http://www.raceday360.com/wire/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss R30 dana@superterrific.org http://equispace.blogspot.com/2011/11/not-that-amazing-kreskin.html EquiSpace - Back in December, I channeled my inner-Kreskin and delivered my blind 2011 predictions for horse racing. The only part that rang true was the word blind. It was a dismal performance, albeit with a couple close calls.Let's recap each of my 10 predictions and see where I went wrong in… ]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:16:00 -0800 http://equispace.blogspot.com/2011/11/not-that-amazing-kreskin.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6w-NMU41Lw&feature=youtube_gdata YouTube - ]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 08:29:00 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6w-NMU41Lw&feature=youtube_gdata http://thebrocktalk.blogspot.com/2011/07/racing-can-benefit-from-dog-days-of.html The Brock Talk - Just about this time every year the dog days of summer begin as daily triple digit temperatures become the baking norm for some while humidity joins heat to beat down others. If you not just closing your umbrella and taking off you sweater in Seattle, bouncing on a boat in… ]]> Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:01:00 -0700 http://thebrocktalk.blogspot.com/2011/07/racing-can-benefit-from-dog-days-of.html http://equispace.blogspot.com/2011/07/halfway-there.html EquiSpace - The Annual EquiSpace Halfway There Post You didn't think I'd let you down did you? We've given you mid-year posts for the past three years and while we've taken our talents to The Buffalo News, we'll link to the semi-annual review with our top five and bottom five moments of 2011.If… ]]> Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:37:00 -0700 http://equispace.blogspot.com/2011/07/halfway-there.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://gregcalabrese.blogspot.com/2011/06/life-after-triple-crown.html Power Cap - It has been two weeks since the last jewel of the elusive Triple Crown and what do you know, there is still racing going on. The three-year-old division, which has been the focal point of the first six months of the year, is still wide open. So are the less… ]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:00:00 -0700 http://gregcalabrese.blogspot.com/2011/06/life-after-triple-crown.html http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/horse-racing-steve-haskin/archive/2011/06/20/cinderella-story-continues.aspx Blood-Horse - This story appeared in the May 22, 2004 issue of Blood-Horse magazine Get the golden coach ready; we're heading to the ball again. After so many failed attempts, maybe this time Smarty Jones can fit into that elusive glass slipper, and Thoroughbred racing and the Visa Triple Crown finally can… ]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:22:00 -0700 http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/horse-racing-steve-haskin/archive/2011/06/20/cinderella-story-continues.aspx http://wireplayers.com/blog/4734-what-i%E2%80%99ve-learned-%E2%80%93-triple-crown-edition.html via Pinboard - Now that the dust has settled on one of the stranger Triple Crown seasons of recent memory, Derek Brown takes some time to reflect on what the last five weeks have taught him about playing the races and making the most of the Triple Crown experience. ]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:59:00 -0700 http://wireplayers.com/blog/4734-what-i%E2%80%99ve-learned-%E2%80%93-triple-crown-edition.html http://jessicachapel.com/2011/06/12/what-the-winners-paid/ Jessica Chapel / Railbird v2 - Another 2011 classic, another upset. Considering the Triple Crown season just ended, I thought it’d be interesting to look back at the win prices for the five Grade 1 Derby preps (Florida Derby, Santa Anita Derby, Wood Memorial, Blue Grass Stakes, Arkansas Derby*), and the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont… ]]> Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:57:00 -0700 http://jessicachapel.com/2011/06/12/what-the-winners-paid/ http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2011/06/ice-destined-for-glory-or-footnote.html Owning Racehorses - 3 Ruler on Ice (Breen/Valdiva): Only non-maiden win was a first level allowance in Philly.  Seems like an awfully huge step for his first stakes win.That was my analysis of the Belmont winner.  If I had to do it all over again, I probably would do the same.  