S. House of Representatives, Financial Services Committee, approved the “Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act” (H.R. 2267) by a vote of 41-22.  H.R. 2267 was introduced by committee chairman… ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:37:00 -0700 http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/ntra-alex-waldrop-straight-up/archive/2010/07/30/internet-gaming-expansion-where-do-we-go-from-here.aspx http://asaturdayhorse.blogspot.com/2010/07/always-play-you-go-west-girl.html A Saturday Afternoon Horse - We all have them. Horses we back, no matter what. Maybe we saw them break their maidens, early on, saw something that caught the eye. Not a “buzz” horse, not an expensive yearling... ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:31:00 -0700 http://asaturdayhorse.blogspot.com/2010/07/always-play-you-go-west-girl.html http://dubairacenight.com/maktoum-challenge-winner-red-desire-to-start-at-belmont-then-to-breeders-cup-at-churchill/ Dubai Race Night - The flashing winner of the 2010 Maktoum Challenge – R3 (G2), Red Desire will be... ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:25:00 -0700 http://dubairacenight.com/maktoum-challenge-winner-red-desire-to-start-at-belmont-then-to-breeders-cup-at-churchill/ http://equispace.blogspot.com/2010/07/weekend-decision.html EquiSpace - "I've decided to take my talents to Saratoga Springs." - LeSpace Man While I'm away check out the TBA's handicapping challenge for SAR/MTH this weekend. ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:07:00 -0700 http://equispace.blogspot.com/2010/07/weekend-decision.html