July 1st, 2011 (No Comments)
Generally, I don't mind a government shutdown But when that closes a race track, it's not welcome! Hopefully, Canterbury will be running again soon Track closes after last horse race but still seeks injunction to reopen | StarTribune.com http://www.startribune.com/sports/124838174.html At 12:01 a.m. Friday, Randy Sampson sat glumly in the card club at Canterbury Park, watching […]
July 1st, 2011 (No Comments)
This has got to be embarrassing for the NYRA…More outrage at NYRA – The Observation Deck – timesunion.com – Albany NY http://blog.timesunion.com/opinion/more-outrage-at-nyra/12698/ Our opinion: The payoffs are huge — for the bosses. The people who support horse racing deserve better. So do
the people who depend upon it. Take a look at that tote board, New York, for […]
June 29th, 2011 (No Comments)
Life At Ten hearing against chief racing steward begins | Daily Business Report | Kentucky.com http://www.kentucky.com/2011/06/29/1792849/life-at-ten-hearing-against-chief.html A hearing began Tuesday into racing commission charges that Kentucky’s chief state steward failed in his duties last fall regarding the mysterious losing performance of Life At Ten in the Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic at Churchill Downs. In March, […]
June 28th, 2011 (No Comments)
What a concept! Giving he fan-quite literally the patron- a better product! Racing on the right track | Editorial | Kentucky.com http://www.kentucky.com/2011/06/28/1792061/racing-on-the-right-track.html Horse racing in Kentucky is bringing in new fans the old-fashioned way: by giving them a better product. All the doom and gloom we’ve heard about the future of Thoroughbred racing makes the […]
June 28th, 2011 (1 Comment)
Whenever I read stories or descriptions of horseplayers like this, I shake my head. Why would someone play a game like this? Unfortunately, it reinforces the stereotypes many have of horse race handicappers. Sad. My racing strategy is to always back the wrong horsehttp://www.thestarphoenix.com/racing+strategy+always+back+wrong+horse/5014759/story.html Whenever I feel like I have too much money, I put […]
June 28th, 2011 (No Comments)
Got to love this! California Philharmonic summer series moving to Santa Anita race track – Los Angeles Times http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/06/california-philharmonic-santa-anita-park.html The California Philharmonic has announced that its audience won’t have far to go to find its new summer home after its impending ouster from its longtime outdoor digs at the Los Angeles County Arboretum in Arcadia. […]
June 28th, 2011 (No Comments)
Raffetto named president of TOC – Thoroughbred Times http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2011/06/26/raffetto-named-president-of-toc.aspx The Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) on Friday appointed racing executive Lou Raffetto as its president, effective on July 1. Raffetto has more than 30 years of management experience in the Thoroughbred industry, including successful stints at Pimlico Race Course, Laurel Park, Monmouth Park, and Suffolk […]
June 26th, 2011 (No Comments)
The good news is that the new owner is a real fan, a handicapper, and someone interested in high quality racing, with the financial resources to make it happen. Morris Bailey, now in control of Monmouth Park, is the future of New Jersey horse racing | NJ.com http://www.nj.com/horse-racing/index.ssf/2011/06/morris_bailey_now_in_control_of_monmouth_park_is_the_future_of_new_jersey_horse_racing.html On most weekends, his refuge is a […]
June 24th, 2011 (No Comments)
Santa Anita to close track for two weeks in July for surface renovation – Daily Racing Form http://www.drf.com/news/santa-anita-close-track-two-weeks-july-surface-renovation Santa Anita will close its main track for as long as two weeks next month to correct an imbalance in the sand and clay content, track officials told the California Horse Racing Board on Thursday. Track president […]
June 24th, 2011 (No Comments)
Black Magic Ultimate Handicapper software had Gantry right on top… Gantry Sets Course Record at Belmont http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/63705/gantry-sets-course-record-at-belmont Gantry set a Belmont Park inner turf course record June 23, covering six furlongs in 1:06.87 when winning a $52,000 optional claimer for 3-year-olds and up (). Making his 4-year-old debut and trying turf for the first time, […]
