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Churchill has belatedly released the head-on video. I'm sure there is a legitimate excuse for the delay. 😀
I don't see how anyone could watch this and argue that Sierra Leone should not have been disqualified – even setting aside the flagrant foul by Gaffalione near the
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Derby finish follow-up and new video!
First, thanks to a kind fan, I have attached a good quality head-on video of the incident.
While most readers understood my previous post, and I don't think that I could have been much more clear, for the benefit of those who may still
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Is Churchill Downs embarrassed that there was no Steward's Inquiry into the Derby stretch run?
Anyone paying attention to the finish of the Derby could see from the pan shot that there was some bumping between Sierra Leone and Forever Young. I was not watching on the NBC
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re: Damning Lack of Action by the KY Derby Stewards
As I, and many others have been arguing since the day of the race, the most damning aspect of the KY Stewards' behavior after the Derby was that they did not even post an Inquiry.
Their rationale, or rationalization, more
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re: City of Troy workout
A few quick points, and some nice slow-motion video for you.
Southwell racecourse features a Tapeta surface, so how much can be gained from how he handled it, given that he will be racing over dirt in the Breeders' Cup, is questionable.
His
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re: Frankel
Given the buzz around Frankel's filly Bedtime Story, a sensational winner at Royal Ascot yesterday, I thought that some might appreciate this image of the great colt that I captured in the Ascot paddock, prior to his final race, the Champion Stakes, in October of
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Assessing Horses in training for Soundness Risks
This post is connected to a recent post in which I discussed the horse Havnameltdown, which broke down catastrophically on Preakness day last year. I pointed out that a potential contributing factor in that breakdown was his
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"The Stewards review every race in Kentucky live and by video replay before posting it official and they followed the same procedure for the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby. After conducting their standard review of the race, determining no further review or investigation
Statement from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission regarding
@KentuckyDerby
incident between the 2nd and 3rd place finishers..
"The Stewards review every race in Kentucky live and by video replay before posting it official and they followed the same procedure for the 150th
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10 starts.
Essentially one-paced, his two Grade I wins came at the expense of Mindframe, which has yet to win a stakes race. His highest Beyer figure was a 103.
There was a time when a "good" horse like this would have been kept in training, so that he could have a chance to
🚨 DORNOCH (Good Magic) has been diagnosed with bone bruising, which will force him to miss his planned final start in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic.
He has been retired from racing and will begin his stud career at
@spendthriftfarm
in 2025.
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Given today's questionable DQ at Saratoga, it's a good time to watch the head-on of the Derby again, and consider that there wasn't even an Inquiry posted.
What a game. 🙃
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re: Arabian Knight
Arabian Knight has been retired after 6 starts. He won a single Grade I race.
This quote from Baffert in the linked TDN article neatly encapsulates the depths to which the industry has fallen:
“He showed his brilliance from day one of the 2YO sale
“He showed his brilliance from day one of the 2YO sale where he was a man amongst boys." -
@BobBaffert
GISW Arabian Knight (Uncle Mo), has been retired from racing and will stand at
@HillnDaleFarm
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As the City of Troy Hype Train Rolls On, the Whistle Becomes More Shrill
Regular readers may have noticed that I have been questioning, and in some cases, making light of Aidan O'Brien's hyperbolic comments about City of Troy, ever since he made dubious excuses for the colt's
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Travers 2024 – What did we learn?
Perhaps the most important, and certainly the most oft repeated racing axiom, is that pace makes the race. And the result of yesterday's thrilling edition of the Travers Stakes illustrates why it can be so important.
Had handicappers
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This is absolutely disgraceful.
I’m very thankful that our horse won and came home safe but this is what we ran on today at Parx. These tracks need to do better considering the purse money available today.
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re: Mr. Prospector
Mr. Prospector needs no introduction to serious fans, let alone students of the game. An extraordinarily fast racehorse, and subsequently brilliant sire, he has to his credit at least 39 American Classic winning descendants from his male line.
Not to
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***BREAKING NEWS!
