If you’re a last-minute holiday shopper still looking to pick up a racing-related item, look no further than Jim Squires’ Headless Horsemen. It’s a thoughtful, often quite entertaining, look at the industry from the ultimate insider/outsider. While Squires is never going to be one of ‘the Dinnies’ whose portraits he rather deliciously paints in the […]
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With winter settling in in earnest, there’s not a lot going on in the racing world Stateside. The Rachel Alexandra/Zenyatta Horse of the Year debate continues apace, of course, with Jess Jackson suggesting he’s happy for a little controversy – after all, it keeps horse racing (somewhat) in the public consciousness. The same cannot be […] As many have noted, Vodka’s thrilling win in the Japan Cup put yet another stamp on the Year of the Filly. With Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta Stateside, Goldikova in Europe and Vodka in Asia, it almost seems that the colts are an afterthought – indeed, even Down Under, the talk of the racing world is […] Things are slowly getting back to normal here at Casa Superfecta, after a quick jaunt to the left coast for some soccer (but more on that later). The Breeders’ Cup may be in the history books, but Thanksgiving weekend offers quite a variety of top-level racing. On Thanksgiving Day at Churchill Downs, Unbridled Belle and […] Memory plays a very particular role in horse racing, and the journey from historical statistic into the realm of myth necessitates some editing of that memory. We remember that Man o’War won twenty out of twenty-one races, but we give special note to his single loss – losing to a horse named Upset only seemed […] We’ll just go straight in for the commentary – latest updates always on Twitter. Juvenile TurfI had Viscount Nelson with Pounced in my exacta, so I won’t be cashing any tickets, but it was a very professional effort by Pounced (with more than a little help from Frankie Dettori). In any event, it’s always fun […] #, Horse, Trainer, Jockey, ML odds 1 Mastercraftsman (IRE), Aiden P. O’Brien, J. Murtagh, 6/5Class of the field, no question (pictured). 2 Furthest Land, Michael J. Maker, J. Leparoux, 20-1Won Kentucky Cup Classic last time, but he’s not beaten much. 3 Midshipman, Saeed Bin Suroor, G. Gomez, 6-1Only blemish is a second in last year’s […] #, Horse, Trainer, Jockey, ML odds 1 Free Flying Soul, Bruce Headley, M. Smith, 50-1California mare likes the track, but seems outclassed here. 2 Sara Louise, Saeed bin Suroor, L. Dettori, 9/2Hey, she’s beaten Rachel Alexandra – and has proven herself as a tough sprinter since then (pictured). 3 Game Face, Todd A. Pletcher, E. […] The Breeders’ Cup defections continue apace; Icon Project has been retired with a tendon injury, Macho Again caught a cough, Gitano Hernando and Lahaleeb didn’t want to pay entry feeds, Rail Trip has a foot bruise and Septimus isn’t going to make the trip from Europe. With the retirement of Sea the Stars and the […] Although we had the rare luxury last weekend of enjoying racing on normal-ish television for two days in a row, we’re now in that odd pre-Breeders’ Cup holding pattern, where we wait on the who’s-going-where decisions. One that’s already been made is that Sea the Stars will not be coming to the Breeders’ Cup, but […] |
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