http://www.raceday360.com/wire/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss R30 dana@superterrific.org http://confessionsofahotwalker.blogspot.com/2012/05/back-on-work-tab.html Confessions of a Hotwalker - Our meet opened Kentucky Derby weekend. Spring is always full of promise and never fails to deliver a few surprises, both on and off the track. I just returned to work in our barn yesterday. My barn moves up north in a rolling sequence, just as it leaves. Today, we… ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 14:15:00 -0700 http://confessionsofahotwalker.blogspot.com/2012/05/back-on-work-tab.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/eventoftheyearphotos/7171416146/ Flickr - EVENT OF THE YEAR PHOTOS Churchill Downs May 3, 2012 ]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 08:53:00 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/photos/eventoftheyearphotos/7171416146/ http://kentuckyconfidential.com/2012/05/04/ready-to-run-the-healing-hands-of-an-equine-surgeon/ via Pinboard - He is the last person anyone wants to see on TV in the moments after the Kentucky Derby, but any other time the presence Dr. Larry Bramlage is a welcome event. As the on-call veterinarian for the American Association of Equine Practitioners and the designated on-air personality for broadcasts, Bramlage… ]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 08:34:00 -0700 http://kentuckyconfidential.com/2012/05/04/ready-to-run-the-healing-hands-of-an-equine-surgeon/ http://www.tripledeadheat.ca/2012/05/derby-dreams-become-norm-for-young.html Triple Dead Heat - When Prospective, listed at odds of 30-1 in the morning line, leaves from post 12 in Saturday's Grade 1, $2-million Kentucky Derby, he'll be carrying not only rider Luis Contreras, but also the Derby dreams of assistant trainer Norman Casse. Norm Casse keeps a close eye on Prospective ]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 08:33:00 -0700 http://www.tripledeadheat.ca/2012/05/derby-dreams-become-norm-for-young.html http://kentuckyconfidential.com/2012/05/04/no-races-no-problem/ via Pinboard - Kathy Neuner paused briefly from setting up her tent to gaze out onto the Churchill Downs track, where a handful of favorites for this year’s Kentucky Derby were galloping down the backstretch. Neuner is one of thousands of people who crowd the normally quiet back side during Derby Week and,… ]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 06:17:00 -0700 http://kentuckyconfidential.com/2012/05/04/no-races-no-problem/ http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/Around/Live_from_New_York_Its_Springtime_at_the_Big_Sandy_123 via Pinboard - For the last eight years my springtime was an expectant season, a countdown to the annual meet at Saratoga Race Course. This year I find myself in the city, home of Belmont Park, aka The Big Sandy,* experiencing a whole new springtime tradition. ]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:43:00 -0700 http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/Around/Live_from_New_York_Its_Springtime_at_the_Big_Sandy_123 http://blogs.courier-journal.com/racing/2012/04/25/lava-man-slips-into-churchill-to-pony-derby-trial-stablemate/ via Pinboard - With all the attention going on the horses who are training at 8:30 a.m. – the time slot reserved for Kentucky Derby and Oaks horses – the most accomplished horse currently residing at Churchill Downs is doing his job in relative obscurity. ]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:43:00 -0700 http://blogs.courier-journal.com/racing/2012/04/25/lava-man-slips-into-churchill-to-pony-derby-trial-stablemate/ http://confessionsofahotwalker.blogspot.com/2012/04/doctor-is-in.html Confessions of a Hotwalker - I'm backside once again, this time in the shadow of our equine veterinarian. I'll be working with him until my barn returns north.Our vet is a kind man and loves working with racehorses. He's also a good teacher and always has students in tow as he makes his rounds on… ]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:43:00 -0700 http://confessionsofahotwalker.blogspot.com/2012/04/doctor-is-in.html http://www.tripledeadheat.ca/2012/04/patience-persistence-pays-off-for-wyatt.html Triple Dead Heat - Horsemen have been preparing for Woodbine’s 2012 meet since February when the first horse trailer arrived at the backstretch gate, but the journey towards opening day has taken considerably longer for 26-year-old apprentice jockey Jacklyn Wyatt.It's been a long road back for WyattWyatt, who rode her first race in 2007,… ]]> Fri, 06 Apr 2012 07:45:00 -0700 http://www.tripledeadheat.ca/2012/04/patience-persistence-pays-off-for-wyatt.html http://www.retiredracehorseblog.com/2012/03/27/one-small-thoroughbred-world/ The Un-Retired Racehorse - It’s a gloriously, happily, exhilaratingly, ridiculously small horse world. I spent