Coolmore Owner John Magnier Mulls Sale of Sire Justify to the Jockey Club of Turkey (TJK)
A well-placed source, who wishes to remain anonymous, has revealed that the billionaire John Magnier, who built the world’s most successful breeding operation,
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Hey – at least this time around Sierra Leone interfered with horses that weren't likely to finish in the top two!
😀
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Forever Young's Breeder's Cup Prep race
For the benefit of those who missed the live race, I have embedded a replay of the stretch run of the 10f. Japan Dirt Classic, which was run today at the Oi Racecourse, Shinagawa, Tokyo.
Forever Young won as a strong favorite, and did
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"equaled the track record while breezing a quarter in :20 1/5"
Some would read that excerpt, taken from the embedded post, and not bat an eyelash. But I consider it to be a symptom of a damaging disease that has increasingly afflicted the American racing game.
A "track
A
#TiztheLaw
filly equaled the track record while breezing a quarter in :20 1/5 during the third session of the Under Tack Show for the
@OBSSales
Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training.
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I can't stress strongly enough how damaging this increasingly long-standing issue is to the game.
I began my 45+ year, largely professional association with the American racing industry, as a bettor. I put a large sums of money through the windows during my early years.
If this
A horse racing tragicomedy in three acts.
Act 1: Looking Good Lewis (2) is 20-1 on morning line; 13-1 with one horse left to load in race 7 at Horseshoe Indy
Act 2: Looking Good Lewis is 3-1 after the start
Act 3: Looking Good Lewis wins, paying $8.00
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I've been critical of Bob Baffert over the years, but to be fair, it only took him three years and two months to take responsibility for the Medina Spirit positive!
😂
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And the beat goes on...
Kingsbarns, a son of Uncle Mo, is retired prematurely due to injury. He made a total of 9 starts at three and four.
Anyone choosing to breed to Kingsbarns will be choosing a top line of:
Kingsbarns (9 starts)> Uncle Mo (8 starts)> Indian Charlie (4
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re: Fierceness gallop update
As some may have seen, Fierceness appeared to gallop more comfortably today. He apparently has less than ideal hoof walls, and the famous farrier Ian McKinlay has been treating them with Equilox.
It's possible that the difference in his movement
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Fast Breezes at the OBS Two-Year-Old Sales
Part I – Race Records
There is an interesting confluence of factors and recent events that has stimulated me to do some research, and write this post:
• the ongoing, and long-standing debate on whether two-year-olds breezing fast
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The upset winner of the Schuylerville, The Queens M G, was a $3,500 yearling. I think it's safe to say that along with her modest pedigree, she also has some conformation flaws.
Her sire, Thousand Words, raced nine times, and this is his first crop. Her dam raced three times,
#11
The Queens M G with a major upset at 44/1 in the Schuylerville at Saratoga under
@davisjockey
for trainer Saffie Joseph! 💰🏆
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A Large Nit to Pick with the Equibase Chart Caller(s) of the Belmont Stakes
As anyone who watched Saturday's Belmont with attention, and especially the head-on replay, would know, Sierra Leone lugged in (yet again) during the stretch run.
While the interference that he
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re: Justify / Hall of Fame
A few related points.
Would anyone expect an "undefeated" Triple Crown winner not to be elected? Of course not.
Does it matter that he is off to an outstanding start at stud? No, it is irrelevant, as the election is supposed to be based on racing
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re: Mike Repole and Stuart Janney
When Mike Repole announced that he was forming (and funding) the National Thoroughbred Alliance (NTA) in October of last year, this is how he described it in The Blood-Horse:
"I want this to be an 'alliance' not a club or association because
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Very happy for Kenny, and Brian Hernadez is a superb, and eloquent advertisement for the industry!
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re: Mike Repole podcast with Nick Luck
Mike Repole spoke with Nick Luck for an hour yesterday (it's easy to find links, and well worth a listen). Here are some of my takeaways.
