http://www.raceday360.com/wire/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss R30 jnchapel@gmail.com http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/07/five-days-in-july.html Owning Racehorses - And JFK thought 10-days in October were rough. It's been quite the year already but the last five days have been something else.July 2Horrible breakdown at Canterbury Park that resulted in the death of a racehorse and severe injuries to jockey Scott Stevens as well as major back injuries to… ]]> Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:14:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/07/five-days-in-july.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-dont-know-what-to-expect-accident.html Owning Racehorses - How's that for honesty? Heading into Tabby Lane's race this afternoon I have absolutely no idea what to expect. If Andy Beyer was handicapping this race he would throw her right... ]]> Sun, 04 Jul 2010 05:00:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-dont-know-what-to-expect-accident.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/07/celebrating-25-years-of-minnesota.html Owning Racehorses - On June 26 Canterbury Park officially celebrated 25 years of racing in Minnesota. In 1985 Canterbury started life as Canterbury Downs. ]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:27:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/07/celebrating-25-years-of-minnesota.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/06/interesting-attendance-figures.html Owning Racehorses - Here are some interesting attendance figures from Father’s Day. I’m not sure if I was more surprised by the results or by the number of tracks that either do not report or track attendance numbers! All this information is easily gathered by the perusing the DRF Charts. First, the list… ]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:36:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/06/interesting-attendance-figures.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/06/three-in-row.html Owning Racehorses - And not in a good way. Two back Tabby Lane's comment line read: No factor. Last out was a ditto. Today's: Trailed. We've had all our illusions shattered at this point. ]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:35:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/06/three-in-row.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/06/princess-elaine-shot-of-gold-stakes.html Owning Racehorses - Prior to today's featured race (well, maybe to just our happy crew) the Princess Elaine and Shot of Gold Stakes will be contested at Canterbury Park. The Princess Elaine is mile and a sixteenth contest over the turf for Minnesota bred fillies and mares while the Shot of Gold is… ]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:33:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/06/princess-elaine-shot-of-gold-stakes.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/06/of-surface-and-distance.html Owning Racehorses - Five furlongs over the turf. Of all the races we entered the past 10-days, this is the one that filled. After several attempts of trying to get $10,000 and $16,000 Starter Allowances to fill - at a nice 6 furlongs on the dirt (though 6.5 - 7 would be my… ]]> Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:57:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/06/of-surface-and-distance.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/06/quiet-time.html Owning Racehorses - There has been some reflective time available over the past week or so as I've been traveling again. While reflection has crossed over many topics, the only ones that have any bearing... ]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:38:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/06/quiet-time.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/06/summer-racing-season-is-underway.html Owning Racehorses - I've been absent for a bit longer than I would have liked but I wanted to pass along the latest Hello Race Fans Index. This week's index is a compilation of panelists' favorite summer racetracks. ]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:44:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/06/summer-racing-season-is-underway.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/05/flat-as-pancake.html Owning Racehorses - Tabby Lane finished her Canterbury debut up the track today. She finished 5th out of 6 runners. There is no way I would have thought she would have finished that far out of the money... ]]> Sun, 23 May 2010 05:00:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/05/flat-as-pancake.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/05/opening-day-at-canterbury-come-to-races.html Owning Racehorses - Tonight racing returns to Canterbury Park. This will kick off the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of racing at the Shakopee, MN oval. As always, track management is ready to make the most... ]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 05:00:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/05/opening-day-at-canterbury-come-to-races.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/04/welcome-one-for-zetta.html Owning Racehorses - We'd like to welcome to the family "One For Zetta" an unraced three-year old Minnesota bred filly out of Zach's World (Distinctive Pro) by Ballado Chieftan. ]]> Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:12:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/04/welcome-one-for-zetta.html http://mibredclaimer.wordpress.com/2010/03/15/my-racetrack-wish-list/ The Michigan-Bred Claimer - With the snow beginning to melt and warm weather slowly starting to find its way into the forecast, my itch to hit the road is beginning to return once again. ]]> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:21:00 -0700 http://mibredclaimer.wordpress.com/2010/03/15/my-racetrack-wish-list/ http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/03/diplo-tabby-and-condition-book-i.html Owning Racehorses - I apologize about the delay in posting here. It seems like when it rains, it pours and for the third month in a row sad news struck our household. ]]> Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:47:00 -0800 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/03/diplo-tabby-and-condition-book-i.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/02/little-more-than-two-months.html Owning Racehorses - It seems like such a short period of time but when I look out of the window at the piles of snow still out there and a low temperature this morning of 1, opening day at Canterbury Park... ]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:50:00 -0800 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/02/little-more-than-two-months.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/01/welcome-back-claiming-crown-2010.html Owning Racehorses - It was announced on Wednesday that the 2010 Claiming Crown will be back at Canterbury Park for it's 12th renewal. This will mark the 10th time that the Claiming Crown will be held at Canterbury and the conditions and purse levels will remain the same as last year.The races are… ]]> Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:19:00 -0800 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2010/01/welcome-back-claiming-crown-2010.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2009/12/miscellaneous-thoughts.html Owning Racehorses - Sharpening FocusMy last post was about where we want to run and the need for focus in making a decision in order to move forward. I've sharpened that up even more. When I spoke to Bernell this weekend, he was willing to go in on a horse with us. To… ]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:16:00 -0800 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2009/12/miscellaneous-thoughts.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2009/11/focus.html Owning Racehorses - We've been all over the map in recent months getting the next group lined up and ready to go. This was mainly because interest has come from all over the country, though not enough in any one spot to make that one place a gimme for buying a horse. I… ]]> Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:47:00 -0800 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2009/11/focus.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2009/11/horseless-pride-of-minnesota.html Owning Racehorses - Well, my feet are sore, my back hurts and I'm exhausted from two consecutive days on my feet (and one to go) at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. Of course the annual casino supplier extravaganza is hardly interesting for those of us that own racehorses (of course if… ]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:49:00 -0800 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2009/11/horseless-pride-of-minnesota.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2009/10/consolidating.html Owning Racehorses - I'll be spending the evening finishing up the financials and getting checks ready for the Fizzy Pop group. While we didn't win money, we didn't lose too much AND we got three photos for the wall for the last 18 months. That's not too bad. I've been able to determine… ]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:22:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2009/10/consolidating.html