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No tip jar at the racetrack beats the one with the sign that two questionable teenagers put up.  The sign reads, “For the collage fund.”  Uh-huh.  Is that “collage fund” as in “college fund?” And, if so, God bless the admissions director who admitted them.Everyone is out to make a buck.  The woman who sells your racing form ...

Question: We were wondering why Rahy crossed on Trempolino is a C TrueNicks but Runaway Groom (through Cherokee Run) crossed on Trempolino is an A when they are both Blushing Groom sire lines. Mare is Emeralino. Your thoughts please....Regards,Brian   Answer:Hi Brian, Thank you for your enquiry. When we look at a Cherokee Run ...

Gov. David Paterson of New York is ordinarily a pretty good public speaker.  But standing in front of the television cameras following Colonel John’s slimmest of Travers victories, Paterson talked too much and said little, and, in fact, got his geography wrong.New York is only the capital of Thoroughbred racing in August, and only on days ...

Courtesy of Becky Johnston With the running of the Pat O’Brien Stakes this weekend, I set out to find just who was Pat O’Brien.We all know who Bing Crosby was and what his contributions to the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club were, but it seems that a whole generation has no recollection of the second largest investor in the building of the track by ...

Hill ‘n' Dale Farms is the latest major Kentucky farm to enroll its stallions on TrueNicks, allowing users to run complimentary ratings on a roster of 13 stallions. Place of honor in Hill ‘n' Dale team has to go to veteran Theatrical (IRE) (TrueNicks, SRO). A champion in Ireland and the U.S., the son of Nureyev is billed as a ''Living Legend,'' ...

Lawn jockeys are stolen on the weekend, when tourists are over-served on Caroline Street or college kids are bored by living within the law.   This was the case of the valuable bronze statue that was taken from the front porch of the Chestnut Tree Inn.  It disappeared on a Saturday night and hasn’t been found since.“Since it is ...

  It's a huge weekend for the Breeders' Cup Challenge, as seven ''Win and You're In'' races are on the slate this weekend. Unfortunately, Travers week has kept me from looking at all of them in depth, so I have picked out three to analyze. Feel free to send your picks on all races, even the ones not mentioned. Del Mar Handicap, Aug. 23 I ...

[image url=''http://cdn.bloodhorse.com/images/content/sstanley_large.jpg'']Scott Stanley, Ph. D.[/image] Scott Stanley, a UC Davis associate professor of veterinary medicine, is an expert in racehorse drug testing and medications, including anabolic steroids. He oversees the activities of the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry ...

It was bruited on the backstretch this morning that the “real Colonel” was coming.  A few Winstar Farm folks and trainer Eoin Harty were waiting for Colonel John the horse to return from his leg-stretcher-outer when the news leaked.  The Travers-intended colt seemed to be enjoying the cool of the morning.  Thursday dawned briskly ...

  Wide open. That is the best way to describe the 2008 Travers. Twelve horses. None of them with credentials to suggest they deserve to be anything but ''under consideration'' for winning the Mid-Summer Derby. Pyro being installed as the tepid 7-2 morning line favorite underscores the uncertainty of the field. It is both a bettors dream ...