1) Early in the podcast, Mike suggests that the sport is screwing up in many ways, yet the core is
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@DerekP23
@Ballislife
@SiriusXMNBA
🤡 Cousy led the league in assists for eight straight seasons, was a 13 time All-Star, and was a pivotal player in six Championships.
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re: Giver Not a Taker
Giver Not a Taker, a four-year-old gelding with 13 previous career starts, was reportedly euthanized in the Del Mar barn area after pulling up in Sunday's 10th race with a fractured right front fetlock. He had not won a race since December of 2022.
He
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re: Snow Sporting (Arg)
This is a horse that few today are likely to remember, but his appearance on the attached cover of the 1970 Thoroughbred Record stimulated some thoughts.
First, note his physical type. Leggy, lighter bodied, and late-developing – a sharp contrast to
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Not a particularly inspiring gallop...
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The entries for Friday's Grade I Just a Game Stakes at Saratoga.
Does anyone believe that the high concentration of good horses in the hands of a small number of trainers isn't a problem?
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re: Super Diamond
Anyone who was around the racing game in the mid to late '80s was very lucky indeed. It wasn't just the marquee dirt horses such as Sunday Silence and Easy Goer, or turf stars like Manila and Miesque, that made that period so special. There were plenty of
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Note the dirt/mud marks on the bandages. Whenever a horse trains in these type of protective bandages, it's good to see relatively symmetry in those marks, such as in this photo of Sierra Leone.
When there is an asymmetry, it may be indicative of physical issue, for which the
Sierra Leone outside trainer Chad Brown’s barn on the Oklahoma Sunday morning. Second in Kentucky Derby, third in the Belmont, he’s running in Jim Dandy at Saratoga Saturday.
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re: Dornoch and National Treasure to be Retired
Those who are surprised by this news, please raise your hands. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
By my count, Spendthrift currently stands 11 sires that have yet to be represented by a single runner.
Eleven. And there will apparently
.
@spendthriftfarm
announced Sept. 14 that classic winners
#Dornoch
,
#NationalTreasure
will be retired after
@BreedersCup
starts, join grade 1 winner Kingsbarns on their 2025 roster. Read more:
#BC2024
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RIP Bob Newhart.
A widely underrated comedian with a unique, dead-pan style. One of my favorite jokes of his:
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'.
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Grade I Derby "Preps": The American Racing Industry's Shameful Deceit
"Why bother? Why try to remember which race is better than, or inferior to, another?
Because to improve the breed, to upgrade a broodmare band, to select a stallion, to understand a catalogue page, to
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"Why bother? Why try to remember which race is better than, or inferior to, another?
"Because to improve the breed, to upgrade a broodmare band, to select a stallion, to understand a catalogue page, to evaluate a family – one must be able to recognize racing class."
– Kent
📣 Heartland (Justify), whose debut maiden victory in 2023 stamped him as a 'TDN Rising Star,' has been retired from racing and will stand at
@WinStarFarm
in 2025.
"He looks the part, he's by Justify, and he's a half-brother to Classic Empire."
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The official Kentucky Derby day Steward's Report from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission
Ray didn't mince words (in his embedded tweet), nor did Randy Moss, during the Preakness broadcast. And they are both absolutely correct.
Not only did the Stewards display
Here it is, the official Kentucky Derby day Stewards Report from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. No explanation of what happened in the Kentucky Derby stretch run.
This is an absolute joke and further insult to horseplayers.
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2024 Travers Stakes: More Interesting Than Most!
I wouldn't call this a comprehensive analysis, but given that this is a particularly interesting edition of the Travers, I thought that it would be fun to provide some comments on each one of the entrants.
Thorpedo Anna
In
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Declining Durability in American Racehorses (Redux)
At least a couple of commenters were confused about some important aspects of my recent posts relating to the correlation between the racing performances of breeding stock, and the durability of American racehorses. So, I'd
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Durability: the Flip Side
"...we are breeding ourselves into a hole. We breed light-boned sires that run five or six times to mares who run five or six times. Now what do you expect to get? The resulting foal ends up lucky to run five or six times."
