http://www.raceday360.com/wire/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss R30 dana@superterrific.org http://thebrocktalk.blogspot.com/2012/02/havre-de-grace-horse-of-year-may-get.html The Brock Talk - It will be very easy to cheer for 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace (photo right) this year. After all, owner Rick Porter and trainer Larry Jones are the popular sort with fans who are beginning to especially appreciate those keeping their equine stars around the track a… ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:04:00 -0800 http://thebrocktalk.blogspot.com/2012/02/havre-de-grace-horse-of-year-may-get.html http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/harford/neighborhoods/havre-de-grace/ph-re-horse-0120-20120118,0,5315943.story via Pinboard - No matter how they pronounced it, Havre de Grace was the champion. Wasn't even close. The racehorse named for the city, her name often butchered by race callers and fans from outside Maryland, was honored in Monday evening as the 2011 American Thoroughbred Horse of the Year during the annual… ]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:48:00 -0800 http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/harford/neighborhoods/havre-de-grace/ph-re-horse-0120-20120118,0,5315943.story http://runroughshod.blogspot.com/2012/01/unusual-path-to-acclamation.html Running Rough Shod - The 1990 Nureyev-Rossard colt as a yearling. Havre de Grace, Zenyatta, Rachel Alexandra, Azeri, Lady’s Secret, All Along, Moccasin, Busher, and Twilight Tear aren’t the only female Horses of the Year that have made their mark in the United States. Another filly Horse of the Year, Rossard, is a most… ]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:55:00 -0800 http://runroughshod.blogspot.com/2012/01/unusual-path-to-acclamation.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThoroughbredChat/~3/7ZCnw_iVHeY/eclipse-recap.html Thoroughbred Chat - Here are the results for the Eclipse, as well as my thoughts. 2yo Male: Hansen- Say what you may about him, the right horse won the award. He beat Union Rags on the track where it counts. 2yo Female: My Miss Aurelia- Nice that we heard from her namesake, but Barbara… ]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:31:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThoroughbredChat/~3/7ZCnw_iVHeY/eclipse-recap.html http://thebrocktalk.blogspot.com/2012/01/fat-lady-still-humming-few-bars-in.html The Brock Talk - I, and many in racing for that matter, expect history tonight at the Eclipse Awards. When they get down to giving out the golden Eclipse trophy for Horse of the Year, Havre de Grace may become the third consecutive female to be so named. Not since Hanover won the first… ]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:58:00 -0800 http://thebrocktalk.blogspot.com/2012/01/fat-lady-still-humming-few-bars-in.html http://www.drf.com/news/crist-no-drama-horse-year-vote via Pinboard - After two years of genuine uncertainty, excitement, and controversy over who would be the Horse of the Year, the climactic announcement at Monday night’s Eclipse Awards ceremonies appears to be a foregone conclusion: Havre de Grace did not have as sparkling a season as Rachel Alexandra or Zenyatta when they… ]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:23:00 -0800 http://www.drf.com/news/crist-no-drama-horse-year-vote http://www.retiredracehorseblog.com/2012/01/13/neville-bardos-our-war-horse/ The Un-Retired Racehorse - I first discovered Neville Bardos a year ago, when I was playing with a short-lived blog project called “Retired Racehorse Today.” The story began, “Hello, I’m a racetrack reject named Neville Bardos.” “Retired Racehorse Today” didn’t last, mainly because I used the Blogger platform and I hated the interface, but… ]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:38:00 -0800 http://www.retiredracehorseblog.com/2012/01/13/neville-bardos-our-war-horse/ http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/horse-of-the-year-not-so-clear/ Paulick Report - Some years it’s just so damned easy for Eclipse Award voters when they cast their ballot for Horse of the Year. A couple of Grade 1 victories capped off by a big win in the Breeders’ Cup Classic and even the guys who cover three horse races a year usually… ]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:42:00 -0800 http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/horse-of-the-year-not-so-clear/ http://helloracefans.com/horses/eclipse-awards/2011-eclipse-award-finalists/ Hello Race Fans! - The votes are in! Lifetime Past Performances and key race results charts for the 2011 Eclipse Award finalists, courtesy of our new partners, Brisnet.com. ]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:05:00 -0800 http://helloracefans.com/horses/eclipse-awards/2011-eclipse-award-finalists/ 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, 04 Jan 2012 05:15:00 -0800 http://helloracefans.com/horses/eclipse-awards/how-the-eclipse-awards-came-to-be/ http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/triplecrowntalk/archive/2011/12/30/eclipse-award-choices.aspx via Pinboard - Here is the way my Eclipse Award ballot would look, as of Dec. 30. Happy New Year to everyone. See you on the other side. Horse of the Year: Havre de Grace--It's been discussed at length how there was no true standout in 2011, but she is the best of… ]]> Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:27:00 -0800 http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/triplecrowntalk/archive/2011/12/30/eclipse-award-choices.aspx http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20111220/COLUMNISTS03/312200095/1037/SPORTS/Jennie-Rees-Only-one-real-choice-Horse-Year?