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Weekend Stakes Preview: Lecomte Edition (Updated)
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Technology In Horse Racing: Part III - Statistics And Data
This is the third in a five-part series examining the role and implementation of technology within the horse racing industry. Part I featured a review of horse racing websites. Part II examined mobile applications. Handicapping horse races, for many, is an exercise in data analysis. Raw data --...
Technology In Horse Racing: Part II - Mobile Applications
Last week I took a look at some of the more prominent horse racing websites and how they fit into the landscape of implementing technology into the horse racing industry. As we saw, for the most part, racing websites hit all the necessary notes that we would expect - news, handicapping information,...
BREEDERS' CUP 2011: Havre de Grace Blazes Through Morning Work
Keeneland has made available some great video of Breeders' Cup Classic contender Havre de Grace working over the main track this morning. And she looks goooood. She works with a nice, easy, long stride; you'd never guess she went five panels in :58.60, 2nd fastest of 14 to work the distance this...
BREEDERS' CUP 2011: A Look At Winning Horses And Last Prep Race Surfaces
Ever since 2006, the landscape has changed during the days and months leading up to the Kentucky Derby and the Breeders' Cup. The introduction of synthetic surfaces at tracks like Keeneland, Del Mar, Arlington Park, Turfway, Woodbine, Hollywood Park, and (for a time) Santa Anita,added another...
BREEDERS' CUP 2011: Final Prep Races Completed
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Weekend Stakes Preview: Top Action At Woodbine And Ascot
Compared to the last couple of weekends, the graded stakes calendar is pretty quiet in the U.S. However, there are some great stakes races on tap in both Canada and England. I've already briefly touched on the inaugural British Champions Day at Ascot, but Woodbine will offer a trio of Grade 1...
Keeneland Quick Stat: Ramsey Horses Since Fall 2006
As noted in some of the more recent posts and in the comments below, offspring of Kitten's Joy and owners Ken & Sarah Ramsey are off to a very nice start at the 2011 Keeneland fall meet. Those conversations got me thinking about the overall record for Ramsey horses at Keeneland. Below is a...
Weekend Stakes Review: Gio Ponti Goes Back-to-Back at Keeneland
A look back on some of the action from this past weekend: -Does anybody else feel like Gio Ponti is a much better at a mile on the turf that he is going longer? Somewhat similar to his race last year at Keeneland, Gio Ponti looked for all intents and purposes to have been beaten in Saturday's...
KEENELAND 2011 FALL MEET: Day 2
With the first day in the books for the Keeneland Fall meet it's time to turn to Day 2 and the four graded stakes races on tap in Lexington. As is common for most days at Keeneland, today's card features a lot of races with big, deep fields; in other words, some really good betting races. -There...
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