http://www.raceday360.com/wire/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss R30 dana@superterrific.org http://theraceisnottotheswift.blogspot.com/2011/04/rapture-or-late-double.html Not Always To The Swift - I have long given up on the possibility of another Triple Crown winner. I won't go into it because you've heard all the arguments before. I'd adhere to that school of thought where modern thoroughbreds are as brittle as generic pasta and have as much stamina as a white wine… ]]> Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:18:00 -0700 http://theraceisnottotheswift.blogspot.com/2011/04/rapture-or-late-double.html http://theraceisnottotheswift.blogspot.com/2010/07/pray-baby-pray_18.html Not Always To The Swift - By early September we will definitely know two things, whether or not prison changed Lindsay Lohan and was the 40 day meet at Saratoga a good idea.For the NYRA the perception will probably trump reality and by early September, most of us will have formed an opinion of whether the… ]]> Sun, 18 Jul 2010 05:13:00 -0700 http://theraceisnottotheswift.blogspot.com/2010/07/pray-baby-pray_18.html http://theraceisnottotheswift.blogspot.com/2010/07/hard-times-cold-hard-cash-and-derby.html Not Always To The Swift - The death of Johnny Sellers this week, whose hayday was before my time, brought back memories of the strange odyssey of Sellers Kentucky Derby trophy. Stolen from his home in California in 1978, the silver trophy was subsequently sold to one or more unknowing collectors. Years later the trophy appeared… ]]> Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:56:00 -0700 http://theraceisnottotheswift.blogspot.com/2010/07/hard-times-cold-hard-cash-and-derby.html http://theraceisnottotheswift.blogspot.com/2010/06/scrambled-eggs-please-is-rachel.html Not Always To The Swift - And in the third race back after the layoff, Rachel Alexandra's 2009 form rose from the dead. Today's Fleur de Lis is either racing's equivalent of a resurrection or a not so gentle reminder that Rachel is merely mortal(please roll that slab back into place). I mean what kind of… ]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:43:00 -0700 http://theraceisnottotheswift.blogspot.com/2010/06/scrambled-eggs-please-is-rachel.html http://theraceisnottotheswift.blogspot.com/2010/06/beneficiary-of-prodigal-ride-and-truant.html Not Always To The Swift - Ruben Hernandez celebrates one of the great upsets of modern times aboard Coastal after defeating Spectacular Bid in the 1979 Belmont Stakes. The newspaper accounts of the time, make little or no mention of the safety pin that altered the course of history. The video proves it was Franklin's ride,… ]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:30:00 -0700 http://theraceisnottotheswift.blogspot.com/2010/06/beneficiary-of-prodigal-ride-and-truant.html http://theraceisnottotheswift.blogspot.com/2010/05/what-do-tatum-oneal-and-martin-garcia.html Not Always To The Swift - Neither one seemed to grasp the importance of what they had just accomplished. Tatum had the good fortune to be Ryan O'Neal's kid. On second thought, being Ryan O'Neal's kid should not be described as good fortune, just ask Redmond.Martin Garcia was working in a deli a few years ago… ]]> Sun, 16 May 2010 04:26:00 -0700 http://theraceisnottotheswift.blogspot.com/2010/05/what-do-tatum-oneal-and-martin-garcia.html http://theraceisnottotheswift.blogspot.com/2010/05/to-bee-bee-bee-or-not-to-bee-bee-bee.html Not Always To The Swift - What Preakness winner has had to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune more than the 1972 winner Bee Bee Bee. Few Preakness winners went off at higher odds (19-1) but it seems that there is no other winner in modern times who has slipped so far into obscurity.… ]]> Wed, 12 May 2010 17:25:00 -0700 http://theraceisnottotheswift.blogspot.com/2010/05/to-bee-bee-bee-or-not-to-bee-bee-bee.html http://theraceisnottotheswift.blogspot.com/2010/05/are-fins-required-in-clubhouse.html Not Always To The Swift - I have to say I was a little bummed on Saturday morning when I awoke slightly after 5AM to the sounds of lightning, thunder and torrents of rain. My first Derby in person and it was going to be a wet one. But undeterred I made my way to the… ]]> Sun, 02 May 2010 13:10:00 -0700 http://theraceisnottotheswift.blogspot.com/2010/05/are-fins-required-in-clubhouse.html