http://www.raceday360.com/wire/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss R30 dana@superterrific.org http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/qeDD-xAPkZk/back-in-gameor-writers-chair.html Owning Racehorses - I go ahead and give the blog a fresh, new look and then promptly disappear for 3 weeks! What could possibly be going on that would keep me away 3 weeks missing the Eclipse Awards and a Tabby Lane race preview? Turns out…a lot! ]]> Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:10:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/qeDD-xAPkZk/back-in-gameor-writers-chair.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/UyYmWX0OFJc/new-look-look-back-new-year-and-happy.html Owning Racehorses - Happy New Year to you all! I hope that your celebrations were wonderful and that 2012 brings you all you desire.  Also, Happy Birthday to all our Thoroughbred friends.  Officially they all turn another year older today, no matter their actual foaling date. ]]> Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:34:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/UyYmWX0OFJc/new-look-look-back-new-year-and-happy.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/OoWYgxIzseg/tabbys-back-and-stallions-for-sale.html Owning Racehorses - TABBY’S BACK Tabby Lane is back on track – literally.  She’s had two works at Tampa Bay Downs since her 4 – 6 vacation after two mediocre starts at Remington Park.  It’s become pretty obvious over the past two Oklahoma seasons that Tabs is not thrilled with the Remington Park… ]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:08:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/OoWYgxIzseg/tabbys-back-and-stallions-for-sale.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/JeYha2gkjOg/state-reps-gather-at-canterbury-park.html Owning Racehorses - The key question among the group gathered at Canterbury Park yesterday for a fundraising event for the House Republican Caucus regarding was whether or not a special session of the legislature would occur before the next regular session (January 24, 2012).  The only way the government can meet before the… ]]> Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:06:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/JeYha2gkjOg/state-reps-gather-at-canterbury-park.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/Y3GvESyUitg/canterbury-awarded-2012-dates.html Owning Racehorses - The Minnesota Racing Commission approved Canterbury Park’s request for dates for the 2012 season.  Racing will commence again on Preakness weekend and run through the Labor Day holiday for a total of 62 racing days. Also up for discussion at last night’s meeting was a reduction of the allowable limit… ]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:13:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/Y3GvESyUitg/canterbury-awarded-2012-dates.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/AGV83i7641U/gaming-overhaul-needed-in-minnesota.html Owning Racehorses - An overhaul of gaming is needed in Minnesota.  As the state budget issues worsen and the economy shows little sign of markedly improving, additional revenues are going to be needed to keep the state running.  Spending cuts alone will not make the budget work – the cuts would need to… ]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:33:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/AGV83i7641U/gaming-overhaul-needed-in-minnesota.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/RIZJptk7KTk/racehorses-responsibility-and-heroines.html Owning Racehorses - I went to my first non-racehorse auction the other night with Annie Ringwelski and Jen Selvig of the Minnesota Retired Racehorse Project (MNRRP).  Our mission, well, their mission, was to try and identify off the track thoroughbreds (OTTBs) and do what they could to bring them into the program and… ]]> Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:00:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/RIZJptk7KTk/racehorses-responsibility-and-heroines.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/JR9mzvjDEqE/canterbury-thats-wrap.html Owning Racehorses - With the conclusion of the 2011 Canterbury Park season, it’s time to take a look back, both from our perspective and a bit big picture. Professionally speaking, the summer could NOT have been better as I’ve outlined in my previous post.  Tabby Lane ran four times here this summer and… ]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:51:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/JR9mzvjDEqE/canterbury-thats-wrap.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/hYXtvAupA-w/thank-you-canterbury-park.html Owning Racehorses - Usually this space, on the first day after the conclusion of the Canterbury Park live meet, you get all the facts and figures and my ruminations on the season.  That will come soon enough, but this summer at Canterbury Park has done something for me that nothing has over the… ]]> Mon, 12 Sep 2011 06:00:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/hYXtvAupA-w/thank-you-canterbury-park.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/DswcIckyDN4/minnesota-festival-of-champions-day.html Owning Racehorses - The crowd of the year turned out for the event of the year at Canterbury Park yesterday.  The 18th Minnesota Festival of Champions, the state championships of racing, was contested before a Festival record crowd of 11, 214.  The rain held off until the end of the card and the… ]]> Mon, 05 Sep 2011 05:00:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/DswcIckyDN4/minnesota-festival-of-champions-day.