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  • Charitable Man An Attractive Play

    While I'd certainly like to see Calvin Borel win the jockey triple crown aboard Mine That Bird, at the current even-money odds it's hard to bet the horse outside of a Pick 3 or 4. My Pick Four Partner and I are using him, along with Charitable Man, Dunkirk and' [...]
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    Posted: June 06, 2009, 2:25pm EDT

  • Slots likely to be part of debate in Ky Special Session

    Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear is calling the legislature back for a special 60-day session to address the state's near $1 billion budget shortfall (according to Beshear's estimate), and expanded race-track gaming will be on the table.

    Much like the last year, expect the state House to be in [...]
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    Posted: June 01, 2009, 8:36am EDT

  • Rachel Alexandra at 8-5 or better? That's a deal breaker ladies...

    While Kentucky Oaks winner Rachel Alexandra is my pick to win today in the Preakness, she's by no means a stone-cold lock and I can't bet her at 8-5 outside of multi-race bets (that being said, I think she'll go off at even shorter odds closer to post time).
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    Posted: May 16, 2009, 12:05pm EDT

  • ESPN Bumps Racing Coverage For A Replay of Poker?

    When news broke in April that ESPN would be cutting it's coverage of the Preakness undercard, I wondered what the worldwide leader would be showing instead... as it turns out, instead of showing live racing from Pimlico, they are showing a rerun of the 2008 World Series of Poker' [...]
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    Posted: May 16, 2009, 12:02pm EDT

  • Derby Winner Departs Churchill Today, Preakness Draw Tomorrow

    Trainer Chip Woolley loaded Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird onto a trailer this morning, and will behind the wheel of the Ford F-150 during the drive to Baltimore.

    “I have about 115 gallons and hauling the trailer I get about 8 ½ miles a gallon,” Woolley said [...]
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    Posted: May 12, 2009, 8:45pm EDT

  • Kentucky Derby 2009: Can we try that again?

    When I was able to catch up with my Pick Four Partner on Sunday afternoon, we agreed that after today the 2009 Kentucky Derby should never be mentioned again... I think that's a rule for this blog too, with minimal mentions until the Preakness.

    Today trainer Chip Woolley was' [...]
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    Posted: May 03, 2009, 9:30pm EDT

  • Breaking News: Scratch I Want Revenge

    News from Louisville is that the connections of I Want Revenge are going scratch the horse from the Derby during a news conference at 9 a.m.

    No other information was available at this time. I hope the horse just have a fever and it's nothing to do with an' [...]
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    Posted: May 02, 2009, 8:40am EDT

  • Kentucky Derby Day Selections

    In the Derby, it seems to me that if you liked Hard Spun two years ago (I did), after the way Friesan Fire has been training, you have to like this colt too. Of both of Sheikh Mo's horses, I like Regal Ransom after Desert Party drew gate 19. Horses' [...]
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    Posted: May 02, 2009, 6:33am EDT

  • Will I Want Revenge Deliver?

    I'm not on the I Want Revenge bandwagon, and unfortunately don't think the favorite will deliver on Saturday. The horse ran an impressive race in his Wood Memorial win, but a hard run like that is a lot to ask a colt to come back from [...]
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    Posted: April 29, 2009, 8:34pm EDT

  • Pletcher Starts Three on Derby Day

    While not quite the five horses trainer Todd Pletcher started in the 2007 Kentucky Derby, the three horses he will start this year still gives him the most horses of any trainer with Advice, Dunkirk and Join in the Dance.

    His fourth horse that was a possible option, Take [...]
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    Posted: April 28, 2009, 9:48pm EDT

  • Tuesday's Kentucky Derby Notes: Square Eddie Out, I Want Revenge Works

    Considering the problems that Quality Road has been having with his hooves since the Florida Derby, it was no suprise when trainer Jimmy Jerkins declared the horse out of the Derby, but the loss today of Square Eddie was somewhat unexpected.

    Trainer Doug O'Neill said that he thought the' [...]
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    Posted: April 28, 2009, 9:17pm EDT

  • Kentucky Oaks Notes from Churchill Downs and (Odd) Kentucky Derby Odds

    While we wait for Derby odds, the Kentucky Oaks odds and post positions came out today and after drawing post position six, Rachel Alexandra was officially set as the 3-5 heavy favorite in the field of eight (it was no surprise). Expect more updates like this as the week progresses.
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    Posted: April 28, 2009, 8:38pm EDT

  • Florida Polo Tragedy: 21 Horses Dead, Test Results Expected by Friday

    Here is an update on the strange case in which 21 horses died before a polo match in South Florida yesterday.