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CSports%7Cp via Pinboard - For the third year in a row, voting for Horse of the Year is no easy task. But the difficulty the past two years was that both Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta were extremely deserving in 2009 when Rachel won, and the same held true last year when Blame won the… ]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:47:00 -0800 http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20111220/COLUMNISTS03/312200095/1037/SPORTS/Jennie-Rees-Only-one-real-choice-Horse-Year?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CSports%7Cp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUlDueEAFJ0&feature=youtube_gdata YouTube - ]]> Sat, 10 Dec 2011 08:59:00 -0800 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUlDueEAFJ0&feature=youtube_gdata http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/zatt/I_Am_Not_East_Coast_Biased_123 Horse Racing Nation NewsWire - East Coast Bias … I don’t think I have it, but if I do, how did I catch it???Truth be told, I am not even sure what it means. Perhaps I should I pack up my bags and move to a residence on the Eastern Seaboard as soon as humanly… ]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:45:00 -0800 http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/zatt/I_Am_Not_East_Coast_Biased_123 http://thesaturdaypost.org/blog/2011/11/20/rapid-redux-the-horse-of-my-year-deserves-an-eclipse-award/ The Saturday Post - As Rapid Redux attempts his twentieth consecutive victory, the five-year-old gelding doesn’t seem bothered  that his name rarely appears in the same zip code as contenders for an Eclipse Award.  Possibly, a quiet understanding exists that Eclipse Champions are exclusively found in the graded arena of racing.  And, just as… ]]> Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:05:00 -0800 http://thesaturdaypost.org/blog/2011/11/20/rapid-redux-the-horse-of-my-year-deserves-an-eclipse-award/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/LATG/~3/ChBD7leDP_Y/first-and-last-word-on-horse-of-year.html Left at the Gate - It was suggested to me over the weekend that the Indianapolis Colts' 0-10 record proves beyond a doubt that Peyton Manning is the MVP in the NFL; and that he should be given the award despite not playing a game! By similar logic, I hereby propose that Zenyatta be Horse… ]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:56:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/LATG/~3/ChBD7leDP_Y/first-and-last-word-on-horse-of-year.html http://thebrocktalk.blogspot.com/2011/11/havre-de-grace-was-tops-in-difficult.html The Brock Talk - It has been a rough year for the Horse of the Year award. So troubled has the year been for those horses pursuing the golden Eclipse award, that I have pondered the dilemma for more than a week since the completion of the Breeders’ Cup, and still, I am not… ]]> Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:46:00 -0800 http://thebrocktalk.blogspot.com/2011/11/havre-de-grace-was-tops-in-difficult.html http://www.google.com/reader/view/#stream/user%2F15748424003959467257%2Flabel%2FBlogs via Pinboard - The 2011 Breeders’ Cup is in the books and, with the conclusion of the two-day turf extravaganza, the year-end Eclipse Awards have all but been decided… or have they? Is Musical Romance, 20-1 winner of the Filly & Mare Sprint, the best female sprinter in the land? Is Perfect Shirl,… ]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:53:00 -0800 http://www.google.com/reader/view/#stream/user%2F15748424003959467257%2Flabel%2FBlogs http://www.drf.com/news/horse-year-2011-showdown-letdown via Pinboard - After two straight seasons in which voters agonized and fans hotly debated which of two highly qualified candidates should be the Horse of the Year, there is uncertainty of an entirely different kind in 2011: settling on a deserving winner of the top Eclipse Award at the end of a… ]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:13:00 -0800 http://www.drf.com/news/horse-year-2011-showdown-letdown http://lanegold.blogspot.com/2011/11/horse-of-year-clue.html via Pinboard - Since the Horse of the Year voting is going to be very close, here is a look at the final NTRA poll which gives us some insight as to how voting might go but the key to remember is that there is a few weeks before the votes must be… ]]> Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:03:00 -0800 http://lanegold.blogspot.com/2011/11/horse-of-year-clue.html