31 Oct 2008 9:36 AM
When Frankie Dettori flyingly dismounted from Raven's Pass last Saturday, it marked, in a sense, the end of a decade-long journey for the colorful jockey. It also marked, from my perspective, another link in the chain of interconnectedness that is one of racing's signal charms....
30 Oct 2008 7:01 AM
The very first ownership group I was a part of was right here in Minnesota. Managed by chart caller and bloodstock agent David M Miller we ran under the banner of Star of the North Racing. ...
29 Oct 2008 10:56 AM
Well, it took a while, but there are more and more signs that horse racing isn't being spared the ills that are affecting the rest of the economy....
28 Oct 2008 9:22 AM
Just checked put our pal Ted's post introducing this week of musings from the small-ownership crowd. There, to my surprise, he'd successfully pilfered a photo of me from our That's Amore Stable website. In the picture, I appear to be the living definition of fat and happy....
27 Oct 2008 7:22 AM
I wrote this on the evening of Tuesday, June 17, 2008 after a very long day driving around the Upper Midwest. I preface this way because I had a lot of time to kill. I had time to slip into a favorite American (and most definitely horse owners) past-time: day-dreaming....
26 Oct 2008 11:21 AM
The Breeders' Cup is over. So let's get on to the important stuff. Which is that racing returns to Aqueduct on Wednesday. Well, OK, perhaps Aqueduct isn't the center of the racing world any more...
25 Oct 2008 10:54 AM
I thought I would take this 'quiet' day to introduce you to your TBA bloggers this week. All three run partnerships of various sizes, shapes and forms. No, this won't be a week long commercial of 'join my group', but rather views on racing from one of the many unique perspectives the TBA offers up to readers. In our case: owners....
24 Oct 2008 9:11 AM
What agony to be a fan of the distaff side in November of 1988. Root for the undefeated Personal Ensign, who had beaten colts in the Whitney two months earlier? Or root for the Kentucky Derby winner Winning Colors? ...
24 Oct 2008 6:06 AM
I believe that Curlin will win the Classic. Actually, he has to win. Forget the Euro horses just for a moment....and this is a field that the champ should handle without too much of a problem in my opinion....
23 Oct 2008 4:19 PM
So we've had 22 days of racing on the new Pro-Ride surface at the Oak Tree Meet at Santa Anita through today and what have we learned. Well for one, it takes a long time to chart the analysis of every synthetic race to see if there are any angles out there. ...
23 Oct 2008 1:19 PM
Look, I'm on the fence too. I think Curlin is a horse for the decade. He is a horse whose races will be watched years from now, both wins and losses. HOWEVER, I don't believe he's a lock in the Breeders' Cup Classic, so instead of trying to come up with an excuse I'll just pretend he's not in the race and let reality provide the need or non-need of an excuse....
22 Oct 2008 7:00 PM
There are certainly some reasons to criticize the Breeders' Cup Dirt Marathon. You can argue that it is a misnomer; it isn't even really on dirt, and much of the rest of the racing world finds its mile and a half distance rather less than daunting. However, let's give the race a chance to prove itself....
22 Oct 2008 3:57 PM
At least the field sizes are fairly manageable on Saturday; just nine go in the Sprint. I'm not proud, I'll take any break I can get. In post position order, with the top contenders all lined up inside ...
22 Oct 2008 9:30 AM
Every horseplayer has their favorite types of races. Personally, I'm a turf buff and, if you give me a juvenile maiden special weight, I'm in heaven. So, while some dread handicapping the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, I'll dive right in. ...
20 Oct 2008 9:29 PM
The F&M Sprint is the first BC race, and I hate to say it, but it's the one I'm looking forward to the most. This will be the most competitive race, and the proof I use to claim this? The horses entered are in the money 77% of the time. ...