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Relive the last 24 years of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile with thrilling photographs and memorable video replays.       Slideshow: Breeders' Cup Juvenile 1984 - 2007 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Videos: 2007 - War Pass marches to a Breeders' Cup Juvenile victory on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007 at Monmouth Park.    2006 - ...

Courtesy of Patrick Patten There are great things being written by more than just me (-modesty). One of my favorite horses Better Talk Now is not retiring, but his good buddy is as Foolish Pleasure notes. Keeneland in the Philippines was a great read and I do like photos by GoGirl Racing.   Speaking of photos, I'm a fan of graphs ...

Courtesy of Patrick Patten I play the lotto not because it is the worst odds imaginable, not because I don't realize it's a ''stupid'' tax, but it allows me to write these dreams out like I really have a chance.  TVG is up for sale, and the NTRA has always been a fan of the channel.  So why not buy it outright, and do ...

Courtesy of Teresa Genaro The history of racing in this country reveals a curiously ambivalent attitude towards its female equine athletes.  The Old Gray (trotting) Mare may have been racing's first equine star, and from racing's beginnings in this country, colts and fillies regularly raced against each other.  Ruthless won the ...

Relive the last 24 years of the Breeders' Cup Sprint with thrilling photographs and memorable video replays.       Slideshow: Breeders' Cup Sprint 1984 - 2007 Breeders' Cup Sprint Videos: 2007 - Midnight Lute wins the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Monmouth Park on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007.    2006 - Thor's Echo ...

Let's try and have a good debate, at least one better than the one tonight.  Every sport has image problems.  The NBA had the Jailblazers, the NFL still has the Bengals, MLB battles drugs, and the NHL is well, if you've heard of it, it's the hockey league.  Many in our industry point to the NHL as another sport going ...

Courtesy of Patrick Patten I believe the most pressing issue in the sport is the ADW issue.  And yet when someone talks about it I wonder if it would hurt that bad if I stuck a fork in my ear and twisted.  Talks are again being, well talked, and not much is coming from them accept acrimony.  Shock I know. And who can blame ...

Courtesy of Patrick PattenWhether I was listed as being there or not (Esther what did I say for you to forget me? ;-D ), I was in fact at the NTRA annual marketing meeting.  A group of fans put together what we believe to be an easy first step (NTRA marketing report) in helping our sport become viable in today's ''connected'' ...

Courtesy of Patrick PattenMy name is Patrick, but I'm regularly known by my blog name, Handride.  I am part of a group of Bloggers, the TBA,  that formed around 3 years ago to help themselves generate readers, and to help gain more fans amongst casual watchers.  In the three years since we've climbed to over 40 blogs from ...

Courtesy of Becky Johnston Okay it's time to stop.  No really, just stop.  I was one of those people that swore that Easy Goer was the best horse in America in 1989 and that Sunday Silence was just lucky.  I look back on that now and wonder if I had lost my marbles.  How I ever made that argument, even to myself, is a ...