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/jiqLpTaNFJA/but-was-tvg-watching.html Owning Racehorses - My first shot on camera publicly talking about my selections for an entire race card is now in the books.  If I had a copy of the video, I would post it here for everyone, but I gather that these are not something that Canterbury archives so my debut may… ]]> Sat, 03 Sep 2011 08:20:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lKCPy/~3/jiqLpTaNFJA/but-was-tvg-watching.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2011/09/this-should-be-interesting.html Owning Racehorses - The tremendous experience that his been this summer continues Friday night when I take over for Angela Hermann in the pre-race show at Canterbury Park.  Angela is going to be a part of her sister's wedding and that left a slot open next to KQRS personality Mike Gelfand in reviewing… ]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:23:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2011/09/this-should-be-interesting.html http://retiredracehorseblog.wordpress.com/2011/08/20/via-owning-racehorses-tabby-lane-gives-back/ The Un-Retired Racehorse - Owning Racehorses: Tabby Lane Gives Back. There is a good chance that those of us in the claiming game will have horses pass through our stables for only a few races but that doesn’t absolve us of responsibility to these athletes.  When we got together to claim a horse, I borrowed… ]]> Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:09:00 -0700 http://retiredracehorseblog.wordpress.com/2011/08/20/via-owning-racehorses-tabby-lane-gives-back/ http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2011/08/tabby-on-roll.html Owning Racehorses - Tabby won again.  For the second race in a row, third of the last four and four of the last six, Tabby Lane found the winner’s circle.I wasn’t worried when the race was pulled of the turf course because of overnight rains but I was concerned when I received a… ]]> Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:25:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2011/08/tabby-on-roll.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2011/08/tabby-goes-for-third-win-of-meet.html Owning Racehorses - Tabby Lane is going to go for her third win of the 2011 Canterbury Park meet and her 5th win of the season in Saturday’s second race.  The race is a $7500 Starter Allowance for horses that have started for a claiming price of $7500 or less in 2010- 11… ]]> Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:00:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2011/08/tabby-goes-for-third-win-of-meet.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2011/08/field-of-five-inducted-into-canterbury.html Owning Racehorses - Saturday evening, after the camels were put away, the ostriches rounded up and the extreme conditions in the condition book were filed away until the 2012 Extreme Day at Canterbury Park, another type of extreme celebration occurred at Longshots Bar overlooking the racetrack: a celebration of extreme talent.Five honorees were… ]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:07:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2011/08/field-of-five-inducted-into-canterbury.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2011/07/day-to-celebrate-remarkable-females.html Owning Racehorses - Tomorrow, Sunday, July 31, Canterbury Park will present FilliesRace for Hope, a day of horseracing and fundraising for the Twin Cities’ Hope Chest for Brest Cancer Foundation.Hope Chest for Breast Cancer Foundation helps financially distressed individuals and their families who have been touched by breast cancer. Since 2001, Hope Chest… ]]> Sat, 30 Jul 2011 08:41:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2011/07/day-to-celebrate-remarkable-females.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2011/07/starter-allowance-arc-de-triomphe-to-ma.html Owning Racehorses - I’m usually at my seat in the Canterbury Park press box about an hour before first post.  I like to get set up, talk to the folks in the box about the card and what’s been going on around the track and start getting into the rhythm of the evening. … ]]> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:28:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2011/07/starter-allowance-arc-de-triomphe-to-ma.html http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2011/07/canterbury-is-back-and-so-is-tabby-lane.html Owning Racehorses - This is the type of post that I’m happy to be writing again.  Sure, it’s not as sexy as a racetrack closure but it is much happier and it’s always better to be racing.  A crowd of over 6,500 welcomed Canterbury Park back on Buck Night and they were treated… ]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:03:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2011/07/canterbury-is-back-and-so-is-tabby-lane.html http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.startribune.com/sports/125926943.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgAIAAoATAAOABAz9mf8QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=5Chs075j_kY&usg=AFQjCNEMm5WNqki2mslv0VW6qNbl_hPdjQ via Pinboard - The president of Canterbury Park's horsemen arranged for some trainers to make a quick road trip to Iowa on Saturday, where the Prairie Meadows racetrack had agreed to host seven races for Canterbury's idled thoroughbreds. Metzen happily canceled the ...See all stories on this topic » ]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:34:00 -0700 http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.startribune.com/sports/125926943.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgAIAAoATAAOABAz9mf8QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=5Chs075j_kY&usg=AFQjCNEMm5WNqki2mslv0VW6qNbl_hPdjQ