http://www.raceday360.com/wire/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss R30 dana@superterrific.org http://foolishpleasure-valerie.blogspot.com/2012/02/derby-preps-and-maiden-races-on.html Foolish Pleasure - As January has passed into February, it’s time to hunkerdown and get serious—about Kentucky Derby contenders, naturally. With threepreps on Saturday (not to mention a couple interesting maiden races), I’m justabout fully engaged with horse racing again. If you haven’t done so already,please sign up for DerbyPrep Alert at Hello… ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:38:00 -0800 http://foolishpleasure-valerie.blogspot.com/2012/02/derby-preps-and-maiden-races-on.html http://theturkandlittleturk.blogspot.com/2012/02/wireplayers-kentucky-derby-dozen-poll.html The Turk: Horses, Handicapping and Hijinks - Getting out the vote. It's that time again, the Wire Players Derby Dozen Poll is back for a third year. A collection of fine journalists and bloggers, and one idiot bald bigmouth will bring to you the top Kentucky Derby Contenders from now until the first Saturday in May.In between… ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:00:00 -0800 http://theturkandlittleturk.blogspot.com/2012/02/wireplayers-kentucky-derby-dozen-poll.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThoroughbredChat/~3/3JNPxcA9uGQ/honoring-grace-and-bl.html Thoroughbred Chat - So this afternoon, I decided to play around in Photoshop with a few photos that I had taken of Havre de Grace, and Blind Luck.  I have recently discovered the 3D feature on Photoshop and thought that those two would be great subjects of this test. The photos weren't fantastic, but for… ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:26:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThoroughbredChat/~3/3JNPxcA9uGQ/honoring-grace-and-bl.html http://thebrocktalk.blogspot.com/2012/02/three-saturday-stakes-have-kentucky.html The Brock Talk - Tampa Bay Downs, Santa Anita Park and Aqueduct Racetrack may be where the next winner of the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. 1) may be found Saturday as the three tracks each feature prep races for the American classic. Although the May 5 Derby is still more than… ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:10:00 -0800 http://thebrocktalk.blogspot.com/2012/02/three-saturday-stakes-have-kentucky.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2012/02/withers-stakes-racing-roundup.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - Alpha, a promising young colt, sired by the 2006 Preakness Stakes (G1) victor Bernardini, will go the to the starting gate Saturday as the morning line even-money favorite in the 132nd running of the $200,000 Withers Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct Racetrack.Alpha has been on my watch list since last summer… ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:04:00 -0800 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2012/02/withers-stakes-racing-roundup.html http://colinsghost.org/2012/02/gladiator-%E2%80%98the-big-bankroll%E2%80%99-and-the-toboggan-handicap-1921.html Colin's Ghost - Of all the shady characters involved in American racing over the last century, few can match Arnold Rothstein, aka “The Big Bankroll.” Rothstein invested in just about every racket imaginable from his home base in New York City up until his death in 1928. He funded liquor operations during prohibition,… ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:30:00 -0800 http://colinsghost.org/2012/02/gladiator-%E2%80%98the-big-bankroll%E2%80%99-and-the-toboggan-handicap-1921.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/LATG/~3/GIpYl_IqFsY/other-shoe.html Left at the Gate - I saw this article from Crain's New York posted the other day on Twitter by Teresa, so a hat tip to Ms. Brooklyn Backstretch. Some of this had been reported previously in dribs and drabs, so I don't know that it's news per se, but I think it is rather… ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:18:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/LATG/~3/GIpYl_IqFsY/other-shoe.html http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/zatt/Hello_HorseRacingNation_Radio_Network_123 Horse Racing Nation NewsWire - I am thrilled to announce that at long last, Horse Racing Nation will hit the airwaves with the creation of the HorseRacingNation Radio Network. The exciting new feature is yet another way our innovative website will reach horse racing fans everywhere. Race fans often get their news from local sports… ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:40:00 -0800 http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/zatt/Hello_HorseRacingNation_Radio_Network_123 http://www.thatsamorestable.net/blog/?p=471 That's Amore Stable - Saturday brings us the second stake of the year in Maryland, the first for fillies.  The (nominally) $100,000 Marshua features eight three year-old fillies going six furlongs over the main track; as in its earlier counterpart, the Dancing Count for boys, none of the entrants are Maryland-breds, so the actual… ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:11:00 -0800 http://www.thatsamorestable.net/blog/?p=471 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/T3k5uRV6Bgc/another-example-of-why-levy-point.html View From the Racetrack Grandstand - Tonight, the Meadowlands will not be racing their fourteen horse 1 1/2 mile race due to the fact only eleven horses entered, not the fourteen the condition sheet called for.  In one way the Meadowlands made a mistake and should have let this race go with only eleven starters.  But… ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:59:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/T3k5uRV6Bgc/another-example-of-why-levy-point.html http://fmitchell07.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/algorithms-out-of-an-amazing-mare/ Bloodstock in the Bluegrass - With his victory in the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Sunday, Algorithms outran last year’s champion juvenile, Hansen, by five lengths. The exacta was an endorsement for the increasing importance of the A.P. Indy male line in American racing and especially as an indicator of classic… ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:43:00 -0800 http://fmitchell07.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/algorithms-out-of-an-amazing-mare/ http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2012/02/03/brians-derby-preps-the-withers/ Brooklyn Backstretch - The Grade III, $200,000 Withers Stakes at 1 1/16 miles 1 Hakama: Impressed with a front-running score at Laurel to make it 2-for-2 with blinkers and at two turns, and he enters this much tougher spot as the “now horse” from a cozy rail draw. There’s other speed signed on,… ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:30:00 -0800 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2012/02/03/brians-derby-preps-the-withers/ http://www.horseracingbusiness.com/rooting-interest-8106.htm Horse Racing Business - The Green Bay Packers of the National Football League recently tendered 250,000 additional shares of common stock for the purpose of expanding venerable Lambeau Field. Each share sold for $250 plus a $25 handling fee. However, contrary to typical stock transactions, the purchasers have absolutely no prospect of making money… ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0800 http://www.horseracingbusiness.com/rooting-interest-8106.htm http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/2012/02/january-2012-new-york-state-rep-report.html Horseplayers Association of North America - If you are a NYRA customer, or interested horseplayer, here's a recap of happenings from our New York State Rep, Vic. If you'd like to become a state representative, please email info@hanaweb.org. Overview: In December of last year, New York State Racing and Wagering Board (NYSRWB) ordered New York Racing… ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:44:00 -0800 http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/2012/02/january-2012-new-york-state-rep-report.html http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/fakeracingmovies-explodes-on-twitter/ Paulick Report - On Tuesday of this week, a hash tag #FakeRacingMovies started trending on Twitter. And while the NTRA didn’t start it, they certainly stoked the flames as Social Media Manager Penelope Miller engaged in a day of fun with racing fans online. (For those of you uninitiated in the wonderful world… ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:18:00 -0800 http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/fakeracingmovies-explodes-on-twitter/ http://www.drf.com/blogs/handigambling-269-gulfstream-maiden-claiming FormBlog - Dan Illman Thursday's HandiGambling 269 exercise is the eighth race at Gulfstream Park, a $50,000 maiden claimer at 5 1/2 furlongs for 3-year-old fillies.read more ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:38:00 -0800 http://www.drf.com/blogs/handigambling-269-gulfstream-maiden-claiming http://fmitchell07.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/ava-knowsthecode-put-the-look-in-her-foals/ Bloodstock in the Bluegrass - Some mares produce foals who look so athletic, so balanced and racy, that buyers cannot resist them. They pay good money for the weanlings and yearlings of this type, even if the sire isn’t on fire and even if there isn’t black-type activity in the dam. And should the dam… ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:45:00 -0800 http://fmitchell07.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/ava-knowsthecode-put-the-look-in-her-foals/ http://www.thatsamorestable.net/blog/?p=467 That's Amore Stable - Not techincally a word, but still… Horse players are, as a rule, the most paranoid group of people in the world. But, as the saying goes, their paranoia doesn’t mean that racing’s not out to get them. ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:43:00 -0800 http://www.thatsamorestable.net/blog/?p=467 http://www.forbes.com/sites/teresagenaro/2012/02/02/how-much-is-an-eclipse-award-worth/ via Pinboard - On January 17, Thoroughbred racing crowned its champions at the Eclipse Awards in Beverly Hills. Unlike most sports, in which champions are determined on the field of play, in racing, champions are crowned at the ballot box, and while there’s usually a sensible link between a horse’s record on the… ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:41:00 -0800 http://www.forbes.com/sites/teresagenaro/2012/02/02/how-much-is-an-eclipse-award-worth/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/I-Qia-yIn2s/nsw-justice-could-racism-be-factor-in.html View From the Racetrack Grandstand - In New South Wales, Australia, the special hearings into the scandal where drivers knew when their horses would or would not be swabbed are continuing. However, the first rulings by the special panel in NSW have been issued, giving trainer Dean Atkinson a 10 year suspension for three counts of… ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:04:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/I-Qia-yIn2s/nsw-justice-could-racism-be-factor-in.html