http://www.raceday360.com/wire/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss R30 dana@superterrific.org http://lyricalshadow.blogspot.com/2012/02/3-year-olds-to-watch.html In the Money - The ITM winners from last week were:1. Alpha (colt, Bernardini - Munnaya by Nijinsky II) - It appears Kiaran McLaughlin's gate training has made an impact on this colt, as this time he saved his energy for the race and won the Withers - as expected - going away. The field wasn't much, especially with the… ]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:40:00 -0800 http://lyricalshadow.blogspot.com/2012/02/3-year-olds-to-watch.html http://lyricalshadow.blogspot.com/2012/01/3-year-olds-to-watch_31.html In the Money - The ITM winners from last week were:1. Algorithms (colt, Bernardini - Ava Knowsthecode by Cryptoclearance) - The Holy Bull winner ran to his pre-race looks, as he was the standout in the paddock and proved much the best with his five-length win over Breeders' Cup Juvenile champ Hansen. Hansen, whose… ]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:55:00 -0800 http://lyricalshadow.blogspot.com/2012/01/3-year-olds-to-watch_31.html http://helloracefans.com/races/weekly-roundup/week-of-january-30-2012/ Hello Race Fans! - The newly revamped Sunshine Millions showcased plenty of notable performances while the Kentucky Derby and Oaks trails quickly heated up. ]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:35:00 -0800 http://helloracefans.com/races/weekly-roundup/week-of-january-30-2012/ http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/BayAreaBackstretch/Lady_of_Fifty_could_be_Hollendorfers_next_Kentucky_Oaks_filly_123 via Pinboard - Having a top notch three-year old filly is nothing new to trainer Jerry Hollendorfer. Three times, Hollendorfer has gotten one of his ladies to the winners circle in the Kentucky Oaks. Such champions as Lite Light (1991), Pike Place Dancer (1996) and Blind Luck (2010) give the hall of famer… ]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:57:00 -0800 http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/BayAreaBackstretch/Lady_of_Fifty_could_be_Hollendorfers_next_Kentucky_Oaks_filly_123 http://lyricalshadow.blogspot.com/2012/01/3-year-olds-to-watch_24.html In the Money - The ITM winners from last week were:1. Mr. Bowling (colt, Istan - Goldilock's Bear by Irish Tower) - Trainer Larry Jones said he knew his colt would improve with distance and experience, and he was proven right. The Kentucky-bred was smartly guided by jockey Robby Albarado to a Lecomte Stakes win over… ]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:29:00 -0800 http://lyricalshadow.blogspot.com/2012/01/3-year-olds-to-watch_24.html http://www.gradedstakes.com/freak-filly-ready-to-make-first-start-for-team-valor-international via Pinboard - In 2011 Team Valor International privately purchased a three-year-old filly named Summer Soiree that would go on to win three graded stakes races, capped by the Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks. Table Three Ten could turn into the 2012 version of Summer Soiree for her Kentucky Derby winning connections. The… ]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:27:00 -0800 http://www.gradedstakes.com/freak-filly-ready-to-make-first-start-for-team-valor-international http://helloracefans.com/races/triple-crown/gettin-lucky-in-kentucky/ Hello Race Fans! - So you've watched the Kentucky Derby a couple of times…or maybe even every year. And you've always wondered if there were a better way to pick the winner than going by name, number or best looking jockey outfit. There is, pay attention to the Derby prep season! ]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:43:00 -0800 http://helloracefans.com/races/triple-crown/gettin-lucky-in-kentucky/ http://lyricalshadow.blogspot.com/2012/01/3-year-olds-to-watch_18.html In the Money - The ITM winners from last week were:1. Reneesgotzip (filly, City Zip - No Dress Code by Distorted Humor) - Not only did her scintillating debut serve notice, the romp by Eden's Moon - who was second to her in that race - signaled this filly could be legit. Peter Miller… ]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:11:00 -0800 http://lyricalshadow.blogspot.com/2012/01/3-year-olds-to-watch_18.html http://lyricalshadow.blogspot.com/2012/01/3-year-olds-to-watch_10.html In the Money - Here are the ITM winners from last week:1. Discreet Dancer (colt, Discreet Cat - West Side Dancer by Gone West) - After his record-smashing debut, Todd Pletcher's star didn't disappoint in his follow-up test, cruising to an easy win at a mile in an allowance race at Gulfstream. Solid competition… ]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:07:00 -0800 http://lyricalshadow.blogspot.com/2012/01/3-year-olds-to-watch_10.html http://blogs.courier-journal.com/racing/2011/12/27/my-miss-aurelia-came-out-of-breeders-cup-with-shin-but-oaks-is-not-discounted/ via Pinboard - My Miss Aurelia, the unbeaten winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, has what managing partner George Bolton termed “a small shin” from the Breeders’ Cup. In a series of texts Tuesday, Bolton said the shin has cooled out and the 2-year-old filly he named after his mother is getting… ]]> Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:25:00 -0800 http://blogs.courier-journal.com/racing/2011/12/27/my-miss-aurelia-came-out-of-breeders-cup-with-shin-but-oaks-is-not-discounted/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThoroughbredChat/~3/OgswAe5kRAA/oaks-and-derby-very-early-top-five.html Thoroughbred Chat - Hard to believe, but we are only a little bit over four months away from the Oaks and Derby. It will be interesting who will be the top dog going into the preps which begin in mid-Jan/Early Feb. However, here are my top 5 for now for both the Derby… ]]> Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:59:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThoroughbredChat/~3/OgswAe5kRAA/oaks-and-derby-very-early-top-five.html http://www.drf.com/news/video-fillies-deserve-series-3-year-olds via Pinboard - Steven Crist and Mike Watchmaker review the stand outs, surprises, and disappointments — plus, what to expect from this class over the summer and beyond. ]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:14:00 -0700 http://www.drf.com/news/video-fillies-deserve-series-3-year-olds http://equispace.blogspot.com/2011/05/doin-downs.html EquiSpace - A+  for Wardrobe CoordinationIt's been a couple days of decompression since getting back into the B-Lo from Louisville. The Space Gal and I left late Saturday night after filing this column for The Buffalo News to cut our trip in half so we could relieve the in-laws of kid duties by noon on… ]]> Mon, 16 May 2011 19:22:00 -0700 http://equispace.blogspot.com/2011/05/doin-downs.html http://equispace.blogspot.com/2011/05/doin-downs.html EquiSpace - A+  for Wardrobe CoordinationIt's been a couple days of decompression since getting back into the B-Lo from Louisville. The Space Gal and I left late Saturday night after filing this column for The Buffalo News to cut our trip in half so we could relieve the in-laws of kid duties by noon on… ]]> Wed, 11 May 2011 12:18:00 -0700 http://equispace.blogspot.com/2011/05/doin-downs.html http://colinsghost.org/2011/05/thoughts-on-the-kentucky-derby-2011.html Colin's Ghost - I am taking a week off from the history posts but thought — like everyone else — I would offer my two cents about this year’s Kentucky Derby. Betting on the Derby What I have found over the last few years is that the past performances matter little when handicapping… ]]> Wed, 11 May 2011 04:45:00 -0700 http://colinsghost.org/2011/05/thoughts-on-the-kentucky-derby-2011.html http://asaturdayhorse.blogspot.com/2011/05/oaksderby-weekend-thoughts-and-new.html A Saturday Afternoon Horse - Well you have to like BIG Crowds if you want to take part in the Oaks/Derby on- track experience! Just to compare numbers….attendance for Oaks Day was almost three times that of Breeder’s Cup Friday last year, and the Derby attendance was more than double that of Breeder’s Cup Saturday.… ]]> Tue, 10 May 2011 09:26:00 -0700 http://asaturdayhorse.blogspot.com/2011/05/oaksderby-weekend-thoughts-and-new.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/creepy_coyote/5707514426/in/pool-979474@N21 Flickr - creepy_coyote has added a photo to the pool: Plum Pretty, with Martin Garcia up, wins the Grade I Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY. 05.07.2011 ]]> Tue, 10 May 2011 09:09:00 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/photos/creepy_coyote/5707514426/in/pool-979474@N21 http://www.flickr.com/photos/creepy_coyote/5703398251/in/pool-979474@N21 Flickr - creepy_coyote has added a photo to the pool: Plum Pretty is bathed after a jog Thursday morning prior to winning the Grade I Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY. 05.05.2011 ]]> Mon, 09 May 2011 09:00:00 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/photos/creepy_coyote/5703398251/in/pool-979474@N21 http://helloracefans.com/races/weekly-roundup/week-of-may-9-2011/ Hello Race Fans! - After months of preparation the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby both provided great stories and solid racing. ]]> Mon, 09 May 2011 05:48:00 -0700 http://helloracefans.com/races/weekly-roundup/week-of-may-9-2011/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThoroughbredChat/~3/qIR6vH91APc/plum-kingdom.html Thoroughbred Chat - Here are the recaps. Oaks A few weeks ago I said on Twitter that I felt that Plum Pretty was the horse who could defeat the Tapit fillies and still thought that way until I realized I was going to be rooting Daisy Devine. Of course that didn't work and… ]]> Sat, 07 May 2011 17:10:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThoroughbredChat/~3/qIR6vH91APc/plum-kingdom.html