– John Nerud
This is an
This horse just won his 20th race at age 11. How cool is that. 💪
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Laurel River, the surprisingly impressive winner of the Dubai World Cup, was originally trained by Bob Baffert. While in California under that shedrow, he won four of seven starts, culminating in the 7f. Pat O'Brien (Gr. II).
Baffert then took him to Keeneland to contest the
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re: outrage over CDI's Baffert ban
There is a fair amount of predictable outrage relating to CDI keeping Baffert-trained horses ineligible for the Derby this year. But even if one were to arrive at the conclusion that the decision was unfair, the ironic truth is that no trainer
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Skip Away: Action, Durability, and Pedigree
My previous post was about a certain type of action, "knee" action, which is very similar to a "rounded" action, in that both produce associated concussion that can adversely impact horses' front feet, and joints.
In answer to a
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re: Forever Young (JPN)
Japanese horses have been performing increasingly well on the international stage, and Forever Young is obviously an interesting Derby contender, having won all five of his races to date, including the UAE Derby in Dubai.
While he wasn't particularly
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re: Metformin; George Weaver; HISA/HIWU, etc.
I have been critical of HISA on and off in the past, and, like almost everyone in the game, have, at times, been frustrated by aspects of its roll-out. I have also occasionally defended the organizations from what I consider to
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High marks to Equibase for responding – and taking action – so quickly!
It would be nice if other industry participants were as willing to listen to criticism, and make corrections, when warranted.
@Pullthepocket
@racetrackandy
@TKKuegler
@f_mitchell07
@raypaulick
@ChipTuttle
@Tinky47flat
Thank you for your post. We have reviewed the head on replay and have amended the chart to better reflect the stretch run.
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re: Keeneland paddock TV coverage
I would argue that the choice to (frequently) obscure horses' lower legs in paddock shots (see the attached images), so that viewers can view the size of various multi-race pools, is very poor.
The vast majority of viewers who are wagering
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Hard to imagine that Sierra Leone could be coming into the race any better...
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re: Jason Kelce, Steroids, and Secreteriat
I was hoping not to get involved in this kerfuffle, but the embedded reaction to Jason Kelce's post on the topic prevented me from sitting it out.
Here are some substantiated facts for Jay, and others who have reflexively attacked
Just going to put this out there, you know who else makes unsubstantiated claims not backed up by facts. People suffering from CTE. I’ll admit I don’t know whether
@JasonKelce
suffers from CTE or not, it’s impossible to know…
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re: Jenine Sahadi's post – Video Mystery Solved!
Maggi Moss, for those who don't know, is a high-profile attorney and horse owner. She has confirmed that the video in Jenine Sahadi's tweet was taken before HISA/HIWU were in control.
That fact confirms my suspicions, as
@Tinky47flat
the video is horrendous- but it is a fact, it was filmed over 2 years ago, PRIOR to HISA- this was under the Indiana Commission-
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This is very good marketing, in my view. Rather than the usual focus on expensive sales horses, and high-end players, feature young people who have a passion for the game, and are developing their skills at bringing young horses to the market.
👏
@till_marls
&
@HannMarley
with a fantastic pinhook.
The sisters turn a 12,000gns Ubettabelieveit filly
#TattsDecember
Foal Sale purchase into a 62,000gns
#TattsSomerville
yearling, bought by Rabbah Bloodstock.
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My late friend, Angel Penna Jr., at his barn at Saratoga in 2007.
I dare say that anyone who knew him will be missing him for a long time to come.
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In an odd, but interesting coincidence, given what should henceforth be known as Kelce Kerfuffle, I posted these PPs of Secretariat on a sub-thread three weeks ago. They are from the 10/28/73 DRF, his final career start, at Woodbine.
Note that on October 8, just 20 days
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An oversimplification, of course, but John Nerud certainly had a point, shared by most thoughtful breeders.
"These horses [e.g. Dr. Fager, Ta Wee, etc.] all retired sound because we raised 'em out in the open," Nerud said. "We did not hothouse 'em or prep 'em for sales. It makes
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Fierceness breezed a half-mile yesterday on the Saratoga training track, ostensibly in preparation for the Belmont.
