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June 2009 - Posts

Mountain High, River Deep - By Nick Ben-Meir

• 30 Jun 2009 2:46 PM
• 18 Comments

In 48 hours, Nick Ben-Meir experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows with Poker Handicap (gr. IIIT) winner Sailor's Cap.... Read More

Get in the 'Zone' - By Bobby Jones

• 23 Jun 2009 2:43 PM
• 36 Comments

In almost every publication pertaining to our industry, the number-one concern is what to do with the dying fan base at our racetracks. My suggestion is not a new one, just another look at the problem. It certainly won't fix all of the internal problems, but it might help the industry have a better chance at survival. ... Read More

More Hero; Less Goat - By Cot Campbell

• 16 Jun 2009 3:51 PM
• 63 Comments

Calvin Borel emerged as the poster boy for the wonderful triad of races. After the Belmont Stakes (gr. I), however, I fear he is in some danger of being the goat, and I don't want him to be.... Read More

Good Lord Willing

• 9 Jun 2009 1:56 PM
• 18 Comments

Penned anonymously as told by Ronald "Tex" Cauthen, who died June 1.... Read More

The Whitney Line - By Antony Beck

• 2 Jun 2009 7:30 PM
• 15 Comments

Perhaps the most important influx of new blood for the future of the long and illustrious Whitney bloodlines came in 1958, and her name was Marylou Whitney. Marylou has carried on the remarkable Whitney breeding traditions just as her late husband, C.V., and his father before him. ... Read More

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