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July 22nd, 2008 — Horse Racing
Well this sucks. Runforthemoney was euthanized at Del Mar after fracturing a sesmoid bone, while running on the polytrack.
I hate seeing horse euthanized, however it happens. It’s part of life. What annoys me — is like global warming — we have wasted millions of dollars on these polytrack (and cushion track) installations, only to find they are not much — if any — better. In the case of Santa Anita, they were worse. I have lost count of the racing days lost at SA due to the Cushion Track install.
Few are willing to step out and be honest about the polytrack, and cushion track installs.
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July 16th, 2008 — Horse Racing
Jim Baird Union-Tribune
Riders up!
Racing at Del Mar starts today! The hats will be out, Bing Crosby will be singin’, the greatest track announcer of all time — Trevor Denman — will say “and away they go”, and for 7 weeks life will be good “where the turf meets the surf”. For those who can’t make it to Del Mar, but wish to participate in the excitement you can play the DMTC Online Handicapping Challenge.
First post is 2pm.
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June 7th, 2008 — Horse Racing
Big Brown failed to win the Belmont and thus the Triple Crown. He also made history as the only Belmont favorite to finish dead last.
“I had no horse” said Jockey Kent Desormeaux. “I cannot fathom what kind of freaks the Triple Crown champions were.”
Da Tara went wire to wire and won the race just as Big Brown had won the previous races by multiple lengths. It was a magnificent display.
Early on Big Brown was fighting Desormeaux. It appeared that the horse was ready to make a move to the front before it was time. In the turns Big Brown was sometimes as much as 5 and 6 wide.
Coming into the final turn it was clear that Big Brown was another beaten favorite in the Triple Crown chase. Desormeaux decided to pull up Big Brown and not risk injury.
You have to wonder about a Da Tara, Curlin, and Big Brown match up at the Breeders Cup or possibly the Travers. This would be a huge race.
The second guessing will begin for Trainer of Big Brown, Rick Dutrow. Did the patch applied yesterday hold? Was the horse really ready or was it IEAH’s greed that put him in the race? How will this affect Three Chimneys where Big Brown is to stand stud , now that the horse has faltered? Will Breeding begin now or after he has proven himself?
Many, no doubt are glad to see Big Brown lose. In what some called arrogant and un-gentlemanly behavior of both Dutrow and IEAH, owner of Big Brown; both had angered much of the racing community.
I would guess that Edgar Prado is most happy that they lost. Dutrow and Michael Iavarone — head of IEAH — had accused Prado of deliberately going after horses to throw big races.
Many of the Kentucky Derby, and Preakness horse connections are most likely wishing they had run the Belmont, now.
I myself would have like to have seen a Triple Crown. If IEAH had any sense it could have buoyed the sport and put it back on the map. Oh well, there is always next year. Where is that Fasig-Tipton 2 year old sale brochure?
Tags: big brown, da tara, belmont, triple crown, rick dutrow
May 3rd, 2008 — Horse Racing
He started by setting up phones at Hollywood Park, now his is at the biggest Horse race on the planet. Jeff Harmon of Laguna Nigel, CA has a horse that was originally bought for $4500 and is in the run for Roses.
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May 2nd, 2008 — Horse Racing
Proud Spell
Proud Spell won the Kentucky Oaks moving away from the field. From the final turn on in, it was all Proud Spell.
The wet track appears to have kept the field close, and the pace more like a grass race. It was close up until the final furlong.
Proud Spell rated off pace leader Bsharpsonata into the stretch run. That is when Proud Spell started pulling away from the field, eventually winning by 4 plus lengths.
Proud Spell went 1 1/8 miles in 1:50.01.
Tags: Kentucky oaks, proud spell
February 22nd, 2008 — Horse Racing
shields designed for riders at Santa Anita
Santa Anita, gives up on track. They have decided to rip up the wonder track they installed, and put in another wonder track this summer. The tracks have become so controversial that the CHRB called an emergency meeting to discuss it.
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February 21st, 2008 — Horse Racing
NJ betting parlor opens on day that NYC votes to get rid of OTB
Board Unanimously votes to shut down NYC OTB. The NYC OTB has a handle of close to a Billion dollars. It routinely nets $125 million but runs a deficit of approximately $12 Million dollars due to greedy Bureaucrats in the State house.
NJ however is going in the opposite direction by opening betting shops (NYT - reg req’d).
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February 7th, 2008 — Horse Racing
What?
Santa Anita may be the site for the 2009 Breeder’s Cup. It’s also the site for 2008. Just how do they plan to run the BC when they can’t even get the track fixed?
The track issues have now cost Santa Anita 11 live dates since the start of the year.
Well they have till October to get it fixed. That is during the Oaktree meet. Seems to me they have some large obstacles to overcome.
The Breeder’s Cup will have 3 new races this year, which increases the number of races 14. The BC is expanding it’s turf races as it should have done long ago, so the number of “dirt” races has not changed from the current 9. That’s a lot of races over a track in a day. They have big problems.
The announcement is to be made today. I don’t see how they can be confident given the current issues with the track.
UPDATE: Santa Anita Gets Cup for 2009 — This is ridiculous.
Tags: breeders cup, santa anita, horse racing, gaming, gambling, handicapping
February 1st, 2008 — Horse Racing
Not the country, but the Jockey Club of Turkey has completed negatiations to purchase the Cryptoclearance son, Victory Gallop; for an undisclosed amount. The Horse currently is at stud in Kentucky.
“He is a proven stallion, and very good looking, and he has an interesting bloodline for us, which is different than the stallions we have had,” Konuk continued. “We all think that he might add great value to our broodmare stock, and hopefully his foals can become future stallions and good broodmares. Overall, we hope he will add a great value to our breeding program.”
The stock in Turkey is different form that here in the US. Chile has a long line of Horse history, but at Classic distances they are far behind the US. So Chile brought Victory Gallop to Chile in 2007 to breed. That may be change the in the next 3 to 5 years. Turkey could also be looking at better stock in about 5 to 8 years.
Victory Gallop’s bloodline info
Tags: victory gallop, bloodstock, jockey, jockey club of turkey
January 25th, 2008 — Horse Racing
