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On Tuesday, a racing-based hashtag swept over Twitter with a rush. Following in the footsteps of other hashtags such as…
February 1 2012, 10:13am | Visit source ›
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Saga of Star Plus: Doesn't This Horse Deserve Better?
Earle I. Mack was only trying to do the right thing.
February 1 2012, 10:11am | Visit source ›
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BRIS Figs Week of January 23, 2012
There were eleven triple digit figs last weekend and all but three were at Gulfstream Park.
February 1 2012, 8:23am | Visit source ›
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In the 5th at the Big A, Max's First (5-1) goes second off the layoff for trainer Ben Perkins, who…
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It's snowing in this part of the world today, pretty hard. I watched "House Hunters" last evening and saw houses…
February 1 2012, 6:11am | Visit source ›
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MaCalmont Earns Sovereign Award Nomination
We at TURF are pretty darn excited that one of our own, Keith McCalmont, is nominated for a Sovereign Award…
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The Month Ahead: February 2012
As February rolls around, all five of the major winter racing circuits are up and running. From Florida to California,…
February 1 2012, 5:37am | Visit source ›
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Thayer responds to Herald-Leader attacks
In a statement he posted on his Facebook page Tuesday night, Kentucky State Senator Damon Thayer (R-Georgetown) fired back against…
February 1 2012, 4:39am | Visit source ›
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Meadowlands Achieving It's Goal
The Meadowlands is reporting their January numbers today and everything is going as planned by the new management team in place. …
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Two Bob was the second dam of 1958 champion three-year-old Tim Tam (subject of my last post). The female family…
February 1 2012, 2:21am | Visit source ›
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Guarnateed Pools - Friend or Foe?
As we can tell from the USTA Strategic Wagering Program, people love guaranteed pools. The tracks seem to be happy…
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From workouts to Pick 6 tickets, get up to speed on the racing concepts from Luck's first episode.
January 31 2012, 5:13pm | Visit source ›
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Leftovers: A Slice of Cold Turk-ey
The business end of the Turkey, where all my best handicaps come from.The Turk has a real problem: I love…
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The Turk: Horses, Handicapping and HijinksJanuary 31 2012, 5:04pm | Visit source ›
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Luck on HBO gets 2nd Season Go Ahead
After Just one episode Luck on HBO has been renewed for a second season. Based on some articles and blogs…
January 31 2012, 4:52pm | Visit source ›
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My good friend Roger Way passed away today from Cancer. He was a fighter till the end and I’ll do…
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Dan Illman On Saturday afternoon, I received a call from one of my "colleagues." "Dan, where is your weekend update? …
January 31 2012, 1:31pm | Visit source ›
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‘unintended’ hatchet job on thayer exposes an unsporting bias
In the apparently never-ending saga of expanded gambling in Kentucky, Lexington Herald-Leader columnist John Cheves spears Damon Thayer, one of…
January 31 2012, 11:20am | Visit source ›
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I read other blogs and today, I noticed the following on Equidaily.com, "VIDEO: Wacky, over-the-top pageantry surrounding the Prix d'Amerique…
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The New England Patriots are in the Super Bowl for the fifth time since 2002, which means it is time…
January 31 2012, 10:30am | Visit source ›
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The ITM winners from last week were:1. Algorithms (colt, Bernardini - Ava Knowsthecode by Cryptoclearance) - The Holy Bull winner…
January 31 2012, 8:55am | Visit source ›
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Originally published in March, 2011 at Retired Racehorse Today. Hunters. Smooth, quiet rounds in over fences classes. Mannerly, even gaits…
January 31 2012, 7:48am | Visit source ›
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Down and Derby - Sweet 16 (1) - 2012 Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby 2012 - The Sweet 16 1. Union Rags (Dixie Union-Tempo, by Gone West) Michael Matz – If not for…
January 31 2012, 7:18am | Visit source ›
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Let's Go Over This One More Time
There were people discussing Bill Finley's weekend list of winners and losers, where Jeff Gural was considered a winner with…
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Thank heavens for little girls!! The first foal by Queen’s Plate winner NOT BOURBON is a filly out of $196,000…
January 31 2012, 5:15am | Visit source ›
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***SPOILER ALERT**** As jk mentioned, commenting in the last post, I had some things to say about Luck on Twitter,…
January 31 2012, 4:15am | Visit source ›
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Shake, Rattle, and [Heads] Roll
Next Sunday is the Super Bowl. And if you look closely, you’ll see that the Cowboys aren’t playing. In fact,…
January 30 2012, 8:38pm | Visit source ›
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Interesting Dichotomy between NHC 13 and HBO's "Luck"
Anyone who tuned in to the much-acclaimed HBO premiere of "Luck" on Sunday night -- much like NJ Horseplayer, who watched it two times -- came away highly entertained but,…
January 30 2012, 1:31pm | Visit source ›
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The Dream Late Closing Event and Format
March 1 is the day nominations are due for the George Morton Levy Memorial Series ($1.5 million estimated total) and the…
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Owner Leon, trainer Pletcher part ways
Benjamin Leon Jr. has moved his Besilu Stables horses in training from the barn of Todd Pletcher to Bill Mott…
January 30 2012, 12:50pm | Visit source ›
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Three winners for Pletcher on Sunday at Gulfstream, giving him a ridiculous total of 30 on the meeting, from 84…
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