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Just Say No II

As has been widely reported, Deep Impact is likely to be disqualified from his third-place Arc finish due to a positive drug test. As in the case of Brass Hat and the Dubai World Cup, the problem is the usual one with international racing and drugs — no one agrees what is (or should be) […]

Why Does The Blood-Horse Hate Kenny Mayne?

Although my most recent issue of The Blood-Horse finally has a letter defending Kenny Mayne, I have to wonder who at the publication has it in for him. It seems each issue has at least one letter complaining about him (often in what might best be described as a poorly-crafted attempt at satire) or some […]

Turf, Turf and More Turf

This weekend’s Man o’ War marks Showing Up’s first outing against older horses, and it’s quite a field – Cacique, Go Deputy and Relaxed Gesture are all pointed toward the race as well. With this much talent in the turf division, both the Breeders’ Cup Turf and Filly & Mare Turf (with Ouija Board and […]

Del Cap Recap

Despite the oppressive heat, Del Cap day was quite enjoyable. We walked past a smiling Michael Matz in the paddock and on the escalator, Kenny Mayne was signing autographs and the Steadicam (right) was at the ready throughout.

Jerry Bailey was taller up close than I had imagined him to be, but I suppose I‘m […]

Bob, you shouldn’t have

In addition to the ever-increasing number of ‘invincible Barbaro’ Preakness issues, there is finally a ‘Barbaro will bounce’ article here, courtesy of Bob Neumeier. He uses a lot of ‘b’s — it’s a theme article, so it seems. While I understand that it’s a little early for Triple Crown hopes, I can’t quite fathom the […]

Hyperbole

MSNBC has gone Barbaro-crazy…although his sire, Dynaformer, is ‘haggard‘ it’s OK — he ‘has the right genes.’ We can tell because Barbaro ‘looks invincible‘ in the Preakness. Whew! Glad we got their approval for it. They do have a good article too, though — I presume this is the one that was not commissioned by/for […]

Everybody’s doing it…

…although ‘it’ can mean a few things. First up: plagiarism, which NBC apparently had a little problem with during the Derby broadcast. Not quite on the Kaavya Viswanathan scale, but at least they admitted it.

The other trend is having a rested horse — Sweetnorthernsaint and Brother Derek are following Barbaro’s lead and taking it […]

Lemons Forever

As per usual, I picked the wrong longshot for the Oaks. Nice to see Mark Guidry get there, though; he always seems like a good jockey who is often overlooked — perhaps this means I should pay more attention to Sharp Humor. My other pick in this race was Red Cherries Spin who was doing […]

That Ruffian movie

ESPN is currently showing a little behind-the-scenes bit on their upcoming Ruffian film. Ruffian will be played by many geldings, apparently. While I will most likely watch this, I can’t help but wonder how they think it’s going to promote racing. Sure, it’ll be about courage and all the rest, but the ending is going […]

Oaks again

I like Miss Norman for a little value. With a new jockey, there is every possibility she might not go crazy in the stretch this time.

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