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There is an always interesting conversation regarding the reduction in starts for thoroughbreds on the Interwebs today. Sid Fernando wrote…
January 23 2013, 6:47am | Visit source ›
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There was an article tweeted this morning (h/t to @o_crunk) about cheating in casinos. The article mentioned a classic time…
January 22 2013, 7:04am | Visit source ›
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Racedates, Synth, Stats & Lotteries
I saw a tweet from New York trainer Gary Contessa today as follows:Looking at Fridays card at Aqueduct wouldn't now…
January 21 2013, 6:35am | Visit source ›
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Outside the Box With Cloudy Tests
At times I find horse racing is plagued with bumper sticker policy on drugs. We test everything, spend millions doing…
January 19 2013, 8:14am | Visit source ›
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Has the Horse Racing World Gone Mad?
Did you ever play that time capsule game when you were a kid? You'd put a skateboard, Electronic Quarterback and…
January 17 2013, 8:10pm | Visit source ›
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Everyone has been talking about Lance Armstrong's mea culpa Oprah interview, but your cub reporter (me!) has found out the…
January 17 2013, 6:42am | Visit source ›
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On our post on Luck - bad beats and making things beyond your control affect your play - the Tinkster…
January 16 2013, 7:35am | Visit source ›
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On our post on Luck - bad beats and making things beyond your control affect your play - the Tinkster…
January 16 2013, 7:35am | Visit source ›
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Continuing on the betting meme this week I thought we'd touch on Luck; not the HBO was-show, but the 'holy…
January 15 2013, 6:51am | Visit source ›
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The Ability to Fade the Obvious
I am a losing win bettor at horse racing, just like everyone. I am tearing up almost 8 in 10…
January 14 2013, 5:58am | Visit source ›
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@o_crunk tweeted out a good piece today. For those of you who gamble it's second-nature. For those who bet it…
January 13 2013, 8:59am | Visit source ›
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The 5% On-Track Rewards Card & A Big Super High 5
It's a cliche, but racing has been "inside the box" for a long time. It's clung to the status-quo and…
January 10 2013, 10:23am | Visit source ›
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Ontario Situation is Quite Perplexing
I got a call yesterday from an Ontario kinda-insider about the political landscape in Ontario regarding the slots-at-racetracks program. We…
January 10 2013, 7:17am | Visit source ›
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There are some interesting articles about Lance Armstrong filtering around the interwebs of late. One from Toronto's The Globe and…
January 9 2013, 9:11am | Visit source ›
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It was announced this week that disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong will appear on Oprah.Expect a hard hitting interview with meme's…
January 9 2013, 7:38am | Visit source ›
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The OLG's casino expansion in Ontario is soon to hit high gear - one would expect - unless something drastic…
January 7 2013, 10:06am | Visit source ›
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Pennsylvania Racing Needs a Recharge
Even when the Meadowlands started to have field size issues in 2007 and carding crazy 6 and 7 horse betting…
January 6 2013, 7:08am | Visit source ›
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Call it buzz, or branding, or a "good vibe" but it means a lot.The Meadowlands, this meet, has got that…
January 5 2013, 7:18am | Visit source ›
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Hey, Racing Demo's Could Be Worse
I got an email from my pal who posts on the blog as Walleye Fisherman. Not so strangely enough, he…
January 4 2013, 6:20am | Visit source ›
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There's been quite a bit of takeout chatter of late.First, the NYRA fan advisory council asked NYRA to use some…
January 3 2013, 4:43pm | Visit source ›
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Today the Meadowlands issued a press release on their opening weekend. Usually press releases from a track talk about driver…
January 2 2013, 7:21am | Visit source ›
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The Twitter Moral Suasion Machine
Last evening I saw on twitter that a horse in Southern California had broken down:Not long after, we learned the…
December 31 2012, 7:35am | Visit source ›
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This weekend's racing at the Meadowlands was a pleasant surprise. Handle was up, but more importantly the races were pretty…
December 30 2012, 6:50am | Visit source ›
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Standardbred Canada Jumps the Shark & The Truth About Slots
We've all read the stories. Cangamble even did a post about some of them titled "C'mon Man".Ironically, the ESPN "article"…
December 29 2012, 6:56am | Visit source ›
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2020 The Year of the Racetrack?
Moving closer to New Year's Eve, I think I am going to make a resolution. Buy a racetrack; sometime soon…
December 28 2012, 6:21am | Visit source ›
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A Strange Horse Racing Merry Christmas (With Text Hacks)
I was trying to think of a Merry Christmas post and I had a mental block, just like I usually…
December 24 2012, 9:04am | Visit source ›
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Taking a little break here from wagering between races, I just read John Pricci's piece on a reader who suggests…
December 22 2012, 10:22am | Visit source ›
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Frankel Data & Racings Business Strategy of Hope
"A sold-out crowd of 32,500 people watched Frankel win Champions Day at Ascot in October" says CNN in a story…
December 21 2012, 9:17am | Visit source ›
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Jamie Berk wrote an article yesterday that spoke about the state of journalism in racing. In it, Jeremey Plonk said:"If…
December 20 2012, 7:05am | Visit source ›
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Racing's Version of Mark Sanchez, Tuesday Notes
I went to a Bills-Dolphins game about ten or so years ago. Starting for the Bills was Rob Johnson, the…
December 18 2012, 8:00am | Visit source ›
