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Beyer: If Orb is going to win, I want like to see him deliver a truly great effort. He could…
May 17 2013, 4:46am | Visit source ›
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I've never cashed a ticket on the Preakness. That's not quite as bad as it sounds because I've sat it…
May 16 2013, 5:31am | Visit source ›
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Been quite the miserable week for racing at Belmont. Thus far, through Saturday's races, not a single fast track race…
May 12 2013, 11:30am | Visit source ›
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Sampson (Finally) Takes the Fall. And This One is BAD.
In announcing the arrest of the one-time Democratic Senate Majority Leader John Sampson, Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch called it…
May 8 2013, 6:34am | Visit source ›
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So, now that you've read everything you need to know about the Derby, we'll go for, in a stream of…
May 7 2013, 5:10am | Visit source ›
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May 4 2013, 1:49pm | Visit source ›
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Guess I gotta do Derby picks, and always find it difficult, and a bit anti-climactic after all the build up. …
May 3 2013, 10:17pm | Visit source ›
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Cuomo Considers Punting on Casino Vote
Governor Cuomo tossed a sweeping curveball into the casino debate when he floated the idea of postponing the referendum to…
May 2 2013, 4:13am | Visit source ›
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Got the DVR-ing correct this time, so got to watch Tuesday's edition of Pursuit of the Crown on HRTV. Scott…
May 1 2013, 5:39am | Visit source ›
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In Pursuit of The Pursuit of the Crown
I'm really pissed at HRTV. Set the DVR to record their Pursuit of the Crown show on Monday afternoon, and…
April 30 2013, 5:17am | Visit source ›
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A bunch of Derby workouts on Saturday, including the five horses from Pletcher who are definitely slated to start. And…
April 28 2013, 9:47am | Visit source ›
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At Belmont on opening day, another winner for trainer Randi Persaud, who won with Boldchildsrevenge ($9.10) in the 4th. He…
April 27 2013, 7:21am | Visit source ›
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The Rule Rather Than the Exception
When I mentioned the 1983 Derby winner Sunny's Halo in the last post, I seemed to recall, through the haze…
April 26 2013, 5:28am | Visit source ›
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Thursday Morning Derby Notes And More
Through the magic of Twitter, the Mighty Forego himself pointed out that I haven't mentioned Goldencents here; and it's true. …
April 25 2013, 5:27am | Visit source ›
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This is the Left at the Gate Derby Top Ten of horses, people, and things I think will be in…
April 23 2013, 6:38am | Visit source ›
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In the 9th at Keeneland, the Lexington Stakes, General Election (15-1) attempts to rebound from a dismal effort in the…
April 20 2013, 5:12am | Visit source ›
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I'd mentioned on more than just a couple occasions how I thought that stakes run on synthetic are meaningless as…
April 15 2013, 6:55am | Visit source ›
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NYRA board chairman David Skorton said at Thursday's board meeting that the search for a new CEO is "rounding second,"…
April 12 2013, 4:36am | Visit source ›
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In the 7th (of only eight races) at Keeneland today, War Dancer (6-1) moves up to face winners off a…
April 10 2013, 5:47am | Visit source ›
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In the 7th (of only eight races) at Keeneland today, War Dancer (6-1) moves up to face winners off a…
April 10 2013, 5:47am | Visit source ›
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Following up on yesterday's post, specifically the matter of a lawsuit filed against NYRA by Zayat Stables in 2008 over…
April 8 2013, 9:25pm | Visit source ›
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Spent some time at the Big A on Sunday; a couple of hours is about my limit, but harder to…
April 8 2013, 5:17am | Visit source ›
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Coming Around (a bit) on Verrazano
An interesting and perhaps enlightening performance by Verrazano in winning the Wood. For one thing, he didn't seem to have…
April 7 2013, 7:59am | Visit source ›
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Hear the Ghost is out of the Santa Anita Derby and off the Derby trail with "the tiniest little line,…
April 5 2013, 4:57am | Visit source ›
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Mayor Malcolm Scheme Goes Awry
The NYC mayoral race, to be decided in November of this year, has actually been underway for some time now,…
April 3 2013, 7:00am | Visit source ›
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This is the Left at the Gate Kentucky Derby Top Ten of horses, people, and things which I think will…
April 1 2013, 2:11pm | Visit source ›
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Don't much care for the Florida Derby as a betting race. It's a three horse race on paper (Pick of…
March 30 2013, 6:57am | Visit source ›
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Derby Prep Series a Tough Sell
There's an open letter addressed to 'Thoroughbred racing fan' in Wednesday's edition of Thoroughbred Daily News (and probably other places) from…
March 27 2013, 5:23pm | Visit source ›
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In the Excelsior at the Big A on Saturday, morning line favorite Last Gunfigher ($8.30) was sent off as third…
March 24 2013, 6:12am | Visit source ›
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Andrew Caulfield wrote about Wayne Lukas' Rebel winner Will Take Charge in his Pedigree Insights column in Thoroughbred Daily News…
March 21 2013, 10:44am | Visit source ›