a wonderful morning last November with a friend of mine, Monica Driver, who I simply never see enough of. She’s great company. We talk books, dogs, politics, and that’s just in the first five minutes. We were watching two… ]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:49:00 -0700 http://www.retiredracehorseblog.com/2012/03/27/one-small-thoroughbred-world/ http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/at-belmont-a-place-to-keep-the-workers-children-safe/ via Pinboard - Anna House, which opened its doors in 2003 and remains open every day of the year, has become a second home to 70 children between the ages of 6 weeks and 6 years. Tuition is a small percentage of each family’s income and averages about $50 per week, far less… ]]> Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:43:00 -0700 http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/at-belmont-a-place-to-keep-the-workers-children-safe/ http://runroughshod.blogspot.com/2012/03/went-day-well-yes.html Running Rough Shod - My previous post included this photo of Went the Day Well, a three-year-old colt coming off a score in a maiden special weight and who was about to ship from Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida to Kentucky ahead of his stakes debut, in yesterday’s 9-furlong, Grade 3 Vinery Racing… ]]> Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:37:00 -0700 http://runroughshod.blogspot.com/2012/03/went-day-well-yes.html http://runroughshod.blogspot.com/2012/03/palm-meadows-morning.html Running Rough Shod - Sunrise over the track at Palm Meadows in Boynton Beach, Florida. "Bad Boy" waiting for a leg back up on his horse. Three-year-old colt Went the Day Well, who will ship in to Turfway Park this weekend to attempt to give trainer Graham Motion and part-owner Team Valor back-to-back wins… ]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:23:00 -0700 http://runroughshod.blogspot.com/2012/03/palm-meadows-morning.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/easygoer/7004051789/ Flickr - EASY GOER ]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:31:00 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/photos/easygoer/7004051789/ http://www.gallopfrance.com/deep-comes-through/ Gallop France - Deep Ocean won easily in Lyon yesterday, paying an incomprehensible 26-1. I had thought he would have a good chance, but all of the handicappers in the media put us in the “outsider” category. No matter; people who know the horse (or read my blog) had themselves a nice bet.… ]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:08:00 -0700 http://www.gallopfrance.com/deep-comes-through/ http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/Chicago/Chicago_Dark_Horse_Behind_the_Scenes_at_Hawthorne_123 via Pinboard - Yesterday was a great adventure as I went behind the scenes at Hawthorne Race Course to see how the magic happens. The first part consisted of visiting the backstretch during the early morning hours while the second part was taking a close look at how a racing card is put… ]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:40:00 -0700 http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/Chicago/Chicago_Dark_Horse_Behind_the_Scenes_at_Hawthorne_123 http://www.flickr.com/photos/wendy_u/6970441801/ Flickr - wendyu Anthony Stephen at Keeneland on 3.10.2012 ]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:12:00 -0800 http://www.flickr.com/photos/wendy_u/6970441801/ http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/BayAreaBackstretch/At_the_Races_with_Rusty_123 via Pinboard - I first saw Rusty Greiner as he rolled his wheelchair past me into the owners/trainers lounge. He’s at the track practically every day. I could tell that because he‘s known by every race track worker, and because I see him every time I am there. ]]> Tue, 06 Mar 2012 07:02:00 -0800 http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/BayAreaBackstretch/At_the_Races_with_Rusty_123 http://www.flickr.com/photos/greyhorse_azeri/6768545755/ Flickr - greyhorse_azeri: An outrider catches a loose Richard Mandella horse along the outside rail during morning workouts at Santa Anita Park racetrack in Arcadia, California, U.S.A. (Jan. 8, 2012) ]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:42:00 -0800 http://www.flickr.com/photos/greyhorse_azeri/6768545755/ http://confessionsofahotwalker.blogspot.com/2012/01/when-smokey-sings.html Confessions of a Hotwalker - "Debonair lullabies in melodies revealed."I listen to music on my iPhone as I work in the barn.Clipped onto my waistband, my iPhone rings true in the hours before the sun comes up.Even after...I'm back in the winter white, after having spent two weeks in the sunny south."In deep despair, on… ]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:22:00 -0800 http://confessionsofahotwalker.blogspot.com/2012/01/when-smokey-sings.html