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Who will win the 2011 Haskell Invitational (gr. I)? Will it be Fire or Ice? Shackleford? Will Coil run a big one? How will the rest come in? Need more information about the Haskell? Read the race preview, or watch That Handicapping Show. writeRanker(''http://i.bloodhorse.com/xml/ranking/2011HaskellOrder.xml''); To participate, use your ...

NYRA has found a way to take advantage of retired Eclipse Award-winning jockey Richie Migliore’s friendly personality and fabulous communications skills.  It’s having Migliore select two fans to serve as “Fans of the Day” on weekdays.  “The Mig” then treats them to a tour of the paddock before a race and the winner’s circle ...

Someday, someone will decide it is time to put the old lady down. That’s what they do to classic racetrack buildings like Ascot and Churchill Downs, and, ultimately Saratoga. Blueprints for a glass-enclosed structure to replace the inadequately-accommodating At the Rail Pavilion are sitting in some bigwig’s top desk drawer - thank goodness. But, ...

With Saratoga and Del Mar opening racing’s greatest season, here are few leftover thoughts and facts.More Blind LuckFirst off, let me correct something I wrote in my last blog. I reported, based on what I had been told and an accompanying link, that Jerry Hollendorfer had told DRF he would not run in the Delaware Handicap unless Blind Luck ...

It’s not easy to tell when the Saratoga horse racing season begins. The official start is at 1:00 pm today.  But Saratoga horse racing is a lot of things that horse racing elsewhere isn’t, and some of those things have begun already. Last night, for example, the 18th annual Earl B. Feiden Siro’s Cup, a party organized to raise money for the ...

by Kate Hunter, http://www.keiblog.net/ It is no secret that horse racing isn’t the most tech-savvy sport, and it is no secret the industry has a big problem connecting with youth. The best way to attract more young fans would be to improve the way racing uses new technology, especially mobile devices.  Sure, I have the Derby App, Preakness ...

Last week, the NTRA’s Safety & Integrity Alliance launched a new microsite on NTRA.com devoted to aftercare. Click here or go directly to the microsite at www.ntraaftercare.com.  This site is the work of a lot of important people in racing, many of whom you probably don’t know because you rarely if ever read about them.  For ...

By Jennifer Wirth, of The Saturday Post There is something about a two-year-old racehorse that draws optimism from seasoned owners in a sport with dizzying odds of finding success at the highest tiers of the racing world.  Yet, the very nature of odds is that they judge what is probable rather than what is possible in the world.Pryce ...

Will will win the 2011 Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I)? Will Awesome Gem repeat? Or will it be a Dude? Or will a Candy horse prevail? How will the rest finish? Need more information about the Hollywood Gold Cup? Read the race preview, or watch That Handicapping ...

Invisible Ink died today at Pin Oak Lane Farm in New Freedom, Pa. at the age of 13. Although he was far too young, every day of his life was a miracle. His owner, John Fort of Peachtree Stable, has built Peachtree into a successful operation, with dozens of stakes winners, and this year has one of the leading sprinters in the country in ...