http://www.raceday360.com/wire/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss R30 dana@superterrific.org http://www.drf.com/news/best-beyers-2012-wise-dan-triple-threat-speed-figures via Pinboard - Horses’ performances on grass and artificial surfaces rarely thrill devotees of speed figures. Dirt is more conducive to fast, blockbuster performances because dirt is conducive to speed, and horses typically run hard from start to finish. ]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:37:00 -0800 http://www.drf.com/news/best-beyers-2012-wise-dan-triple-threat-speed-figures http://www.drf.com/blogs/eclipse-award-and-saturday-stakes-thoughts via Pinboard - I don’t have a quibble with any equine Eclipse Award handed out Saturday night, save for Wise Dan getting the older male championship. I voted for Wise Dan to be champion turf male and Horse of the Year. But I voted for Fort Larned in the older male division because… ]]> Sun, 20 Jan 2013 09:10:00 -0800 http://www.drf.com/blogs/eclipse-award-and-saturday-stakes-thoughts http://www.anddownthestretchtheycome.com/2013/1/19/3894166/stretchie-awards-eclipse-2012 via Pinboard - The Eclipse Awards may be tonight, but the 2012 racing season is not fully completed until the announcement of the 1st Annual And Down The Stretch They Come Racing Awards, henceforth to be known as The Stretchies. ]]> Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:00:00 -0800 http://www.anddownthestretchtheycome.com/2013/1/19/3894166/stretchie-awards-eclipse-2012 http://www.drf.com/blogs/florida-postcard-eclipse-weekend Crist Blog - Steven Crist HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. -- It’s cool and cloudy and the beaches are empty but you’ll hear no complaining from this snowbird revelling in South Florida horse racing, poker and greyhound racing with Saturday’s Sunshine Millions and Eclipse Awards still to come.read more ]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:31:00 -0800 http://www.drf.com/blogs/florida-postcard-eclipse-weekend http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/saturday-night-from-gulfstream-park-an-eclipse-award-live-blog-with-ray/ Paulick Report - Will Wise Dan win Horse of the Year?  Is Dale Romans destined to pick up his first Eclipse for Outstanding Trainer?  Will Ray stay awake for the entire ceremony? ]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:25:00 -0800 http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/saturday-night-from-gulfstream-park-an-eclipse-award-live-blog-with-ray/ http://www.drf.com/news/richard-migliore-letter-editor via Pinboard - I have been reading with great disappointment about a growing movement to do away with the Eclipse Award for apprentice jockey. Turf writers I have great respect for have raised all kinds of reasons for the award's demise. I feel that the argument being made is a weak one and… ]]> Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:45:00 -0800 http://www.drf.com/news/richard-migliore-letter-editor http://www.drf.com/news/steven-crist-horse-year-candidates-bit-short-grade-1-credentials via Pinboard - Whether it is Fort Larned, I’ll Have Another, or Wise Dan whose name is called from the podium Saturday night at the Eclipse Awards, the 2012 Horse of the Year will have had a below-average number of Grade 1 victories in his campaign for the sport’s top prize. ]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:31:00 -0800 http://www.drf.com/news/steven-crist-horse-year-candidates-bit-short-grade-1-credentials http://www.drf.com/blogs/column-companion-hoty-and-grade-1s Crist Blog - Steven Crist Here, in conjunction with the Sunday column, is the list of Grade 1 victories by the 39 winners of the Horse of the Year award in their championship year since the graded-stakes system was instituted in 1973. ]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:27:00 -0800 http://www.drf.com/blogs/column-companion-hoty-and-grade-1s http://gowanushorsemen.tumblr.com/post/40092423204/our-eclipse-award-ballot via Pinboard - Rather than go through a full exegesis of all the categories — most are boring this year because they’re so straightforward or muddled because the horses all were unimpressive — let’s instead take a peak at who’s in contention for Horse of the Year. ]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:26:00 -0800 http://gowanushorsemen.tumblr.com/post/40092423204/our-eclipse-award-ballot http://helloracefans.com/horses/eclipse-awards/2012-eclipse-awards/ Hello Race Fans! - The votes are in! We have lifetime past performances, replays and result charts for the 2012 Eclipse Award finalists. ]]> Sat, 05 Jan 2013 11:56:00 -0800 http://helloracefans.com/horses/eclipse-awards/2012-eclipse-awards/ http://blog.twinspires.com/2013/01/a-computerized-look-at-horse-of-year.html via Pinboard - While I appreciate that Horse of the Year means different things to different people, I wondered what the odds might look like should the top contenders for the