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TURF Member McCalmont Honored As Sovereign Award Finalist
TURF member Keith McCalmont (http://www.tripledeadheat.ca/) was recentlyannounced as a finalist for a prestigious Sovereign Award for OutstandingNewspaper Story for his…
February 1 2012, 11:37am | Visit source ›
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What should we know, and when should we know it?
Earlier this week, the internet lit up with the news of the birth of Rachel Alexandra’s first foal, a colt…
January 28 2012, 6:30am | Visit source ›
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As we enter 2012 Frank Mirahmadi will be the new race caller at Oaklawn Park taking over for Terry Wallace.…
January 12 2012, 6:46am | 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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NBC Sports Network: An Opportunity For Horse Racing
The long-anticipated change of Versus to the new NBC Sports Network occurred today at 4pm Eastern time, just in time for the NHL's annual Winter Classic. The re-branded network, along…
January 2 2012, 4:42pm | Visit source ›
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On this fine, blustery, snowy, gusty Saturday morning, when I should be at Belmont but I am instead at home,…
October 29 2011, 9:43am | Visit source ›
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Something about the subject and stats of Steve Haskin’s linkless latest, “Girls Gone Wild,” on the domination of fillies and…
October 24 2011, 5:18am | Visit source ›
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TV SHOW ON WEST POINT THOROUGHBREDS
For an inside look at a highly successful racehorse partnership, you may want to watch CNBC-TV on Monday night, August…
August 21 2011, 3:00pm | Visit source ›
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Jim Hurst: An exception to the rule
Hang around this game long enough and you’re almost certain to hear a bad word about anyone and everyone. Jim…
August 14 2011, 7:39am | Visit source ›
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Part of my daily morning routine includes a quick swing through the industry news websites—Bloodhorse, Daily Racing Form, Thoroughbred Times…
July 27 2011, 6:41am | Visit source ›
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For those who have not yet heard the news, I am starting on as a staff writer for Thoroughbred Times…
July 26 2011, 5:57am | Visit source ›
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Lately, I've had a number of people ask me, "Do you know what's up with Gary West?"Well, aside from traveling…
July 18 2011, 9:20pm | Visit source ›
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Things actually got a whole lot worse after I posted from the airport in Tampa on Tuesday. They rushed us…
July 3 2011, 9:58am | Visit source ›
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The Saturday after the Belmont Stakes, the last rewards packages promised Kentucky Confidential supporters on Kickstarter were mailed, putting an…
June 28 2011, 5:45am | Visit source ›
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There’s a great new world that’s been opened up by the Interwebs, and that’s the world of hyper-local news. It…
June 19 2011, 2:05pm | Visit source ›
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Medication in U.S. is a U.S. Issue
Interesting to read of a respected trainer like Graham Motion speaking out in favor of the use of Salix (fka…
June 15 2011, 10:50am | Visit source ›
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Life shows a broken down Ruffian in slideshow about cool horse names
As a journalist, I certainly respect the role photographs play in telling a story--a picture is worth a thousand words…
June 15 2011, 6:39am | Visit source ›
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Guest today on The Howard Stern Show on XMSirius radio were Jockeys Ramon Dominquez and Jesus Castanon. They were there…
June 8 2011, 5:07pm | Visit source ›
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Belmont Stakes Week Television Coverage
A nice expansion of Belmont Stakes coverage by NBC Sports on NBC and Versus.On Friday there will be live coverage…
June 6 2011, 9:10pm | Visit source ›
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Since before the day I Are Sharp and jockey Marlon St. Julien won the first race ever run at Lone…
June 3 2011, 10:44am | Visit source ›
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Racing and the social network at European Trainer magazine
I wrote about social media and racing at European Trainer magazine (June issue). See quote below: Social media and racing,…
June 1 2011, 3:31pm | Visit source ›
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The Pre-Race Appearance Puzzle
Mike Maloney, interviewed in the USA Today not long ago, commented that there are about "10,000 factors" that go into…
May 29 2011, 6:33am | Visit source ›
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Preakness Telecast Aftermath: No Sweat
I was going to leave this sleeping dog lying where it was, but the dog is being kicked so often,…
May 28 2011, 5:51pm | Visit source ›
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THE ANNUAL ASSAULT ON HORSE RACING
Horse racing in the United States is largely ignored by newspapers except during the Triple Crown season in the Spring…
May 28 2011, 6:00am | Visit source ›
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Not long after the Kentucky Derby, I was putting together a post about jockey John Velazquez, and, in search of…
May 27 2011, 6:00am | Visit source ›
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I had the wrong washed out horse in Sway AwayLuckily the audio problems with the NBC race call of the…
May 24 2011, 8:13pm | Visit source ›
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I am so tired of hearing it. It’s the same talk every year for the past I don’t know how many years. “They are an ordinary bunch”, “They are a…
May 23 2011, 5:12pm | Visit source ›
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It's Sunday. Post Preakness. Time to open up the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and read what the Turf Writing Professor, Gary…
May 22 2011, 9:56pm | Visit source ›
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Horse Racing Coverage-Versus Good... SiriusXM Bad.
I enjoyed the Versus Television Coverage of the Kentucky Derby weekend and look forward to it again for their Preakness…
May 18 2011, 5:00pm | Visit source ›
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Retired Racehorse The Movie? Make it happen!
A few months ago, New Vocations announced that they were going to be adopting out former stakes horse and Kentucky Derby contender Z Fortune, a beautiful gray gelding from Zayat…
May 13 2011, 5:39am | Visit source ›
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