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Secretariat was a total outcross. He had no duplications whatsoever in the first five generations of his pedigree. Ditto for…
February 19 2012, 4:11am | Visit source ›
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Novak: Horseplayers takes center stage
Horseplayers seldom burst into the spotlight of the racing world. Owners do -- almost as often as trainers, jockeys, and equine athletes -- but the guy in the grandstand goes…
January 26 2012, 10:18am | Visit source ›
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In late December of 2010, on a frigid, glittery, ice-inflected Kentucky morning, I pulled into Richland Hills Farm. Ed DeRosa…
January 18 2012, 6:30am | Visit source ›
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The 1990 Nureyev-Rossard colt as a yearling. Havre de Grace, Zenyatta, Rachel Alexandra, Azeri, Lady’s Secret, All Along, Moccasin, Busher,…
January 17 2012, 4:55pm | Visit source ›
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Modern Stable Integrates Technology into the Art of Horsemanship
Here’s a cool behind-the-scenes view of Manor House Stables in England; a successful barn marrying both the art and science…
January 17 2012, 8:44am | Visit source ›
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Kelsey Lefever was starting to panic. Less than a week earlier, on May 16, 2011, four retired Thoroughbreds the then…
January 16 2012, 4:13am | Visit source ›
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Technology In Horse Racing: Part III - Statistics And Data
Horse racing, perhaps more any other sport, is an industry built on numbers and data. Odds, time, distance, weight, pace fractions, parimutuel payouts, pool handles; every year huge amounts of…
January 14 2012, 11:00am | Visit source ›
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There He Goes Again: Stronach's $10 a Share Scheme
As readers of this blog know, I have no love for Frank Stronach, or for what he's done to racing.…
January 4 2012, 12:19am | Visit source ›
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Crist: NYRA's response to takeout fiasco not long-term solution
The worst part of the New York takeout fiasco revealed last week is not the failure of so many agencies to catch an honest mistake, but that a short-term remedy…
December 30 2011, 12:05pm | Visit source ›
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Hong Kong 3: Drug Rules and Horse Care
When it comes to drug use, Hong Kong is one of the strictest racing jurisdictions in the world. No medications…
December 30 2011, 4:56am | Visit source ›
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Hong Kong 2: The Race Track Experience
The beer garden at Happy ValleyCritics, consultants and industry insiders in US horse racing agonize over how make race-going a…
December 28 2011, 11:04pm | Visit source ›
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You can never go home again.It’s an expression made doubly true if you’re not even sure where home is to…
December 28 2011, 10:55am | Visit source ›
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NYRA Goof Up A Long Term Win For The Industry and NYRA
Lots has been written regarding NYRA's overcharge. They were supposed to drop takeout to 25% on all exotics that had…
December 28 2011, 8:17am | Visit source ›
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Hong Kong 1. Where Even the Owners Make Money
Through a combination of fortuitous circumstances, my wife and I are lucky enough to be spending a month in Hong…
December 27 2011, 5:47pm | Visit source ›
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NYRA Lowers Rake; Could Spur Handle Increases in New York
Dana Byerly of Hello Race Fans looked into her winnings from exotics at NYRA tracks (which are eligible for a…
December 27 2011, 5:05pm | Visit source ›
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The way I see it, the NYRA takeout fiasco is far more breathtaking in the sheer incompetence and ineptitude on…
December 24 2011, 5:56am | Visit source ›
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NYRA Takeout Situation - The Plot Thickens
There's one thing about social media, it's tough to hide. This evening there is quite the discussion about NYRA being…
December 21 2011, 11:15pm | Visit source ›
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§ 32. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that sections two, twenty-two, twenty-three and twenty-four of this act shall…
December 21 2011, 9:49pm | Visit source ›
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How Many Congressmen Does It Take To Screw A Horse?
Americans deserve to know about the small caucus of legislators who have shaped agricultural policy and spending in Washington for decades by writing language favorable to the powerful agriculture lobby…
December 21 2011, 7:24am | Visit source ›
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It Takes a Village: One Mare's Journey Back to the Bluegrass
Since January 2010, I've photographed well over 2,500 horses in need. I volunteer my time, skill, and camera equipment, and I try to put a face to the "unwanted" horse…
December 20 2011, 12:52pm | Visit source ›
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Given my proximity to the place, I go to Aqueduct almost reflexively on any weekend day on which I have…
December 18 2011, 10:06am | Visit source ›
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Does Thoroughbred horse racing have a drug problem?
Does Thoroughbred horse racing have a drug problem? It depends on whom you ask. In Saratoga in August, Ed Martin of the Association of Racing Commissioners International declared unequivocally that…
December 7 2011, 8:59am | Visit source ›
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Accountants and the deep doo-doo of racing
Today’s Blood-Horse (here) asks, in a headline, if horse ownership is “more about love than money.” Well, as the kids…
December 7 2011, 7:48am | Visit source ›
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Last summer at Saratoga, a turf writing veteran – male – called me over to a TV in the press…
December 7 2011, 6:30am | Visit source ›
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Gaming Agreement: The Leaders expressed support to work with the Governor and request support from their respective majorities to put…
December 7 2011, 2:26am | Visit source ›
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The Business of Thoroughbred Rescue
Interview with Caroline Betts, Director & President of Southern California Thoroughbred Rescue.
November 13 2011, 3:39pm | Visit source ›
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Video Proof of Why Thoroughbreds Bleed in the US and not in Japan
Click ‘play’ on both of the above videos simultaneously, and watch six horses in the post parade 5min prior to…
November 13 2011, 7:06am | Visit source ›
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Just How Successful as Broodmares are BC Distaff Winners?, or Why $8.5 Million is a Helluva Risk
The monstrous $8.5 million recently paid for Breeders’ CupLadies’ Classic (Distaff) winner RoyalDelta brings up an intriguing issue. Just how…
November 11 2011, 12:54pm | Visit source ›
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BC2011 Post Mortem: Mott, Mo and Trakus
What did Bill Mott do differently than the others at Churchill this weekend? For starters, all of Mott’s BC entries…
November 8 2011, 2:22pm | Visit source ›
