http://www.raceday360.com/wire/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss R30 jnchapel@gmail.com http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2010/07/23/opening-day-1910/ Brooklyn Backstretch - August 5, 1910: “Olambala the Victor” (New-York Daily Tribune) “An important meeting of the stewards of the Jockey Club will be held at the track to-morrow to settle definitely... ]]> Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2010/07/23/opening-day-1910/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Railbird/~3/CI2q4jl2LnY/ Jessica Chapel / Railbird v2 - Noted in today’s TDN: July 7, 1934 … Mary Hirsch became the first female to be licensed as a Thoroughbred trainer, in Illinois. Hirsch subsequently was licensed in Michigan... ]]> Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:05:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Railbird/~3/CI2q4jl2LnY/ http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2010/07/03/the-first-filly-to-win-the-suburban-handicap-imp-1899/ Brooklyn Backstretch - On June 17, 1899, the Suburban Handicap was won, in its 16th running, by a filly or mare. She set a stakes record (2:04 4/5), and she won by two lengths, in a field of 13. ]]> Sat, 03 Jul 2010 10:42:00 -0700 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2010/07/03/the-first-filly-to-win-the-suburban-handicap-imp-1899/ http://colinsghost.org/2010/06/twitter-ing-from-opening-day-at-delaware-park-1937.html Colin's Ghost - As some of you might know, I live a short drive from Delaware Park. It is my home track and one of my favorite places in the world to spend a lazy, summer afternoon. ]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:44:00 -0700 http://colinsghost.org/2010/06/twitter-ing-from-opening-day-at-delaware-park-1937.html http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2010/05/28/met-miles-snapshots-1910/ Brooklyn Backstretch - If you were paying attention to racing a hundred years ago this month, some things would look familiar: racing in New York shifted from Aqueduct to Belmont... ]]> Fri, 28 May 2010 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2010/05/28/met-miles-snapshots-1910/ http://colinsghost.org/2010/05/the-original-monmouth-park-1870-and-1890.html Colin's Ghost - On Saturday, Monnmouth Park will open for business but it won’t be business as usual for the old track in Oceanport. This year’s Monmouth summer meeting is being touted on their website... ]]> Wed, 19 May 2010 05:25:00 -0700 http://colinsghost.org/2010/05/the-original-monmouth-park-1870-and-1890.html http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2010/05/13/allen-jerkens-shuvee-winners/ Brooklyn Backstretch - Over the last couple of years, the Shuvee Handicap at Belmont has offered the occasion to consider the magnificent horse who, en route to winning handicap mare honors in 1970 and 1971... ]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2010/05/13/allen-jerkens-shuvee-winners/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Railbird/~3/6TL1tqaeAKI/ Jessica Chapel / Railbird v2 - In advance of a possible post on the Lady Legends race, in which eight retired female jockeys will ride in the fourth race at Pimlico on Friday to benefit the Komen Foundation... ]]> Tue, 11 May 2010 19:15:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Railbird/~3/6TL1tqaeAKI/ http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/?p=975 Brooklyn Backstretch - Withers: “The high part of the back of a horse or similar animal, located between the shoulder blades.” (American Heritage Dictionary, via Wordnik) Well, that’s certainly appropriate. ]]> Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/?p=975 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/?p=881 Brooklyn Backstretch - I wrote this a year and a half ago, shortly before the 2008 Breeders' Cup. I recalled it this weekend, during so many conversations about Zenyatta, the Breeders’ Cup... ]]> Sun, 11 Apr 2010 06:28:00 -0700 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/?p=881 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/?p=863 Brooklyn Backstretch - April 9 -- it's finally here. The race that everyone wanted didn’t quite come off, and Hot Springs may not be quite as full as expected, but Oaklawn Park is nonetheless the center... ]]> Fri, 09 Apr 2010 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/?p=863 http://fmitchell07.wordpress.com/2010/03/23/longfellow-bard-of-midway/ Bloodstock in the Bluegrass - An article in the Thoroughbred Record of 1904 details the pedigree and racing record of the 19th century racing legend Longfellow as follows. ]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:10:00 -0700 http://fmitchell07.wordpress.com/2010/03/23/longfellow-bard-of-midway/ http://colinsghost.org/2010/03/seabiscuit-war-admiral-race-cancelled-may-1938.html Colin's Ghost - My Hello Race Fans colleagues and I had an email discussion about where the Rachel Alexandra-Zenyatta race (or lack of one, at this point) fits in the grand scheme of things. ]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:25:00 -0700 http://colinsghost.org/2010/03/seabiscuit-war-admiral-race-cancelled-may-1938.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Railbird/~3/QFGT2uRjz9E/ Jessica Chapel / Railbird v2 - Gary West invokes (as I did on Twitter) the record of the great gelding Kelso, the only five-time Horse of the Year, in appraising Rachel Alexandra’s loss in the New Orleans Ladies... ]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:41:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Railbird/~3/QFGT2uRjz9E/ http://fmitchell07.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/743/ Bloodstock in the Bluegrass - Kentucky Derby sire Falsetto was bred and raised by JW Hunt Reynolds in Kentucky. A big, growthy yearling, according... ]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:57:00 -0800 http://fmitchell07.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/743/ http://colinsghost.org/2010/03/filly-champs-at-four-busher-and-twilight-tear.html Colin's Ghost - On Saturday, Rachel Alexandra will launch her 4-year-old season at the Fairgrounds in New Orleans. In 2009... ]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:08:00 -0800 http://colinsghost.org/2010/03/filly-champs-at-four-busher-and-twilight-tear.html http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2010/03/it-is-now-post-time-fred-cappy.html Brooklyn Backstretch - There is no sound more exciting to the racetrack customer than the trenchant, nasal exclamation of... ]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0800 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2010/03/it-is-now-post-time-fred-cappy.html http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2010/03/seattle-slew-gothamstar-treatment-and.html Brooklyn Backstretch - Nearly daily since last summer, some element of the behavior of Zenyatta, Rachel... ]]> Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0800 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2010/03/seattle-slew-gothamstar-treatment-and.html http://www.greenbutgame.org/2010/03/01/rip-flanders/ Green but Game - Sad news today that at some point this month, 1994 Champion Juvenile Filly Flanders was euthanized due to complications from a paddock incident. ]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:54:00 -0800 http://www.greenbutgame.org/2010/03/01/rip-flanders/ http://www.greenbutgame.org/2010/02/28/preptastic/ Green but Game - Let’s not kid ourselves, in some cases we prep as much as the Derby contenders do. Don’t believe me? Then feast your eyes on these two weeny-tastic derby spreadsheets... ]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:48:00 -0800 http://www.greenbutgame.org/2010/02/28/preptastic/