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Beyer Figs, Hidden Positives & Pop Bottles
There was (is) some twitter chatter this morning about Beyer figures. As we all know, their creator, Andy Beyer used…
20 Hours, 22 Minutes ago | Visit source ›
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My pal Left at the Gate looked at Orb's Preakness and the talk surrounding it. Namely, i) Orb was pace…
May 21 2013, 11:15am | Visit source ›
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In Fast Company, the DRF CEO was interviewed and relayed the organization's commitment to leveraging their vast information and technology…
May 20 2013, 8:23am | Visit source ›
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Monday Morning Qu-Orb-erbacking
The morning after a loss at 3-5. It's a tough place to be in racing.Orb, who many (me included) thought…
May 19 2013, 9:42am | Visit source ›
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Last night at the Meadowlands and Woodbine, several big, interesting miles were recorded. It was quite the evening for those…
May 19 2013, 8:45am | Visit source ›
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A horse who wins at 8.5 furlongs, 9 furlongs and 10 furlongs with authority. A horse who looks magnificently sound,…
May 18 2013, 5:38pm | Visit source ›
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Well, today's the day. Whether you're looking forward to watching drunk kids getting thrown out of the infield, Beadle bashing,…
May 18 2013, 6:23am | Visit source ›
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A Marketing Percentage From Subsidy Cash? And Some Preakness.
Probably one of the funniest things I've noticed of late is the "Petition to Stop Tweeting Horses" that's live at…
May 16 2013, 7:15am | Visit source ›
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Sharp Cookies Serve Up Some Preakness Fare
There are some sharp cookies out there in horse racing land.One, Dan Needham wrote an incredibly interesting piece about Preakness…
May 15 2013, 9:43am | Visit source ›
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Ontario Horse Racing Policy Evolves
It's been about fifteen months, but the gaming strategy in Ontario is finally evolving; some might say, as it should've…
May 15 2013, 7:05am | Visit source ›
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I've been following brown animals running around in a circle for awhile, and I'm sure some of you have done…
May 13 2013, 10:50am | Visit source ›
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Some Interesting Chatter From Thoroughbred Players About Harness Racing
I'm like a lot of you. I bet both the thoroughbreds and the standardbreds and they are two similar, yet…
May 12 2013, 4:29pm | Visit source ›
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Stakes Season Is Fast Approaching & Other Notes
When the second week of May happens around in harness racing there's a different feel in the air. Sophomore pacers…
May 12 2013, 5:37am | Visit source ›
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Follow Friday & Remembering Everyone Shares A Love for Horses, And Horse Racing
Social media has changed the world, and horse racing is no exception. How we talk, communicate and relate, has never…
May 10 2013, 8:02am | Visit source ›
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It was announced that Hollywood Park was closing down at the end of the year. The southern California racing meet…
May 9 2013, 4:59pm | Visit source ›
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Brian Nadeau wrote a summary of the Derby on the Xpressbet blog this week where he looked at three horses…
May 9 2013, 8:38am | Visit source ›
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Yesterday I called Jeff Platt, the dude who created Jcapper software, to ask a quick question about something.As per usual…
May 8 2013, 5:19am | Visit source ›
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Tuesday Notes: Handle, Derby & Boy Are We Stupid
Good morning racing fans!Times Are Changing Handle per race day was down in April, with purses down, and I think,…
May 7 2013, 6:47am | Visit source ›
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Getting There and Beadle-Bashing
Good morning racing fans!Andy Beyer wrote a fantastic article today in the Wa-Po/Drf, about Orb's Derby win being "old school".The…
May 6 2013, 6:57am | Visit source ›
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An Industry Derby Win For Orb & Way Too Many Notes
Yesterday we had, as is almost always the case, another interesting Kentucky Derby.The winner, Orb, has brought an almost giddy…
May 5 2013, 8:51am | Visit source ›
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Derby Day is upon us. It's the biggest day of the year in horse racing and has been for a…
May 4 2013, 7:13am | Visit source ›
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Old Horse Racing Books, Same Horse Racing Problems; TV & the Derby
With apologies to Messers Beyer, AInslie et al, my most favorite handicapping book is Thoroughbred Handicapping, State of the Art,…
May 1 2013, 7:46am | Visit source ›
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Vyjack & The Case of the Flats
We read about cycles, third off layoff's, the "sheets" and everything else in angle and fitness lore in horse racing…
April 29 2013, 9:18am | Visit source ›
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It's Derby Week. 60 w/ Rosie & Levy Finals
Good morning racing fans.It's Derby Week, which is fun in so many ways. Everyone (well maybe not everyone, Alan) is…
April 29 2013, 6:08am | Visit source ›
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What's Up With the Chalk, And Saturday Notes
The dog got me up early this morning, the poor fella isn't doing the best, but I see I was…
April 27 2013, 5:38am | Visit source ›
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A Fascinating Response To UK Steroid Positives
Reading in the Telegraph today (h/t to @sidfernando): Godolphin founder Sheikh Mohammed has been vocal in his condemnation of the…
April 26 2013, 7:10am | Visit source ›
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The UK and America - Full Circle
Last week it was announced that one of the largest stables in the world received eleven steroid positives.The reaction from…
April 25 2013, 3:23pm | Visit source ›
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The Kentucky Derby Cheese Provides Racing With a Worthwhile Lesson
I've read almost as many marketing books as ones on horse racing, and one anecdote from one of those books…
April 25 2013, 7:27am | Visit source ›
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Bringing Racing Mainstream With Six Exciting New Games
Football has fantasy football. The Super Bowl has magic squares. The NCAA's have bracket madness. All of these spinoffs help…
April 24 2013, 6:20am | Visit source ›
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Racing on Television: Why Doesn't It Work Better?
Yesterday we wrote about the ratings numbers for the Kentucky Derby prep races on various networks, from the current NBC…
April 22 2013, 8:05pm | Visit source ›
