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Saturday Stakes Action: Arkansas Derby and Blue Grass Edition
A big day of racing as the final two major prep races for the 2011 Kentucky Derby take place at Oaklawn Park (Arkansas Derby) and Keeneland (Blue Grass Stakes). I've got a preview of the Arkansas Derby over at the mothership, SBNation.com. Obviously, the key questions in the Arkansas Derby are 1)...
Made it to London...can't wait to make a bet
A couple of quick thoughts this Wednesday evening as I settle into my surrounding here in England: After taking the Heathrow Express in to central London and arriving at Paddington Station, I walked by a Landsbroke betting shop within about 10 minutes of exiting the train. Is it wrong that I...
Monday Odds and Ends: The Jockey Club Lends Its Support To Raceday Medication Ban Proposed by RCI
Things will be a bit quiet on my end for the next couple of days as I am traveling to London tomorrow afternoon. I'll still be posting over the next several weeks but those posts will probably show up at odds times, as will my commenting. I'll also share my experiences attending and playing...
Zenyatta: Passing 100 from last to first
Zenyatta has raced 17 times in her career and has won all seventeen races. Because of her closing running style, she was dead last after a quarter mile in 14 of those races. The other three times she was 2nd to last. In her career, Zenyatta has passed 100 horses en route to her 17 wins. The...
Zenyatta's Apple Blossom, Speed Figures, and Performance Ratings
This post is more or less a review of last weeks stakes results but I wanted to include a discussion of a couple of different articles that have come out over the last couple of days discussing Zenyatta's performance in the Apple Blossom in connection with speed figures and performance ratings....
Four to challenge Zenyatta in the Apple Blossom
A race that at one time looked like it could feature one of the most desirable match-ups in recent racing history has now turned into a ho-hum affair featuring just four challengers to the powerful Zenyatta. And while some will point out that this is still a Grade 1 race and, thus, still...
20 Thoughts on Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta
1. Not only did Mike Smith not even go to the stick in the stretch drive but he was barely giving Zenyatta a handride as they crossed the finish line. About the only thing he was really doing was steering her into the openings between horses as Zenyatta made her way to the front. 2. Midway down...
Rachel and Zenyatta: Just Meet in Louisville in the Fall
Like sands from the hour glass... Yesterday the connections of Rachel Alexandra announced their intentions to skip the G1-Apple Blossom at Oaklawn Park due to the advice of trainer Steve Asmussen, who doesn't believe he can get her ready in time for such a race. And while that is certainly a...
Rachel vs. Zenyatta: Now We Wait
Let the hype machine begin! This morning Oaklawn Park announced an increase to the purse of the Grade 1 Apple Blossom on April 3rd from $500,000 to $5 million if both Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra and Breeders' Cup Classic champion Zenyatta enter. Oaklawn also announced that the distance of...
Is Rachel vs. Zenyatta Enough?
Speculation is running rampant around the horse racing world at the possibility of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra and 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic winner Zenyatta finally meeting on the track. As reported yesterday, Oaklawn Park is set to make an announcement on Thursday morning that they...
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