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Article: Preakness: Attendance Up, Total Handle Down

May 21st, 2011 (No Comments)

Preakness: Attendance Up, Total Handle Down http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/63161/preakness-attendance-up-total-handle-down Pimlico Race Course reported its sixth-largest attendance and seventh-largest pari-mutuel handle for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) program held May 21. Maryland Jockey Club officials said attendance on a beautiful day—sunshine and temperatures in the low 80s—was 107,398, up from 95,760 in 2010. Total handle on the 13-race […]

Article: Shackleford edges Animal Kingdom to win 136th Preakness

May 21st, 2011 (No Comments)

Shackleford edges Animal Kingdom to win 136th Preakness http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bal-preakness-2011-shackleford-wins-preakness-2011,0,1805257.story Shackleford’s clean run allowed him to hold off a late charge from Animal Kingdom to win the 136th running of the Preakness Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. Shackleford, trained by Dale Romans and ridden by Jesus Castanon, led most of the Kentucky Derby but was caught […]

Article: Horse Racing Gets Squeezed By Gambling’s Spread : NPR

May 21st, 2011 (No Comments)

Horse Racing Gets Squeezed By Gambling’s Spread : NPR http://www.npr.org/2011/05/21/136499967/horse-racing-gets-squeezed-by-gamblings-spread Races between thoroughbred horses have been held in the United States since the 1600s. With the second jewel in the Triple Crown series – The Preakness – set to run Saturday, its host racetrack is struggling to balance its books. A 2005 study says that […]

Article: Dialed In passes Animal Kingdom as betting favorite

May 21st, 2011 (No Comments)

Dialed In passes Animal Kingdom as betting favorite http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/horseracing/bs-sp-preakness-notes-0521-20110520,0,7563043.story?track=rss By the time betting closed Friday night, Animal Kingdom had slipped a bit in the eyes of betters. Dialed In will begin Saturday as a 3-1 favorite, and Animal Kingdom is currently the second choice at 7-2 Posted via email from Michael Pizzolla On ValueCapping™, Horse […]

Article: Animal Kingdom, Dialed in co-favorites in early Preakness wagering

May 20th, 2011 (No Comments)

Animal Kingdom, Dialed in co-favorites in early Preakness wagering http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2011/05/20/animal-kingdom-dialed-in-preakness-co-favorites.aspx With $101,254 in the win pool, Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) winner Animal Kingdom and beaten favorite Dialed In are the 3-to-1 co-favorites to capture the middle jewel of Thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes (G1). Posted via email from Michael Pizzolla On ValueCapping™, Horse Racing, […]

Article: Monmouth to run 71-day meeting into November

May 20th, 2011 (No Comments)

Monmouth to run 71-day meeting into November http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2011/05/20/monmouth-to-run-71-day-meeting-into-november.aspx Monmouth Park will offer 71 days of Thoroughbred racing for 2011, which began on May 14 and will run through November 6. Posted via email from Michael Pizzolla On ValueCapping™, Horse Racing, And Technology

Article: The fall of horse racing: is more really, well, more? – Washington Examiner (blog)

May 20th, 2011 (No Comments)

The fall of horse racing: is more really, well, more? – Washington Examiner (blog) http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/capital-land/2011/05/fall-horse-racing-less-really-more It’s a tough question for horse racing enthusiasts: is subsidizing Maryland racing just ignoring the real issue? Sure we all love those iconic images from horse racing’s heyday when tracks were the hot place to be and the clubhouse at […]

Article: Preakness 2001: Preakness and the rapture, it seems, are the same day – baltimoresun.com

May 20th, 2011 (No Comments)

Hilarious! 2001: Preakness and the rapture, it seems, are the same day – baltimoresun.com http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-rapture-racing-20110520,0,2274334.story Since then I have tried a variety of betting schemes, and this year I am relying on information gleaned from predictions of the rapture to make my Preakness Stakes picks. Both events are scheduled to unfold Saturday, so there seems […]

Article: Preakness, Pimlico must look past ‘temporary fix’ – SI.com

May 20th, 2011 (No Comments)

Preakness, Pimlico must look past ‘temporary fix’ – SI.com http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/horse_racing/wires/05/20/2080.ap.rac.preakness.future.1026/ BALTIMORE (AP) – Esteemed trainer Bob Baffert always looks forward to making his once-a-year trip to Pimlico Race Course. “It’s my favorite leg of the whole Triple Crown. I love the Preakness,” he said this week. “They just roll out the red carpet for you […]

Article: At Racing’s Poker Table, Owners and Breeders Are the Marks – NYTimes.com

May 20th, 2011 (No Comments)

Fascinating article and spot on in many aspects   At Racing’s Poker Table, Owners and Breeders Are the Marks – NYTimes.com http://therail.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/at-racings-poker-table-owners-and-breeders-are-the-marks/ Unfortunately the large majority of owners and breeders may well go ignored and uncounted as the industry, facing the threat of federal government involvement to outlaw race-day medications, attempts to deal with the […]

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