His workmate was the highly talented Mindframe, so that they hit the wire heads apart is of no importance. Neither was the modest time, as this was not a work
Full morning routine for FIERCENESS as he worked for the first time since the e Kentucky Derby 👇🏼
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Mike Repole Eclipse Awards thoughts
On January 6, Mike was interviewed by Nick Luck. Responding to a question about the Chairman of The Jockey Club, Stuart Janney III, he said:
Mike: "He is the problem."
Nick: "Why?"
Mike: "Because he had 13 starts...What does he know
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Not all racehorses that break down catastrophically are bred to be brittle, but too damn many are.
The Big Torpedo's sire (Big Brown) made 8 career starts. His paternal grand-sire (Boundary) also made 8 starts. Both suffered from foot problems while racing.
His dam, which made
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As a public service to these two thoughtful, aspiring industry leaders, I can confirm that the name Pissing Contest has not yet been reserved in The Jockey Club online names book.
Who is the real Big John Stewart??? 🤔
@jstewartrr
1. The arrogant free spending new kid on the block who has called me “negative,” “classless,” says I have “no character,” and disrespects one of the top owners in the game and who many call the most popular owner in the game. 😂
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Sunday's $300k Grade II San Felipe, the Derby "prep" at Santa Anita.
Five horses entered, three trained by Baffert.
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Hats off to trainer Mike McCarthy! The first sentence of the embedded quote is an excellent illustration of one of the most important distinctions between a trainer who is focused on developing a "good" horse to its full potential, and corporate trainers, who would almost
Trainer Mike McCarthy on Endlessly’s future: “This was a really solid effort but I think his best days down the road are on turf. I thought he sat a great trip today being just off a fast pace. He’s a very nice colt and mentally has handled everything in stride. I think he has a
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Repole's Rationalization
First, I'd like to give Mike credit for being uncharacteristically civil. It's a good step in the direction of useful dialogue, and certainly a refreshing contrast to name-calling, and ad hominem attacks.
So thanks for that, Mike!
In his embedded
Tinky, Tinkerbell, Tony!!!!! 🤔🚨💪
I will give you credit for being quite articulate in pointing out concerns and issues about the game, but the limited facts you present do not support your conclusions.
Unfortunately, the decisions owners and trainers have to make are a lot
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RACETRACK: A great, though little-known documentary film
Some readers may have already had the pleasure of watching this nearly two-hour long documentary, but I expect that most have not. It was created by the influential filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, who directed his
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re: retirement of Arcangelo.
Ludicrous!
A later-developing type, he was virtually certain to be better at four. He beat ordinary three-year-olds (including one-paced Forte), never ran particularly fast, and raced six times.
What a sad, shell of a once spectacular game.
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The deep irony of this is that Arlington, which CDI intentionally DESTROYED in order to "increase shareholder value", had one of the very best, if not the best turf course in the U.S.
Shameful.
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Deeply sad news. Few have touched as many in the game, let alone as positively, as Chuck.
My heart is shattered in a million pieces, my main man Chuck has passed. He is the reason I have the life I have. He was not going to sit around and watch my early 20 something self ruin my life. He gave me focus, direction and he really believed in me. I find it so appropriate
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Yes, this is yet another example of what should be considered an increasingly concerning, not so recent trend.
Caracaro was retired to stud after having made four starts. His sire, Uncle Mo, made eight career starts, and has already demonstrated that soundness in his offspring
I don't care if Caracaro becomes the next Deep Impact.
He should not be qualified to stand stud.
People are risking massive amounts of money for an early winner with a short career. I wonder how far racing can go with this sort of nonsense becoming the norm.
CC:
@Tinky47flat
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In 2023 in the U.S., there were 26 stallions that bred 180+ mares
Ashford/Coolmore and Spendthrift, two of the three farms that filed suit to block The Jockey Club's 140 mare cap, stand 15 of the 26, or 57%.
