http://www.raceday360.com/wire/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss R30 dana@superterrific.org http://www.thatsamorestable.net/blog/?p=462 That's Amore Stable - If it’s yesterdays news, does that make it olds? Regardless, some news and notes from Maryland racing: Abel Castellano hit a grand slam of sorts yesterday when he won four races to move to the top of the riding leaderboard.  I say “of sorts” because one of the wins, aboard… ]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:48:00 -0800 http://www.thatsamorestable.net/blog/?p=462 http://horseracing.bloginky.com/2012/01/23/jockeys-guild-cdi-reach-agreement/ via Pinboard - The Jockeys’ Guild and Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) have reached a multi-year agreement to support the Guild and its member jockeys, according to a release. While terms of the agreement were not disclosed, CDI agreed to make payments to the Jockeys’ Guild to subsidize health insurance, life insurance and disability… ]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:19:00 -0800 http://horseracing.bloginky.com/2012/01/23/jockeys-guild-cdi-reach-agreement/ http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/horse-racing/post/_/id/1237/sad-days-at-the-races via Pinboard - As colorful and exciting as racing may be, there are times when it can turn dark and disturbing, with only a thin line separating life from death. On a bitterly cold weekend at Aqueduct, the many dangers faced in every race by horse and rider were put on display through… ]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:46:00 -0800 http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/horse-racing/post/_/id/1237/sad-days-at-the-races http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/parx-jockey-eriluis-vaz-excluded-for-incident-in-female-jockeys-room/ Paulick Report - Jockey Eriluis Vaz, who may be best known for punching fellow rider Ademar Santos during a race at Philadelphia Park (since renamed Parx Racing) two years ago, has not ridden at the Bensalem, Pa., racetrack since Dec. 13, 2011, when he was escorted off the grounds for allegedly making as… ]]> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:06:00 -0800 http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/parx-jockey-eriluis-vaz-excluded-for-incident-in-female-jockeys-room/ http://blogs.courier-journal.com/racing/2012/01/07/apprentice-eclipse-voting-to-be-redone-because-of-statistics-snafu/ via Pinboard - The following is from an NTRA press release issued this morning. As an Eclipse voter through the NTWAB, I hope when the new statistics are sent to voters that they include two sets of stats: Apprentice only and those for the jockeys’ entire calendar year. To only give the apprentice… ]]> Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:17:00 -0800 http://blogs.courier-journal.com/racing/2012/01/07/apprentice-eclipse-voting-to-be-redone-because-of-statistics-snafu/ http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2011/12/23/racings-major-players-embrace-use-of-twitter.aspx via Pinboard - Racing is not, in general, what one would call quick to embrace new technologies. Observers of the industry frequently point to its failure, in the 1950s, to adapt to television as the beginning of its decline. And while the industry eventually accepted the desirability of showing its races on television,… ]]> Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:39:00 -0800 http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2011/12/23/racings-major-players-embrace-use-of-twitter.aspx http://www.nola.com/horseracing/index.ssf/2011/12/its_time_for_churchill_downs_i.html via Pinboard - It appears that Churchill Downs Inc. and the Jockeys’ Guild are moving toward resolving their dispute about whether Churchill tracks, including the Fair Grounds, should make contributions to the Guild to help it provide health and medical benefits for jockeys. A funding agreement between CDI and the Guild expires Dec.… ]]> Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:35:00 -0800 http://www.nola.com/horseracing/index.ssf/2011/12/its_time_for_churchill_downs_i.html http://www.nzherald.co.nz/racing/news/article.cfm?c_id=53&objectid=10774737 via Pinboard - The jockey's strike over a riding fee increase has been short-lived. And while the riders won't be getting anything like the fee increase they initially sought from Thoroughbred Racing, the two groups have agreed on a deal which will see holiday racing go ahead unaffected. ]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:46:00 -0800 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/racing/news/article.cfm?c_id=53&objectid=10774737 http://www.horse-canada.com/thoroughblog/shake/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shake ThoroughBlog - EUREKA! GET READY FOR EURICO!! from WOODBINE MEDIA -  – Jockey Eurico Rosa da Silva, who sustained a slight fracture above his ankle after he was kicked by another horse during the running of the Cup and Saucer Stakes in October, has recovered from the injury and is working diligently… ]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:22:00 -0800 http://www.horse-canada.com/thoroughblog/shake/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shake