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Today’s first point of order is a welcome to new readers from TheRail – thank you for stopping by, it’s lovely to have you visit. And so on to business. As in politics, a week is a long time in horse racing. Only two short months ago, The Blood-Horse ran this headline: Unknowns Big […] In the wake of the Derby, one comment that seemed to come up often was a belief that ‘too much’ is asked of top-level three-year-olds at this point in their careers and that delayed training or a lighter schedule could help prevent injuries of the sort Eight Belles suffered. While well-intentioned, it goes against both […] While it’s Derby Works a Go-Go at the moment for the 3-year-olds, there’s plenty of actual racing action going on beyond that sphere. In the ‘comeback’ column, first noted at Brooklyn Backstretch, 2005 Preakness runner-up/tripper Scrappy T recently raced at Penn National, getting up for only fourth place in allowance company at Penn National. Finishing […] Although I was duly impressed by Bellamy Road‘s Wood Memorial victory back in 2005, I confess I never got on his bandwagon; I stayed with Afleet Alex, who had been my pick since before the 2004 Juvenile. (For the record, my Derby trifecta that year was Afleet Alex, Flower Alley and Bandini — while I […] Turf War, with Calvin Borel aboard, did nothing in the Southwest (which is finally a G3), while the much-hyped Denis of Cork (left, previously ridden by Mr. Borel) romped to victory. In only his third career start, the horse whose name sounds a bit like an Irish theme pub managed to face a bit of […] So, which assistant of Patrick Biancone will be the trainer of record for his Breeders’ Cup starters? So far, no one’s talking, but there’s nothing in the agreement reached yesterday that bars him from a share of the prize money. The Kentucky Horse Racing Authority and Team Biancone reached a settlement that will ban him […] Obviously this would have happened a lot sooner if the US were affected by equine influenza in the same fashion, but it seems that a class action lawsuit is starting to come together in Australia. I am intrigued to see exactly who they plan to sue. Disagreement continues over whether or not vaccination should […] There has been some progress on the cobra venom front — Patrick Biancone’s veterinarian, a Dr. Rod Stewart, has been suspended by the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority. Well, that’s what happens when you prescribe cobra venom, right? It’s not quite so simple — his suspension is for refusing to turn over his computer and records, […] On paper, this Sunday’s Del Cap looks to be a showdown between the Todd Pletcher-trained Indian Vale and Patrick Biancone’s Asi Siempre. While I have a lot of respect for both mares, it’s impossible to ignore the little matter of Patrick Biancone and the Cobra Venom in the Fridge. You could argue that it’s admirable […] Apologies for the lack of updates, the Family Superfecta was away for a lovely long weekend at Dogfish Head the beach and is only now returning to something resembling normal functioning. Brass Hat’s return to racing is certainly welcome — not only is the six-year-old gelding back after a serious injury, he’s breaking track records. […] |
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