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Breeders' Cup Ramblings

OK, I've finally figured it out. I have figured out how to deal with this year's and next year's Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita as it relates to Eclipse Awards. After all, there are several possible scenarios this year that could have a major impact on the various championship categories. For instance...

Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by cdawahare on 07-09-2008
Will Big Brown 'Drive' to Meet Curlin ?

Competition Curve Sagging... It seems that the majority of common, everyday race fans are ready to see another Triple Crown. People want to feel the excitement and thrill of a sport unmatched in displaying talent and skill. Some people don't like Big Brown's trainer, owners, or the horses he is competing...

Posted to Adam's Turf (Weblog) by aspradling on 05-20-2008
The Computer Says the Derby Winner Is...

By Leslie Huddleston The 2008 edition of C-J Derby DataTrack has now been updated for the last time and contains the Derby Rating, a total based upon a mathematical formula that assigns a value to each of the nearly 60 factors included in the data base. Derby Ratings can only be generated back to Sea...

Posted to The Racing Hub (Weblog) by cdawahare on 05-02-2008
Derby Picks

Well, we are finally here. Time to make Derby selections. Considering the inconsistency of many of the top 3-year-olds, inexperience of some of the contenders (mainly Big Brown), and trying to decipher how these synthetic track horses will run on the Churchill dirt, this year's handicapping challenge...

Posted to Triple Crown Talk (Weblog) by jshandler on 05-01-2008
Wednesday: It's All in the Draw

11:10 a.m. Pill Popping The best drama in Louisville today takes place in the racing office on the backside at Churchill Downs. It’s the pill pull to see what order post positions will be drawn later this afternoon in the made-for-television post position show on ESPN. A few minutes after 11 o’clock...

Posted to Morning Line (Weblog) by ehammonds on 04-29-2008
Dear John - by Dan Liebman

One night during the 2007 Keeneland November sale, Eoin Harty was enjoying a leisurely dinner when the topic turned to horses, in particular those in his Southern California stable. The trainer got a twinkle in his eye when he began to speak about a colt that had impressively broken his maiden the month...

Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 04-29-2008
Super Tuesday

2:00 p.m. A Site to See An electronic press release arrives in our in box. WinStar Farm announces they have set up a Web site for their Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) winner Colonel John. One of the favorites for Saturday's Kentucky Derby , fans can go inside the WinStar camp for daily information at www...

Posted to Morning Line (Weblog) by ehammonds on 04-28-2008
Last Monday in April

11 a.m. Inspiring Artist Out by section 115, Maureen O’Donnell Lassiter is working hard with her sketch pad. One look up and then down at her paper, you can see her inspiration: the Twin Spires of Churchill Downs . The Louisville native loves the Downs. She’s getting an up-close look today, but often...

Posted to Morning Line (Weblog) by cnovak on 04-28-2008
Twice on Sunday

Noon Street Party Between the paddock and the Paddock Pavilion, there’s a “Street” party going. Signing copies of the book “Kentucky Derby” are jockey Calvin Borel , trainer Carl Nafzger , and breeder/owner James Tafel . The team won last year’s Kentucky Derby with Street Sense . Also with them is Churchill...

Posted to Morning Line (Weblog) by ehammonds on 04-27-2008
Crutches for a Handicapper

My first experience with advising a friend on how to bet held glory and shame all in one. I had been working here at Blood-Horse for several months when the Keeneland 2007 fall meet started. I had been laying out a lot of stories for the daily PDF/News and knew who was hot and who was not. My friend...

Posted to Adam's Turf (Weblog) by aspradling on 04-25-2008

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