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COMPROMISE – SOMETHING WE DON’T SEE OFTEN

July 03, 2012

In the evenings I often relax before the television and watch as people tear into one another for their views on any subject. Politicians are the most obnoxious, since they all seem intent on strictly their own point of view. But many of the talking heads in sports act the same way, so they don’t get a free pass. Read More

 

Dreams Fulfilled

June 25, 2012

If it is possible to construct a racing festival more perfectly than the British did at Royal Ascot, there are few things one might change. Weatherwise it worked out well and the horses performed as brilliantly as one could only hope. Read More

 

It’s Time to Look to the East for Top Racing –Royal Ascot

June 18, 2012

With the conclusion of the Triple Crown series each year, racing in America, at least at the top levels, experiences a sort of lull. This year, however, while we in American don’t have one or two great heroes in the sport to watch closely, the same can’t be said in Europe and the British Isles, where at least three great racehorses are getting plenty of ink and will draw a lot of attention. Read More

 

A Break With Tradition Not on My Agenda--Yet

June 13, 2012

Night racing is not new to American thoroughbred racing. The experiments in night programs, particularly as they are presented at Churchill Downs, represent an important break with tradition, could signify an important change in the presentation of the sport. Yet it’s difficult to see who benefits in the long run and at what cost. Read More

 

DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN?

June 06, 2012

Eleven times in the past 34 years a three-year-old has won the first two legs of the Triple Crown only to fail in the Belmont Stakes. As trainer Kenny McPeek noted this week, “Strange things happen in the Belmont Stakes.” The race is so different from the first two legs, that those two races have turned out not to be such good preps for the Belmont Stakes. How else do you explain a plug named Da’ Tara winning the 2008 Belmont Stakes, while the heavily-backed Big Brown was eased on the backstretch. Shouldn’t it have been the other way around? Read More

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