May 9th, 2012 (No Comments)
Suffolk Downs, Horsemen Agree on Contract http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/69630/suffolk-downs-horsemen-agree-on-contract After months of wrangling over minor details in the contract for the 2012 live meet that begins June 2, Suffolk Downs and the New England Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association have reached an agreement. According to a source close to the negotiations, the deal calls for the Massachusetts […]
May 9th, 2012 (No Comments)
Delaware Park reaches agreement with horsemen http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2012/05/08/delaware-park-reaches-agreement-with-horsemen.aspx Delaware Park and the Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (DTHA) signed a one-year agreement last week, in time for opening day of the 2012 season this Saturday. “Of course our horsemen are relieved to have a contract in place to eliminate the uncertainty of purse levels and race days,” […]
May 9th, 2012 (No Comments)
Preakness Notes: Large Field Expected http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/69625/preakness-notes-large-field-expected I’ll Have Another is the first Kentucky Derby winner in more than a decade to ship into Pimlico within a week of the race in Louisville. Since O’Neill is based in California and he does not have a division stabled in Kentucky, he decided to send his Derby winner […]
May 6th, 2012 (No Comments)
On to the Preakness for I’ll Have Another http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/06/2786714/on-to-the-preakness-for-ill-have.html LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Doug O’Neill spent all evening celebrating I’ll Have Another’s victory in the Kentucky Derby, finally returning to his hotel room about 2 a.m. Sunday. The party began at the trainer’s barn at Churchill Downs, moved to a charity dinner and ended up at […]
May 6th, 2012 (No Comments)
Police: Body found at Kentucky Derby track – Horse Racing – MiamiHerald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/06/2786162/police-person-found-dead-at-ky.html LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Police say a body has been found in the backside area at Churchill Downs, a few barns away from where Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another is kept. Louisville police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley says authorities were called early Sunday […]
May 6th, 2012 (No Comments)
Negativity surrounding horse racing must stop – DailyHerald.com http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120505/sports/705059782/ On this day, overcast skies above Arlington Park couldn’t cast a pall over the track specifically or the sport generally. In the coming months around here there also will be the Arlington Million and around the country the other Triple Crown and the Breeders’ Cup races. […]
May 6th, 2012 (No Comments)
Jockeys lament losing Kentucky Derby run | NOLA.com http://www.nola.com/horseracing/index.ssf/2012/05/jockeys_lament_losing_kentucky.html LOUISVILLE, KY. — As usual after a Derby, some jockeys who rode losing horses were lamenting their misfortune. Union Rags, who was the second choice in the betting behind Bodemeister, fell far behind early before rallying to finish seventh. “He broke a step slow, and he […]
May 6th, 2012 (No Comments)
Kentucky Derby day sets records for handle, attendance – Thoroughbred Times http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2012/05/05/derby-handle-attendance.aspx It was a record-breaking 138th running of the $2-million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) on Saturday as a crowd of 165,307, the largest in history, gathered on a beautiful day at Churchill Downs to watch Reddam Racing’s California-based I’ll Have Another […]
May 5th, 2012 (No Comments)
Storms Lead to Cancellation of CD Training | BloodHorse.com http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/69526/storms-lead-to-cancellation-of-cd-training With heavy overnight thunderstorms still producing severe lightning on Derby morning, May 5, at Churchill Downs, the Louisville track cancelled the limited training that was scheduled to take place between 6-8 a.m. Butch Lehr, the track superintendent who is overseeing his final Kentucky Derby Presented […]
May 5th, 2012 (No Comments)
For those of you who may not have seen this yet, here is my video on the 2012 Kentucky Derby. There are some pointers on investing for value in the video that you may find helpful. www.winnersform.com/kentucky-derby-2012 Posted via email from Michael Pizzolla On ValueCapping™, Horse Racing, And Technology