http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyhorseracing/6493829511/ Flickr - NYhorseracing ]]> Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:20:00 -0800 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyhorseracing/6493829511/ http://www.drf.com/news/patrick-valenzuela-announces-retirement-jockey via Pinboard - Jockey Patrick Valenzuela announced his retirement Friday, ending a tumultuous 33-year riding career highlighted by a win in the 1989 Kentucky Derby on Sunday Silence but marred by substance-abuse problems that left him suspended for lengthy periods. ]]> Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:29:00 -0800 http://www.drf.com/news/patrick-valenzuela-announces-retirement-jockey http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/BayAreaBackstretch/A_Jockey_on_the_rise_and_one_in_the_making_123 via Pinboard - When Kevin Krigger climbs aboard Jeff Bonde’s Blacky the Bull on Saturday for the $75,000 Gold Rush Stakes, he will be attempting to equal bay area history. Krigger has won four straight stakes races during the current Golden Gate Fields Meet. The record is five, held by Russell Baze, when… ]]> Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:07:00 -0800 http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/BayAreaBackstretch/A_Jockey_on_the_rise_and_one_in_the_making_123 http://www.fairgroundsracecourse.com/news/archives/wednesday-notes-17-year-old-mcmahon-fast-start via Pinboard - Apprentice jockey C. J. McMahon has only been riding professionally at recognized race tracks for nine months, but he’s already shown that he knows how to make a good first impression. ]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:16:00 -0800 http://www.fairgroundsracecourse.com/news/archives/wednesday-notes-17-year-old-mcmahon-fast-start http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/jockeys-guild-to-cdi-agree-to-talk-and-we-ll-open-our-books/ Paulick Report - The back and forth continued Wednesday between the Jockeys' Guild and Churchill Downs Inc. over a payment agreement set to expire at the end of the year.  ]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:09:00 -0800 http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/jockeys-guild-to-cdi-agree-to-talk-and-we-ll-open-our-books/ http://www.drf.com/blogs/celebration-ramon-dominguez Barbara Livingston Blog - Barbara Livingston RAMON A. DOMINGUEZ Birthdate:  November 24, 1976, in Caracas, Venezuela.  Height: 5'6". Weight: 112. Residences: Elmont, NY and Elkton, MD.Family:  Wife Sharon and sons Matthew and Alex.read more ]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:42:00 -0800 http://www.drf.com/blogs/celebration-ramon-dominguez http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/zatt/Good_Things_for_Father_and_Daughter_123 Horse Racing Nation NewsWire - I always liked Robbie Davis. He was a solid rider, who was especially good on the turf. He was an intelligent rider, who was well respected by his fellow jockeys. For these reasons, I had a good deal of respect for Robbie Davis before the afternoon of October 13, 1988.… ]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:41:00 -0800 http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/zatt/Good_Things_for_Father_and_Daughter_123 http://ratherrapid.blogspot.com/2011/12/jocks-and-stride-efficiency.html via Pinboard - Two Qs--what is stride efficiency and what (if anything) can the rider do to improve stride efficiency? Stride efficiency, what is it: In the simplest sense "stride efficiency" would involve optimal stride for the particular horse. You'd have to look at your own horse in motion. I did that with… ]]> Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:58:00 -0800 http://ratherrapid.blogspot.com/2011/12/jocks-and-stride-efficiency.html http://www.drf.com/news/jockeys-guilds-support-feeling-pinch via Pinboard - The Jockeys’ Guild has pulled out all the stops over the last few months to draw attention to the decision by Churchill Downs Inc. to allow a contract providing $330,000 to the guild to expire at the end of this year, holding press conferences, submitting petitions, and sending letters to… ]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 07:46:00 -0800 http://www.drf.com/news/jockeys-guilds-support-feeling-pinch http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2011/12/02/racing-movies-lads-and-jockeys/ Brooklyn Backstretch - They are little boys with big dreams. So little that the pitchforks they wield in pre-dawn darkness are bigger than they are; so little that they can barely push the wheelbarrows loaded with manure from the stalls they’ve mucked; so little that when they get off a horse, they are… ]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:30:00 -0800 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2011/12/02/racing-movies-lads-and-jockeys/ http://helloracefans.com/reading-list/biography-and-memoir/ Hello Race Fans! - Get an inside look at the racing industry from various points of view, including first-hand recollections and well-researched accounts. ]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:28:00 -0800 http://helloracefans.com/reading-list/biography-and-memoir/