19 of the 26 had either no runners yet, or first-crop 2yos racing,
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This is an interesting, and in my view, positive move by CDI.
One of the reasons that I say that is that it may, just may help to awaken the American Graded Stakes Committee from its long-standing slumber, and exert some pressure on its members to reduce the inexcusable glut of
Churchill Downs has announced a rule change for the 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby: In the event a Championship Series race is run with a five-horse field, only 75 percent of the points will be awarded. Four or fewer starters are eligible for 50 percent.
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I count myself as having been very lucky to have seen the brilliant Frankel race in person. It happened to be his final race, the 10f. Champion Stakes, run at Ascot in late October of 2012.
He won that race, of course, and in very impressive style. I'll write about him in much
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re: Pacific Classic Result
Just in case anyone may have missed the connection, a big part of the reason why Horses like Mixto are able to win "big" Grade I stakes, and at the expense of similarly weak horses, is because such a high percentage of the best three-year-old colts are
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Here's a photo that I took of Bill Mott at the Oklahoma track at Saratoga close to 20 years ago.
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re: Vekoma – a hot first-crop sire, but what about durability?
There's no doubt that Vekoma was a fast racehorse. He won six races, including the Grade I Carter Hcp. and Met Mile in his final two starts. Never mind that Network Effect, which finished second to him in
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Anonymity, Ad Hominem, and Life
As I've mentioned many times online, and most recently on a Rail Talk
@rail_talk
podcast, I've been writing anonymously for ~20 years using this screen name. I chose to do it originally because, as a professional in the industry, I felt more
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As ugly as this move by the LRC is, it helps to underscore the need for HISA/HIWU to oversee the industry nationwide.
Even Ed Martin, President of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ACRI), and HISA critic over the years, expressed outrage:
“Our withdrawal
🚨 The Louisiana Racing Commission has passed a set of emergency rules set to go into effect on June 8 that will create what are arguably the most lenient set of medication regulations in the sport.
@BillFinley3
reports.
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re: Repole vs. Stewart
As luck would have it, Mike Repole and John Stewart crossed paths today in Soho, and even luckier yet, I was there to record the action!
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re: Nysos' Pedigree: and The Beat Goes On
As you may have heard, Bob Baffert told Sue Finley that Nysos will miss one month of training after a 'minor' setback, and that he will tack-walk for 30 days.
It's easy to be cynical, of course, but irrespective of if, or when the
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Yearling Sales: Britain vs the U.S.
David Ingordo, one of the highest profile American bloodstock agents, was interviewed at the Tattersalls (Newmarket) sale in the embedded video. I found a couple of his comments to be particularly interesting, given that the vast majority
🇺🇸 "I think Tatts and all these breeders are going to export a lot more horses over to the States as years go on."
@DavidIngordo
has bought two New Bay fillies at
#TattsOctober
Book 2, one for 170,000gns from
@BallylinchStud
and one for 115,000gns from
@W_Hbloodstock
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Is Jenine Sahadi Spreading Disinformation?
Sahadi, the former trainer who has been a vocal critic of HISA/HIWU for some time, posted a video on her account recently. As she has blocked me, a screen capture of her post is attached.
The clear implication of her post is that
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re: Black Caviar
Very sad news: the brilliant Australian sprinter Black Caviar was euthanized due to Laminitis (inflammation and subsequent separation of the laminae of the hoof). It was one day prior to her 18th birthday, and she had just foaled a colt by Snitzel.
Her race
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“If anything should bother other owners, it is the fact that none of them will be able to claim their horse as the deserving winner of this year's Derby without having an asterisk next to its name and the lingering, unanswerable question, 'Would that Thoroughbred have outrun
🚨 Zedan's incorporated racing stable on Friday asked the Kentucky Court of Appeals to “vacate the Jefferson Circuit Court's order and issue a temporary injunction” to let Muth at least begin the entry process to race in the Kentucky Derby.
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re: course/track records
City of Troy broke Sea the Stars (2009) 10f. course record today, while winning the 10f. Group I Juddmonte International. Certainly an accomplishment, though how meaningful an accomplishment can only be judged after some context is built.
