http://www.raceday360.com/wire/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss R30 dana@superterrific.org http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThoroughbredChat/~3/b9j2mw950Go/will-san-pail-get-his-crown.html Thoroughbred Chat - Yes this is a Thoroughbred blog, but for one night I want to talk about Standardbreds. One horse in particular in matter of fact. Who may that be? Why it's the one and only San Pail! Tomorrow night is the O'Brien Awards which is the Canadian Standardbred version of the… ]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:42:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThoroughbredChat/~3/b9j2mw950Go/will-san-pail-get-his-crown.html http://www.standardbredcanada.ca/news/1-8-12/standardbred-found-wal-mart.html via Pinboard - While one item that retail giant Wal-Mart doesn't sell (for the moment) is harness horses, people may have started to wonder after a horse was found outside one of the stores. ]]> Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:05:00 -0800 http://www.standardbredcanada.ca/news/1-8-12/standardbred-found-wal-mart.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulvreeland/6575949755/ Flickr - paul.vreeland ]]> Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:35:00 -0800 http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulvreeland/6575949755/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mazallonrichard/6472684353/ Flickr - Mazallon Richard Course hippique, hippodrome de Feurs | 2011 ]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:10:00 -0800 http://www.flickr.com/photos/mazallonrichard/6472684353/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/JHWPp2Mt0ME/tell-me-again-why-i-love-harness-racing.html View From the Racetrack Grandstand - A friend of mine recently asked me the above question. I laughed at him and told him that once it gets into your blood it is hard to get it out of your system. After all, it is hard to forget the trips to Goshen, the fairs you have attended,… ]]> Sat, 03 Dec 2011 09:02:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/JHWPp2Mt0ME/tell-me-again-why-i-love-harness-racing.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/IC_5Z3wpFzw/dean-of-harness-racing-is-dead.html View From the Racetrack Grandstand - The sad news came this morning that Stanley Bergstein has passed at the age of 87 at his home.  I can't say his death is unexpected since the death of his wife June in February, not that long ago.  When you are married to someone for that long, the death… ]]> Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:25:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/IC_5Z3wpFzw/dean-of-harness-racing-is-dead.html http://pullthepocket.blogspot.com/2011/09/jugs-economy-and-best-practices.html Pull the Pocket - The Little Brown Jug is in the books. Big Bad John made a few left turns and won fairly easily over the top rated colt in the country, Roll With Joe. The race, unlike many LBJ Finals was fairly interesting because Jody Jamieson took a shot with North America Cup… ]]> Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:08:00 -0700 http://pullthepocket.blogspot.com/2011/09/jugs-economy-and-best-practices.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/SNmrL7GPW6M/rose-colored-glasses.html View From the Racetrack Grandstand - The leadership of the SOA of NY must be looking through rose colored glasses these days with its constant attacks against Jeff Gural.  Anytime Gural say or does something, you can be sure there is a response coming from the SOA and it is never in support of him.  A perfect… ]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:20:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/SNmrL7GPW6M/rose-colored-glasses.html http://pullthepocket.blogspot.com/2011/09/guest-post-on-ontario-sires-stakes.html Pull the Pocket - Harness twinkie @GregReinhart, a good friend of mine posedthis question to the world of twitter tonight. As we bantered our thoughts backin forth on the matter my mind raced from one place to another. First to a hottopic on harness racing chat boards regarding yearling sales, then to@Pullthepocket’s blog from… ]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:22:00 -0700 http://pullthepocket.blogspot.com/2011/09/guest-post-on-ontario-sires-stakes.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/nlfKeDnx0tw/fridays-feature-race-end-of-line-for.html View From the Racetrack Grandstand - This Friday's feature race is the $233,400 Moni Maker being contested at the Meadows.  This is the first year the Moni Maker is being held at The Meadows as the race transferred from The Red Mile.  The race may not have as many top horses as it did in Lexington,… ]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:21:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/nlfKeDnx0tw/fridays-feature-race-end-of-line-for.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/lbmRVm8vqk4/saturday-stakes.html View From the Racetrack Grandstand - Two year old and three year old stake races are on tap today at Freehold Raceway and Pocono Downs with the running of the Lou Babic Memorial for 2yos and the Babic Memorial for 2yo fillies.  In addition the relocated Cane Pace will be contested at Pocono Downs on a… ]]> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:01:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/lbmRVm8vqk4/saturday-stakes.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/Kz79gxMfx68/poor-performance-on-track-and-off.html View From the Racetrack Grandstand - See You At Peelers raced last night at Toga Downs and while she crossed the finish line first, she was placed second for interference in the stretch for coming in on the second place horse who was coming up the rail.  Clearly See You at Peelers is not herself racing… ]]> Mon, 05 Sep 2011 06:37:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/Kz79gxMfx68/poor-performance-on-track-and-off.html http://pullthepocket.blogspot.com/2011/09/weekend-notes.html Pull the Pocket - See You at Peelers lost again this evening. She was DQ'd in an NYSS, but was life and death to hold on regardless. Virtually every handicapper I spoke with last week thought there was something wrong with her and were surprised she was entered this week. ]]> Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:07:00 -0700 http://pullthepocket.blogspot.com/2011/09/weekend-notes.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/M2e1pxB9Tfo/vernon-downs-what-card.html View From the Racetrack Grandstand - Friday night at Vernon Downs is a must play card as it clearly is the best card they have offered this year.  The first two races are the Historic Series' Acorn Stake for 2yo filly trotters; the next race is the Goshen Cup for 2yo pacing colts and geldings; the following… ]]> Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:01:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/M2e1pxB9Tfo/vernon-downs-what-card.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/rDyHZ2Wz21o/give-me-break.html View From the Racetrack Grandstand - It is a sad day when the industry's press has to make an excuse for a certain horse losing a race.  Harnessracing.com has a story where Dave Palone claimed post nine was a 'Death Sentence' for See You At Peelers.  Are we that hard up for our own feel good… ]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:08:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/rDyHZ2Wz21o/give-me-break.html http://pullthepocket.blogspot.com/2011/08/see-you-at-peelers-win-streak-ends.html Pull the Pocket - It's bound to happen sooner or later to virtually any horse. They throw in a bad one. See You at Peelers was looking like an easy winner until the top of the stretch (she even had the pocket horse gapped out, just like she usually does), when whatever was not… ]]> Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:53:00 -0700 http://pullthepocket.blogspot.com/2011/08/see-you-at-peelers-win-streak-ends.html http://twitter.com/raceday360/statuses/108263133394632705 Twitter / raceday360 - ]]> Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:41:00 -0700 http://twitter.com/raceday360/statuses/108263133394632705 http://twitter.com/raceday360/statuses/108192636753543168 Twitter / raceday360 - ]]> Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:01:00 -0700 http://twitter.com/raceday360/statuses/108192636753543168 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/hwmY_tDTcCg/see-you-at-peelers-goes-for-number-23.html View From the Racetrack Grandstand - See You at Peelers goes for win number twenty-three in today's $193,150 Nadia Lobell and for this race she gets blessed with post position nine.  Does she get beat?  If she's fit and well, probably not.  However, when draw the furthest post out, it means there is more opportunities for… ]]> Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:01:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/hwmY_tDTcCg/see-you-at-peelers-goes-for-number-23.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/vHQkId88J1Q/coming-to-your-local-track-starters.html View From the Racetrack Grandstand - Yes, you read the title right.  Starters Allowance.  Cal Expo opens this week on Friday and for those who will be wagering on their card, they will be greeted with a new race type for harness racing, the Starters Allowance. ]]> Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:47:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/vHQkId88J1Q/coming-to-your-local-track-starters.html