    From CNN: "At this time, there is no evidence that these horses were affected with an infectious or contagious disease, as there are no other horses affected" [...]
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    Posted: April 20, 2009, 7:28pm EDT

  • Churchill Downs shocker: 50 cent Pick Four

    I thought this day would never come... The bets are even available on
    Oaks and Derby. Two good ideas in a month, up must be the new down. More later when I have time to update.

    Update: The great idea I noted in the brief post above is the [...]

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    Posted: April 17, 2009, 2:53pm EDT

  • Great Day at Keeneland so far

    I was able to score a great reserved seat in Section F, in front of the wire.. it's not as crowded as Blue Grass Stakes day usually is.

    I agree with commenters on the last post about today's card here... And I've had a great day cashing some decent tri bets... [...]

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    Posted: April 11, 2009, 4:41pm EDT

  • Keeneland Bound

    Despite what at first-glance appears to be an underwhelming field in today's Blue Grass Stakes, I'm heading to Keeneland later this afternoon. Hopefully my brother-in-law will drive, which means I can handicap in the car during the just over an hour drive to the track. The baby isn't coming with' [...]
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    Posted: April 11, 2009, 8:05am EDT

  • Churchill Has A Great Idea -- No Joke

    Churchill Downs has asked the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to be allowed to experiment with three night races this season.

    Spokesman John Asher told The Courier-Journal: "… It's another option, another opportunity out there. It also would give us an indication whether we should think about down the'" [...]
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    Posted: April 01, 2009, 8:31pm EDT

  • Godolphin to Attemp Direct-from-Dubai Method... Again

    It looks like Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin Racing will be sending two horses to Churchill Downs after stablemates Regal Ransom and Desert Party ended up first and second in the UAE Derby, finishing 15 lengths ahead of the rest of the field.

    According to Godolphin Racing Manager Simon Crisford:' [...]
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    Posted: March 30, 2009, 10:53pm EDT

  • Quality Road Sets the Bar High

    As the first winner of the five top tier Derby Preps (Florida, Arkansas, New York, California and Kentucky), Quality Road is obviously at the top of most people's lists, and rightfully so...

    Unlike Big Brown who I loved to hate last year, until he proved me wrong all the' [...]
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    Posted: March 30, 2009, 9:34pm EDT

  • More Polytrack Likely for Mafaaz

    So it looks like Churchill Downs is giving an incentive to a very rich guy to bring a horse to the Kentucky Derby...that worked out greaaaaaat.

    Actually, this horse doesn't look too bad. And the good news is that after 11-2 favorite Mafaaz (GB) won the $115,000 stakes race' [...]
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    Posted: March 19, 2009, 11:41pm EDT

  • Spot in Kentucky Derby Field Given Away Tomorrow in England

    Fourteen 3-year-olds are going to try for the first true "Win and You're In" spot for the Kentucky Derby tomorrow at Kempton Park in $115,000 Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes. The race is scheduled for the third race tomorrow night and will go to post about 3:50 p.m. EDT Wednesday.
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    Posted: March 17, 2009, 8:07am EDT

  • Blog Comback (Redux)

    After some good-natured prodding from a frequent betting syndicate partner, I'm back. Do I have excuses? Sure.

    There were several things going on and amidst it all, my heart really wasn't into blogging... it almost put a nail into the coffin of this blog -- but the bottom line [...]
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    Posted: March 09, 2009, 11:33pm EDT

  • Innagural Infield

    When talking about the large crowds that have gathered on the National Mall this morning for Obamapalooza, CNN's John King this morning mentioned that the non-ticketed "general admission" areas were like the infield at Pimlico.

    While the crowd is much larger, (isn't likely Pimlico-level unruly), the point is well [...]
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    Posted: January 20, 2009, 7:43am EST

  • Goodbye Patrick McGoohan

    I just learned the sad news that actor Patrick McGoohan died Tuesday, he was 80. While most people my age will likely only recognize McGoohan as the main bad-guy in Bravehart, King Edward Longshanks, I was a huge fan of his 1960s cult spy-classic The Prisoner.

    I initially [...]
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    Posted: January 14, 2009, 8:57pm EST

  • First Graded Derby Prep of 2009

    I'm having problems with my Internet connection today, so this short update is from my handheld. Two picks in the Lecomte (GIII) today, both coming out of the same race. I like Steve Asmussen's Uno Mas (5-1) who is 2 for 2 here, and I also expect Larry Jones' Fresian' [...]
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    Posted: January 10, 2009, 1:19pm EST

  • For which we are about to receive...