Without
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Assuming that there was no relevant action prior to the start of this video clip, this is one of the worst DQs that I have ever seen.
William F. Buckley once famously said: "I would rather be governed by the first 2,000 people in the telephone directory than by the Harvard
Buddy of mine wanted me to watch Indy Race 9. I told him Id rather watch Roseane Barr eating a cucumber with whip cream
They took down 4 at 16-1 and put up 1 -2/5
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Burning Questions: Special Sunday Edition!
How long must we wait to be informed of Muth's impending retirement? I mean, the suspense is killing me.
But as a public service, I'll get the ball rolling:
8 starts
His sire started 9 times
His dam-sire started 8 times
His dam
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Surprise! Repole Returns to the Gutter
Whew – that didn't take long! After a rare, brief excursion into the world of civil discourse, Mike apparently couldn't help himself, and chose to return to his preferred methods of leading the industry into the future by name calling,
Tinky,
There’s a big difference between being articulate and being intelligent.
Here are some breed-shaping, game-changing sires of the last 50+ years and the number of starts they’ve made. To me, it’s clear that these sires wouldn’t fit under your definition of “durability.”
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re: Straight Pasterns
As conformation flaws in racehorses go, and particularly under American racing conditions, straight, or "upright" pasterns are arguably the worst. I say that because on both dirt and turf in the U.S., the surfaces are typically fast, firm, or even hard,
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It's a "big score" for a totally unproven sire to have produced a yearling that sold for a lot of money? Really?
This is a good illustration of why the breeding to sell paradigm is so insidious.
Charlatan, who tested positive for lidocaine after having won the Arkansas Derby,
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re: How to Define a “Super Trainer”?
@TKKuegler
of Wasabi Stables recently asked the title question, which is both a good, and important question. After all, if there is, in fact, a “super trainer” problem, and I believe there to be ample evidence to support the claim, then
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CONTEXT: this is confirmation of just one, particularly pungent example of the favorable treatment by the CHRB that Bob Baffert has benefited from over many years in California.
ALERT: The
@caCHRB
has agreed to pay Mick Ruis $300,000 and direct stewards to disqualify Justify from his win in the 2018 Santa Anita Derby (G1) and redistribute the purse. Read more:
@DowneyProfile
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While not a shock, this is nevertheless disappointing news.
Bred for turf, Endlessly has thus far performed like a turf (and synthetic) horse, and Mike McCarthy obviously believes that he is best suited to those surfaces.
But the allure of the Derby is apparently too strong,
“…Are we leaning towards the Derby? The answer is yes.” -
@mwmracing
Endlessly’s connections are taking it step by step toward the
@KentuckyDerby
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@BillFinley3
spoke with trainer Michael McCarthy about the
@TurfwayPark
GIII Jeff Ruby Steaks winner.
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Investing in Stocks and Betting on Horses
Howard Marks is a well-known American investor and author. He is the co-founder and co-chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, the world's largest investor in distressed securities. His essays, which include some of his investment
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A Man of Action!
While many are likely to be attracted to the "less talk and more action" cliché, I have some serious qualms, in this instance, with John Stewart's apparent choice of actions.
"Inject capital into the top of the market to reward breeders for breeding high
The industry needs less talk and more action.
The foal population continues to decline. How do we reverse that?
1. Inject capital into the top of the market to reward breeders for breeding high quality foals.
I have been working with 4 horsemen capital to develop a capital
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@rothstein_jason
It doesn't matter why he touched the other horse – doing so is an automatic infraction.
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re: the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn
Of the 13 horses entered in the $1.25m Grade II race, there was exactly one previous stakes winner.
The grading of Derby "prep" races is, and has been a joke for a very long time. The TOBA should be ashamed of their significant support of the
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I certainly respect Dr. Scott Palmer, the New York State Gaming Commission equine medical director, and the linked article/interview is well worth a read. But at the same time, I would argue that there is an important omission in the recently published report that he authored
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