By Steve Zorn 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. There are three ways of measuring how well...
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By Frank Vespe 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...
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By Ted Grevelis 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...
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By Teresa Genaro, Brooklyn Backstretch 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...
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By Alan Mann , Left at the Gate I know that Patrick would like to see Curlin disappear . That seems like wishful thinking to me. I believe that Curlin will win the Classic. Actually, he has to win. Forget...
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By Gene Kershner, Equispace 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...
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By Patrick Patten, Handride Look, I'm on the fence too. I think Curlin is a horse for the decade: An absolute monster who has proven his mettle on more than one continent. He is a horse whose races will...
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By Lisa Grimm, Superfectablog 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...
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By Alan Mann, Left at the Gate 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...
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By Valerie Grash 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...
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