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On Such a Winter’s Day

The Martin Luther King holiday and Inauguration Day mean that here at Superfecta HQ we are only now looking back over last weekend’s races, but on the whole I feel pretty pleased about having highlighted The Pamplemousse and Nownownow in advance – shame I didn’t bet on either of them.

The Pamplemousse (pictured) is likely […]

Happy Inauguration Day!

We’ll get back to the ponies tomorrow, never fear, but today, here is some guidance for your inaugural imbibing pleasure.

Avery Ale to the ChiefA ‘presidential’ pale ale, clocking in around 8.75% and full of Cascade hop goodness. Everything from Avery is wonderful (especially their Collaboration not Litigation), so I have high hopes for this.

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All the White Horses

For reasons that escape me, the weekend seemed to be all about white horses – one sold and then unsold, one in the winner’s circle and one with a new name. First White Prince, an all-white yearling colt out of Patchen Beauty, was the sales topper at Keeneland for the fifth sale session this month. […]

Sometimes I Miss California Weather

While we shiver on the Right Coast, there’s fine racing action on tap in sunny California (and I’d like to take a brief moment to recommend that state’s Mount Shasta Brewing Company Mountain High IPA). The older horses are meeting up in the San Fernando and The Blood-Horse seems to like El Gato Malo, but […]

Highs and Lows

Here at Superfecta HQ we were looking forward to a pleasant recap of last weekend’s racing and some thoughts about Eclipse Award peculiarities and auction prices, but work and fate both intervened. (At least the work part was pleasant).

Yesterday’s news that both Indyanne and Go-Between (pictured) had died was rather shocking; while Indyanne […]

Managing Expectations

Note: A revised version of this post appears at The Blood-Horse.

While there is much excitement in certain quarters over the upcoming debut of brother, Barbaro’s brother Nicanor, it’s a good idea to temper expectations with a bit of reality. Most horses never compete at racing’s highest level. Some show early promise that suggests they […]

Can You Go Buzz Buzz?

Zenyatta returned to the track yesterday; while she is still unlikely to make a start before the spring, it’s good to see her name pop up in a headline. Stablemate Tiago also went out for a jog and I’m just as pleased to see him back as a 5-year-old – I was more impressed by […]

Nomenclature

With the arrival of the new year comes the knowledge that it’s never too early to start thinking about the Derby trail (although the last time I backed a horse in January – a certain Smarty Jones – indeed, the victory did come to pass). I can’t say I’m bowled over by anyone yet, but […]

Stories of the Year, 2008 Edition

Performance of the Year: Zarkava Simply the best. Imagine what she could have accomplished at 4 – oh well.

The Reigning Champ: Curlin An easy Dubai World Cup win, a turf experiment, a broken earnings record – it was great to see him running at four.

Most Underrated Horse Out There: Einstein Einstein has been […]

Sprinters A-Go-Go

Apologies for the lack of updates over the holidays – things will be back to normal starting next week. While Indian Blessing’s win in the La Brea was necessarily subdued in light of Indyanne’s injury (which, so far, looks as though it will not require surgery – ones hopes that is an encouraging sign), she […]

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