    Acording to comments in the ridiculous Barbaro sibling blog, we are at t-minus three weeks until 3-year-old Nicanor starts. Not since The Green Monkey has the racing world seen such a bet against opportunity in a debut race.



    Hat tips: Patrick (story), [...]
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    Posted: January 06, 2009, 8:53pm EST

  • Notonthesamepage to Fountain of Youth

    That noise you hear is people rushing to jump on the Notonthesamepage bandwagon...

    I wish I had all that money I invested with Bernie Madoff to play with after his 115 Beyer romp in the Spectacular Bid this weekend. Anyway, Trainer Wesley Ward wasted no time setting the [...]
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    Posted: January 05, 2009, 6:15pm EST

  • Spectacular Bid Stakes Opens Derby Prep Season

    Thanks to the demise of Calder's Grade III Tropical Park Derby, the first 3-year-old stake of the season is Gulfstream's Spectacular Bid, a $100,000 ungraded stake at six furlongs this Saturday.

    While most of the money will go toward You Luckie Mann (8-5) and Silent Valor (2-1), I like [...]
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    Posted: January 02, 2009, 8:23pm EST

  • The photo that should have won...

    I know some are going to get emotional about my posting this, but this photo by Brian Bohannon of the Associated Press should be your Eclipse Award winner, without question.



    The Eclipse judges should get their head out of the sand because this [...]

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    Posted: December 31, 2008, 7:06am EST

  • Eclipse Award Winning Photo?

    While Matt Goins' photo of a Frankie Dettori's leaping dismount is certainly a good photo -- I'm not sure that it is award winning photography. It's not just that it is generally less impressive than his 2006 award winning photo of Julien Leparoux's death defying tumble over the rail at' [...]
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    Posted: December 29, 2008, 10:25pm EST

  • Best of 2008

    Think you know who the best horse was of 2008? Best jockey? Best gray/roan horse to run in North America? These are just three of the 25 questions on The Thoroughbred Times Best of 2008 Survey...

    And for those of you die-hard Ron Paul fans, you can also [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2008, 9:11pm EST

  • Crazy Stevens Juror Keeps Looking Better and Better

    Considering the interview that Marian Hinnant gave outside of court after she told a federal judge why she went AWOL as a juror for the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens, lawyer A.J. Kramer's strategy to keep her quite in court was a great idea.

    From the Anchorage Daily' [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2008, 5:14pm EST

  • Sen. Stevens Juror Lied to Attend Breeders' Cup

    If you were following the corruption trial of Alaska Senator Ted "series of tubes" Stevens, you will remember that a juror left for California after she said her father died, and was then dismissed after she couldn't be reached... it was revealed yesterday that her father did not die and' [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2008, 12:59pm EST

  • Late Pick Four Update...

    Thanks to an excellent job by the manager of our syndicate, we hit the early pick four and are alive to Curlin in the late pick four... sigh, here we go again on Breeders' Cup day with my hopes resting on a single in the classic.

    (I have' [...]
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    Posted: October 25, 2008, 6:22pm EDT

  • Too many races...

    I told my usual Pick Four partner that all of these races are going to make my head explode.

    Here are my thoughts about the final half of the day:

    Juvenile
    I'm playing against Munnings and putting all hopes on Midshipman. I think there is a chance we' [...]
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    Posted: October 25, 2008, 3:48pm EDT

  • Breeders' Cup Early Pick Four Update

    It's been busy around here and it's been quite a lucky day for me, in addition to finding the high chair we liked on clearance, I loved Goldikova in the last race. Luckily the syndicate I'm participating in agreed, went deep in the early legs and is alive to two' [...]
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    Posted: October 25, 2008, 3:41pm EDT

  • I've been Robo-called... (and not by who you would think).

    I've been robo-called twice now, sadly though, it wasn't from the McCain campaign -- instead it was from a non-identified group in Maryland supporting Question 2, which as many of you know will allow 15,000 slot-machines at various locations in the state, which could include Laurel [...]
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    Posted: October 22, 2008, 12:19am EDT

  • Unsolicited Advice

    Here is my outline of how I would write the apparent upcoming appearance of Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live --

    Tina Fey in her dressing room telling producer Lorne Michaels that she refuses to play Palin again, instead offers to do an impression of someone obscure (such as [...]
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    Posted: October 18, 2008, 12:42am EDT

  • Big Brown Shouldn't Retire

    While the injury that Kentucky Derby/Preakness winner Big Brown faced seemed inevitable considering the way the horse burst onto the scene with the often mentioned caveat of "fragile feet," this doesn't have to be the end.