In fact,… ]]> Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:48:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2011/06/ice-destined-for-glory-or-footnote.html http://pullthepocket.blogspot.com/2011/06/wanting-to-watch-excellence.html Pull the Pocket - Claire Novak, in her ESPN column yesterday, asked us to look at the current crop of three year olds through a glass half full lens. It is human nature to find fault with the athletes we follow. Sports fans love to hate almost as much as they love to love,… ]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2011 06:41:00 -0700 http://pullthepocket.blogspot.com/2011/06/wanting-to-watch-excellence.html http://www.horseracingbusiness.com/which-triple-crown-is-harder-to-win-6608.htm Horse Racing Business - Winning the American Triple Crown of horse racing is sometimes referred to as one of the most difficult feats in sports. The facts bear out this assertion. But is the task as hard to achieve as winning the English Triple Crown? While there has been an American Triple Crown winner 11.8 percent… ]]> Sat, 04 Jun 2011 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.horseracingbusiness.com/which-triple-crown-is-harder-to-win-6608.htm http://helloracefans.com/features/hrf-index/top-5-favorite-belmonts/ Hello Race Fans! - Ranking past Belmonts like a tremendous machine, our panelists share their favs. Watch replays of Triple Crown victory, defeat & tested champions! ]]> Fri, 03 Jun 2011 05:45:00 -0700 http://helloracefans.com/features/hrf-index/top-5-favorite-belmonts/ http://pedigreecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2011/06/feature-not-bug.html The Pedigree Curmudgeon - Every year when Triple Crown season rolls around, complaints about the 1 1/2-mile distance of the Belmont Stakes (G1) resurface. Certain trainers in particular annually call for the distance to be shortened to 1 1/4 miles, and even go so far as to suggest shortening the Kentucky Derby (G1) to… ]]> Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:42:00 -0700 http://pedigreecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2011/06/feature-not-bug.html http://fmitchell07.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/best-non-winner-of-the-triple-crown/ Bloodstock in the Bluegrass - There’s been a bit of chat on the interwebs and hinterblogs about who was the best colt not to win the Triple Crown. Most of the consideration has been on Spectacular Bid, Point Given, Afleet Alex, and to a lesser extent (if you can believe it) Sunday Silence. ]]> Sat, 28 May 2011 14:43:00 -0700 http://fmitchell07.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/best-non-winner-of-the-triple-crown/ http://thoroedge.wordpress.com/2011/05/24/these-3yo-arent-a-bad-group-just-another-slow-one/ ThoroEdge Equine Performance - Do we time this year’s Derby and Preakness with a stopwatch, or an hourglass? In 2010, the combined winning times of the American Triple Crown classics equaled 391.6 seconds, which would have not been competitive in any of the past 5 decades, on average. Meanwhile, in England the combined 2010… ]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 09:51:00 -0700 http://thoroedge.wordpress.com/2011/05/24/these-3yo-arent-a-bad-group-just-another-slow-one/ http://fmitchell07.wordpress.com/2011/05/21/the-excellence-of-the-triple-crown/ Bloodstock in the Bluegrass - Some lament the infrequency of Triple Crown winners; others suggest the historic series should be changed so that it is easier to win. But I praise the difficulty of the Triple Crown. Winning the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes requires a horse of immense talent, versatility, courage, and toughness.… ]]> Sat, 21 May 2011 17:57:00 -0700 http://fmitchell07.wordpress.com/2011/05/21/the-excellence-of-the-triple-crown/ http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2011/05/animal-kingdom-12th-triple-crown-winner.html Owning Racehorses - Animal Kingdom is the only horse in the world with a chance to win the Triple Crown.  We all know that we haven’t had a Triple Crown winner since 1978 and Affirmed. Now that the 137th Kentucky Derby is in the books the question on everyone’s lips is: could this… ]]> Wed, 18 May 2011 15:52:00 -0700 http://grevelisracing.blogspot.com/2011/05/animal-kingdom-12th-triple-crown-winner.html http://fmitchell07.wordpress.com/2011/05/14/animal-kingdom-for-a-triple/ Bloodstock in the Bluegrass - According to polls and other means of evaluating group responses, Animal Kingdom has little chance of winning the Triple Crown. The general opinion is somewhere near two-thirds against his success in that very difficult feat. Yet I have had two very astute judges of horses and racing form tell me… ]]> Sat, 14 May 2011 02:54:00 -0700 http://fmitchell07.wordpress.com/2011/05/14/animal-kingdom-for-a-triple/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/OQDMRGDsOQ4/are-triple-crowns-meaningless.html View From the Racetrack Grandstand - In standardbred racing, there have been endless discussions regarding the meaningless of the Pacing (Cane, Little Brown Jug, Messenger) and Trotting (Yonkers Trot, Hambletonian, and Kentucky Futurity) Crowns.  Many people argue it is due to some of these races having lost their luster when compared to other races, others argue it… ]]> Tue, 10 May 2011 09:08:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UyGJ/~3/OQDMRGDsOQ4/are-triple-crowns-meaningless.html