award actually meet on the racetrack. Now, I’m aware that such a meeting would not necessarily prove which horse is best —… ]]> Sat, 05 Jan 2013 08:41:00 -0800 http://blog.twinspires.com/2013/01/a-computerized-look-at-horse-of-year.html http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/zatt/Point_Counterpoint_Wise_Dan_vs_Little_Mike_1_123 Horse Racing Nation NewsWire - 2012 was the year of the terrific turf males. With at least three horses notching multiple G1 wins, and two of them dominating in their Breeders' Cup races, the Eclipse for Turf Male is one of the most contested of them all. HRN Managing Editor Brian Zipse and Head, Heart… ]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 05:04:00 -0800 http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/zatt/Point_Counterpoint_Wise_Dan_vs_Little_Mike_1_123 http://blog.twinspires.com/2013/01/little-mike-as-horse-of-year.html via Pinboard - I said it once, and I'll say it again: It's a shame that Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta put together their best seasons in the same year (2009) because either campaign was so much better than anything we've seen since, and both stack up well to the very best campaigns of… ]]> Tue, 01 Jan 2013 08:52:00 -0800 http://blog.twinspires.com/2013/01/little-mike-as-horse-of-year.html http://blogs.courier-journal.com/horsebiz/2013/01/01/decision-time-final-edition/ via Pinboard - Without further ado or polling, here are my voting plans for the remaining seven Eclipse Award categories: (Repeating the earlier caveat, I say plans because I haven’t entered them yet. I don’t intend to change my mind, but I could be hit by a bus tomorrow or, more likely, I’m… ]]> Tue, 01 Jan 2013 08:50:00 -0800 http://blogs.courier-journal.com/horsebiz/2013/01/01/decision-time-final-edition/ http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/8791173/total-eclipse via Pinboard - You hear it frequently, either as an explanation or a rationalization for some peculiar Eclipse: The voting is completely subjective; there are no criteria. And with no clear criteria, each voter can follow his heart, his geographic loyalty or his personal Pied Piper; he can veer off into the land… ]]> Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:17:00 -0800 http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/8791173/total-eclipse http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/zatt/The_Eclipse_Awards_Very_Early_Predictions_1_123 Horse Racing Nation NewsWire - While the racing world eagerly awaits to find out who will, and who will not, be voted in as the 2012 Eclipse Award winners, I’ve decided to put a little different spin on things. I’ve fired up the ZATT time machine and jumped forward just a little bit. Call it… ]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 10:17:00 -0800 http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/zatt/The_Eclipse_Awards_Very_Early_Predictions_1_123 http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/zatt/Don_t_be_too_quick_to_get_down_on_My_Miss_Aurelia_123 Horse Racing Nation NewsWire - With a crash and a thud and a boom and a bang, fickle fans of racing jumped ship in mid-stretch of yesterday’s Grade 1 La Brea Stakes. The excellent three-year-old filly, My Miss Aurelia, went down at odds of 2-5 much like the Mighty Casey had done so many years… ]]> Thu, 27 Dec 2012 06:42:00 -0800 http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/zatt/Don_t_be_too_quick_to_get_down_on_My_Miss_Aurelia_123 http://helloracefans.com/horses/eclipse-awards/how-the-eclipse-awards-came-to-be/ Hello Race Fans! - Crowning our champions hasn't always had the formal process that we have today, but it's always inspired plenty of debate! ]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:30:00 -0800 http://helloracefans.com/horses/eclipse-awards/how-the-eclipse-awards-came-to-be/ http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/zatt/2012_Eclipse_Awards_The_Selections_123 Horse Racing Nation NewsWire -  Champion two-year-old male: 1) Shanghai Bobby 2) Uncaptured 3) Overanalyze  Champion two-year-old filly: 1) Beholder 2) Executiveprivilege 3) Dreaming of Julia   Champion three-year-old male: 1) I’ll Have Another 2) Bodemeister 3) Union Rags   Champion three-year-old filly: 1) My Miss Aurelia 2) Questing 3) Lady of Shamrock   Champion… ]]> Sun, 09 Dec 2012 13:39:00 -0800 http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/zatt/2012_Eclipse_Awards_The_Selections_123 http://www.drf.com/blogs/what-breeders-cup-win-worth via Pinboard - If Executiveprivilege wins Saturday’s Hollywood Starlet Stakes, and she will be heavily favored to do so, it will create an interesting dilemma for Eclipse Award voters: With a win Saturday, Executiveprivilege would have three Grade 1 victories (the others being the Chandelier, and the Del Mar Debutante), more than any… ]]> Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:51:00 -0800 http://www.drf.com/blogs/what-breeders-cup-win-worth