    The only reason this is the end of the horses's career is because [...]
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    Posted: October 14, 2008, 11:31am EDT

  • Gas Shortage a True Economic Crisis

    While everyone else is grumbling and groaning about Wall Street bailouts and waiting for Jim Cramer's head to explode, I'm just looking for a tank of gas.

    In Atlanta, while disco is still dead and there aren't any bad cop-dramas on TV (until Life' [...]
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    Posted: September 29, 2008, 6:36pm EDT

  • Kentucky Derby's Creats "A Win and You're In" Race (From Europe)

    Something to get me out of my paternity-leave absense from the blog was an interesting move today from Churchill Downs, as they announced a new race from England that guarantee a spot into the winner in the Kentucky Derby.

    From The Daily Racing Form: Churchill Downs announced plans [...]
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    Posted: September 17, 2008, 7:40pm EDT

  • the rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated...

    Well, maybe not greatly exaggerated... anyway, I guess I should have defined "soon" in regards to when I was going to return blogging.

    I honestly had no idea how tired I would get from such an interrupted sleep pattern. When my roommate from college and his wife had a [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2008, 5:42pm EDT

  • Billy Ruben is a great name for a horse...

    Yes, I know it is spelled bilirubin... we had a baby girl this weekend, so I'm going to be out of pocket for a while...

    Regular updates will begin again soon.' [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2008, 12:31am EDT

  • Life Happens: The woes of a dreadful blogger

    So between being sick, changing jobs (this is my last week at the old job), putting a new roof on our house, and fixing our air conditioner... I've been a little busy. And with all of this amidst the approaching birth of our first baby, I really haven't had much [...]
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    Posted: July 23, 2008, 11:27pm EDT

  • Kruytbosch Funeral will be held at Churchill

    Churchill Downs announced today that the funeral service for track annoucner Luke Kruytbosch will be held in the Paddock Garden on Monday July 21 at 1 p.m.

    Kruytbosch, 47, passed away this weekend at his Evansville, Ind. home, the cause of death was likely heart-related.

    From Churchill [...]
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    Posted: July 18, 2008, 3:17pm EDT

  • Kruytcosch Funeral will be held at Churchill

    Churchill Downs announced today that the funeral service for track annoucner Luke Kruytbosch will be held in the Paddock Garden on Monday July 21 at 1 p.m.

    Kruytbosch, 47, passed away this weekend at his Evansville, Ind. home, the cause of death was likely heart-related.

    From Churchill [...]
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    Posted: July 18, 2008, 1:19pm EDT

  • Jackson Asks Public to Vote on Curlin's Future Plans

    Jess Jackson has set up an online poll asking the public to vote on Curlin's future plans. The options are:

    Turf Campaign
    Dirt Campaign
    Synthetic Campaign
    Retire

    Vote at [www.stonestreetfarms.com]

    When I voted Tuesday night, about 4% of the voters had selected "retire," which I think is really' [...]

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    Posted: July 15, 2008, 11:02pm EDT

  • Curlin's Arc Odds: 16-1

    Irish bookmakers have placed Curlin's odds for the Oct. 5th Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at 16-1 -- prior to the Man o' War the odds were set at 12-1.

    According to The Daily Racing Form:
    On Tuesday, Ladbrokes listed Montmartre as its 4-1 Arc favorite with Zarkava [...]
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    Posted: July 15, 2008, 10:27pm EDT

  • Louisville Mourns Wagner, Kruytbosch

    Louisville learned of the loss of two people who were influential of the Churchill Downs area yesterday, with the new that came early in the day that 70-year-old Pharmacist Lee Wagner, the long time owner of Wagner's Pharmacy (and more importantly lunch counter) died on Saturday after a long bout [...]
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    Posted: July 15, 2008, 4:32pm EDT

  • Ellis Park: On Tape Delay

    My partners and I hit the early Pick Four thanks to some superb ticket building by one of my partners, however, I didn't get to see the final leg until 15 minutes after the race was over...

    Apparently TVG would rather show graphics and talk for five minutes after [...]
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    Posted: July 11, 2008, 6:05pm EDT
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