A week to the Belmont and thanks to Gov. Paterson loaning NYRA the monies to make up for the New York owned OTBs not paying NYRA for its signal the race is slowly inching up to the top of the chart.
Bloodhorse - NY Lawmakers Approve NYRA Loan
Thoroughbred Times - NY OTBs To Stop Showing Out Of State Races
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Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx
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Harrahīs New Owner Of Thistledown
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For the bureaucrat, the world is a mere object to be manipulated by him.
Karl Marx
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Barns full at Marquis Downs
If the costs of sending the Marquis Downs signal to other tracks far outweighs the benefits, why is HRA wasting money sending the Alberta Downs signal out? With the way the live handle is dropping in Alberta soon it wonīt be worthwhile sending Northlands signal out either.
Then it wonīt matter how bad the race calling is.
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Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I donīt know the ten-dollar words. I know them all right. But there are older and simpler and better words, and those are the ones I use.
Ernest Hemingway
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Churchill has a blimp on its track surface radar screen and they call in experts with sonar.
Churchill Downs Training Back To Normal
Brisnet - Hole In Churchill Downs
If Horse Racing Albertaīs legislated mandate is to protect horses and participants how can they continue to license Alberta Downs until theyīre 100% certain that the surface is safe?
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Toughest battle yet to come
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Unless the Celtics wake up and win one of the 2 remaining games against the Magic, Boston could have a curse worse than that of the Bambino. First the Bruins blow a 3-0 series lead to the Flyers and now the Celtics look like they could follow suit with the Magic.
Has any city in North America ever had 2 professional sports teams blow 3-0 series leads in the same playoff year?
Losing to "Wince" Carter and the Magic would be a bigger low to the fragile Boston sports psyche than watching that ball dribble between Bucknerīs legs.
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Bloodhorse - Handle Still Strong At Monmouth
Bloodhorse - Could Monmouth Force Hand?
Saratoga In The Year Of New Monmouth
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A professional properly managed race track would not be subjecting its customers to brutal on the job training. Thatīs why we have farm teams. And then have the announcer post his own excuses.
Absolute Bush League and the blame lies much higher up.
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Dave in Dixie Joins Belmont Field
http://www.drf.com/news/article/113300.html
Belmont Works
Http://www.drf.com/news/article/113214.html
NY Times: The Rail - Some Work More Talk
Bloodhorse - Sharp Work For Stately Victor
NY Times: The Rail - Belmont Doings
Makerīs First Belmont
Http://www.drf.com/news/article/113245.html
Bloodhorse - Belmont May Give Us A New Star
Field of 10
Belmont Report
Horse Race Insider - Tradition Is Killing The Triple Crown
Bloodhorse - Change Needs To Happen
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Toasting the Belmont Stakes
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Oilers, Leafs make Top 3 - Worst Managed teams in NHL
Worst Managed Sports Franchises
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NFL 32 Teams Fail to Gain Anti Trust Exemption
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Bloodhorse - Train Ride To History
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Why the caged bird sings
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I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.
Ernest Hemingway
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Bloodhorse - Goldikova Triumphs At Longchamp
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Zenyatta works toward June 13 Vanity Handicap GI at Hollywood Park.
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Happiness hates the timid! So does science!
EUGENE OīNEILL
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Kids n Racing
NY Times: The Rail - Children Have A Place In Racing
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I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are perfect.
Spike Lee
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World Equestrian Games 2010
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Philīs New York Drink and Movie
With a twist
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Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss.
Robert Heinlein
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NY Times: The Rail - Burgers At Saratoga
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Franny Freud Dominant Over Males in NYSS
Is Cigar relocating to Sequel Stallions in New York, the home of leading New York sire, Freud?
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We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in a horse.
Dean Inge
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Michael Gill, Take Him Or Leave Him.
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With Tar Heel Mom the favourite Cam Allardīs Saarlight may need help from Coach K in Saturdayīs Vagrancy Handicap GII going 6 ― furlongs on the Belmont dirt.
Bloodhorse - Tar Hell Mom Enters Vagrancy
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May, June and early July are Philīs favourite time. Play the right card and thereīs 5 holidays. This weekend Philīs playing his Amuck card and celebrating Memorial Day.
