Categories

Archives

A sample text widget

Etiam pulvinar consectetur dolor sed malesuada. Ut convallis euismod dolor nec pretium. Nunc ut tristique massa.

Nam sodales mi vitae dolor ullamcorper et vulputate enim accumsan. Morbi orci magna, tincidunt vitae molestie nec, molestie at mi. Nulla nulla lorem, suscipit in posuere in, interdum non magna.

Obligatory Annual Horse of the Year Post

Annual award or longue durée importance?

I know, I know, I’ve said before that Horse of the Year really doesn’t matter – and from an Annales School perspective, that is very much the case. The fact remains that people beyond the core constituency of horse racing insiders and fans will remember Zenyatta – […]

Breeders’ Cup 2010: Parting Thoughts

High point: Goldikova's hat-trick

As we’ve already covered the Friday races, we’ll just reiterate these two points:

Do not cross Calvin Borel. Do feel free to pitch a reality TV show in which he becomes a boxer or MMA star – it may be wrong, but it would be a guilty pleasure. #jockeyfight […]

On Perfection: Musings on Zenyatta and Goldikova

Zenyatta and Blame, joined in history

Perfection can be a double-edged sword; no one suggests that missing out on maintaining it by inches has in any way tainted Zenyatta’s reputation, but it could be argued that its pursuit has, in some sense, held her back. While jockey Mike Smith may continue to lament […]

Breeders’ Cup Friday Wrap-Up: The Sweet Science

Calvin Borel will cut you

Well, that was unusual.

Obviously, the post-Marathon #jockeyfight is going to be What People Remember from today’s Breeders’ Cup action – and the first two races both ending with inquiries made things even more peculiar.

But let’s recall some of the other highlights – trainer Diane Alvarado got […]

Breeders’ Cup 2010 Advance Roundup Metapost

Zenyatta, Blingee'd

It’s here – your one-stop shopping for the Breeders’ Cup, featuring both Friday’s and Saturday’s races. As you know by now, we’re looking to see both Goldikova and Zenyatta make history on Saturday – and we’ll be following along live during both broadcasts via Twitter.

Check back after the final races for […]

Breeders’ Cup Classic

Finally, the big race – and yes, I’m on Team Zenyatta for this one:

PP Horse Jockey Trainer ML #1 Quality Road John Velazquez Todd Pletcher 5-1 I have a lot of time for Quality Road, but I suspect he doesn’t really want to go a mile and a quarter; his Woodward win might have […]

Breeders’ Cup Turf

The Breeders’ Cup Turf – it’s like the Eurovision Song Contest, only without Malta!

PP Horse Jockey Trainer ML #1 Champ Pegasus Joel Rosario Richard Mandella 10-1 Seems to be coming into his own on the grass of late. #2 Winchester Cornelio Velasquez Christophe Clement 8-1 Has scored a number of G1 victories this year […]

Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile

This race should be very competitive; it’s something of a throwaway category in the opinion of some, although it’s one there’s clearly demand for – there’s no reason we shouldn’t have top-level dirt milers as well as turf milers:

PP Horse Jockey Trainer ML #1 Dakota Phone Joel Rosario Jerry Hollendorfer 30-1 Seems better suited […]

Breeders’ Cup Mile

I love the Mile; it’s always been one of my favorite Breeders’ Cup races, and I’ve been wildly successful picking winners in it (though it’s made easier by some repeat performances, notably those of Miesque, Da Hoss and Lure). Obviously I want to see Goldikova make history here:

PP Horse Jockey Trainer ML #1 Beethoven […]

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile

The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile/Kentucky Derby ‘curse’ may have been broken, but I’m not sure we’ve yet seen the main cast of characters we’ll be following next spring. Leaving that to one side, we should still see a few of these coming to the fore:

PP Horse Jockey Trainer ML #1 Biondetti Ahmed Ajtebi Mahmoud Al […]

 
  Older Entries »