May 29
Arlington Park
Arlington Matron Stakes GIII $150,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares, 9f.
Hanshin Cup Stakes GIII $100,000g, 3&up, 8f.
Belmont Park
Vagrancy Breedersī Cup Handicap GII $100,000g, $50,000 Breedersī Cup Fund, 3&up, Fillies & Mares, 6.5f.
Calder Race Course
Take dīTour S, $50,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares, 8.32f.
Churchill Downs
Aristides Handicap GIII $100,000a, 3&up, 6f.
Dogwood Stakes GIII $100,000a, 3yo f, 8f.
Hollywood Park
Gamely Breedersī Cup Stakes GIT $225,000a, $25,000 Breedersī Cup Fund, 3&up, Fillies & Mares, 9f (turf).
Monmouth Park
John J. Reilly Handicap (R), $100,000g, 3&up, New Jersey-bred, 6f.
Lamplighter S, $100,000g, 3yo, 8.5f (turf).
Philadelphia Park
My Juliet S, $250,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares, 6f.
Woodbine
Marine S, $150,000g, 3yo, 8.5f.
May 30
Belmont Park
Kingston Handicap (R), $100,000a, 3&up, New York-bred, 8.5f (turf).
Mount Vernon Handicap (R), $100,000a, 3&up, Fillies & Mares, New York-bred, 8.5f (turf).
Hollywood Park
Manhattan Beach S, $60,000a, 3yo f, 6f (turf).
Monmouth Park
Little Silver S, $100,000g, 3yo f, 8f (turf).
Monmouth Beach S, $100,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares, 8.32f.
Woodbine
Connaught Cup Stakes GIIIC $150,000g, 4&up, 7f (turf).
May 31
Belmont Park
Metropolitan Handicap GI $500,000g, 3&up, 8f.
Sands Point Stakes GIIT $150,000g, 3yo f, 9f (turf).
Calder Race Course
Memorial Day Handicap GIII $100,000g, 3&up, 8.5f.
Churchill Downs
Winning Colors Stakes GIII $100,000a, 3&up, Fillies & Mares, 6f.
Emerald Downs
Washington State Legislators S, $50,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares, 6.5f.
Hollywood Park
Shoemaker Breedersī Cup Mile Stakes GIT $225,000a, $25,000 Breedersī Cup Fund, 3&up, 8f (turf).
Honeymoon Handicap GIIT $150,000a, 3yo f, 9f (turf).
Willard L. Proctor Memorial S, $60,000a, 2yo, 5.5f.
Lone Star Park
Lone Star Park Handicap GIII $300,000g, 3&up, 8.5f.
Ouija Board Distaff GIIIT $200,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares, 8f (turf).
Dallas Turf Cup S, $150,000g, 3&up, 8.5f (turf).
Cinemine Breedersī Cup S, $75,000g, $25,000 Breedersī Cup Fund, 3yo f, 7f.
USA Breedersī Cup Stakes, $75,000g, $25,000 Breedersī Cup Fund, 3yo, 8.5f (turf).
Valid Expectations S, $75,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares, 6f.
Carter McGregor Jr. Memorial Stakes (R), $50,000g, 3&up, Texas-bred, 6f.
Monmouth Park
Eatontown Stakes GIIIT $150,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares, 8.5f (turf).
Just Smashing S, $100,000g, 3yo f, 6f.
Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort
Decoration Day H, $75,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares, 8f (turf).
Memorial Day H, $75,000g, 3&up, 8f (turf).
Ohio Valley H, $75,000g, 3&up, Fillies & Mares, 6f.
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Quality Road preps for Met Mile
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India Lifts Ban On US Breeding Stock
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KZN Yearling Sale venue changed to accommodate World Cup.
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Bloodhorse - Receiver Appointed To Sell Stonewall Horses
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Rahim and Helena have Royal company
Edmonton Journal - RCMP Investigating Jaffer
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Iīm sure that Congressī recent requests for documents from the Thoroughbred Industry in the States sent warm and fuzzies flowing throughout the thoroughbred industry. 5 years have passed since most of the MLB testimony and now Congress decides not to chase Sammy Sosa for perjury. No wonder Peter Puck filed for bankruptcy in the States.
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Phil M Stockmen
