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  • Royal Delta breezed 4f in :52.03 (15/23) at Belmont Park on 5-19. Posted 1 hour ago
  • Oxbow and Gary Stevens wire the Preakness!Posted 18 hours ago
  • Skyring goes all the way in the Dixie! Posted 18 hours ago
  • Sage Valley rolls in the Maryland Sprint Handicap!Posted 19 hours ago
  • Pianist goes all the way in the Gallorette! Posted 20 hours ago
  •  Summer Applause scores in the Allaire Dupont Distaff!Posted 21 hours ago
  • Zee Bros rolls home in the Chick Lang! Posted 22 hours ago
  • Last Gunfighter wins his sixth in row, taking the Pimlico Special! Posted 1 day ago
  • Fiftyshadesofhay gets there in the Black-Eyed Susan!Posted 1 day ago
  • Ben's Cat rolls home in the Jim McKay Turf Sprint! Posted 1 day ago

 

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on May 19, Prospective worked 5F at Woodbine on Fast All Weather Track in 1:01.40 b finishing 23/78.
thank god for the on line betting sites that stream live racing.if we depended on pin heads like NBC we would miss everything.are you kidding me.the sprint is going on,and i am watching these mental midgets discuss orb and the preakness.there are 2 hours to go.they could care less about racing.it is the ratings.when the racing heads realize that horse racing is fueled by gamblers and not the clueless who tune in 3 times a year.oh sure,nbc will gladly kick in money to fuel the purses.no folks,that is from the money wagered.no wonder the weather is bad again.it is like the track gods of old are looking down and saying.you incompetants do not desrve good weather to air the trash you put on.you must arn it by taking care of the public.who knows.these idiots might forget to show the preakness.maybe they will run a special on the infield party goers or compare the dresses of the derby as opposed to the preakness.
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  • Jay S. · Good point BP. No solutions come to mind, but I've grown accustomed to that. :) · 31 minutes ago ·
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  • Buckpasser · Jay. I think that making racing a part of an entertainment destination which is where Monmouth and Gulfstream, Pimlico and Laurel are heading may work. Certainly the old model is not and has outlived its usefulness. · 3 minutes ago ·
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on May 19, Jackson Bend worked 5F at Calder on Fast Dirt in 1:00.60 b finishing 2/20.
The rain held off, the track was fast, and on this relatively cool spring day in Baltimore, Oxbow pulled off the 15-1 Preakness upset! Read More
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  • US Bombs! · Glad He could do it! Cashed in big on the race and the Spc/Prkns DBL! · 1 hour ago ·
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  • AndyScoggin · Oxbow got a 106 BSF for the Preakness. · 3 minutes ago ·
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His career spanned four (4) decades. 4,888 trips to the Winners Circle include 3 in the Kentucky Derby, 2 Preakness’, 3 Belmont Stakes and 8 in the Breeders’ Cup. Since 2005, he has mounted only one thoroughbred for a competitive race. Yet, just 2 months shy of age 50, Gary L. Stevens still has the ...Read More
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  • Jay S. · Marylandgq, I luv ya, but...Prediction Fail. · 34 minutes ago ·
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  • goblin · Oh, how sweet, Jay S.! I was just thinking about this thread, and here you have found and resurrected it! I thought the article was essentially dismissive of Gary's passion and efforts; how nice to see those efforts yield results in such major way and in so short a time span! I'm so happy to agree with "Prediction Fail". · 5 minutes ago ·
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on May 19, Balance the Books worked 5F at Belmont Park on Good Inner Turf in 1:00.58 b finishing 1/6.
on May 19, Fort Larned worked 5F at Churchill Downs on Fast Dirt in 1:03.20 b finishing 13/14.
@BrianZipse, You had Libertarian entered as "probable" for the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup. There's no way he can run in the Tattersalls Gold Cup because it's for 4+YO and Libertarian is only a 3YO. He is however among the final 24 horses entered in the G1 Epsom Derby.
Standing at JEH Stallion Station, half brother to Tiznow, $1000
The historical context of the Phipps family winning the Derby and Calumet winning the Preakness in the same year seems so "throwback" for 2013. It sure would have been something to see Oxbow and Gary Stevens wearing red and blue silks in the winner's circle today.
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  • Jay S. · Well said BP. · 1 hour ago ·
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  • Buckpasser · Too bad no one is reviving Greentree and other legendary names. · 54 minutes ago ·
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slowest time in the Preakness since the 1950's. Really starting to feel this years group is a bit lackluster.
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  • Buckpasser · Yes Railbird a lot of horses bothe thoroughbred and standardbred sires are moving to the state which will help the racing industry. I am sorry to see HP go, but sadly their racing programs had small fields which decreased the wagering opportunities. · 1 hour ago ·
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  • Buckpasser · I really think that the future of racing is making it part of an entertainment destination. Which seems to be the theory behind the renovations tht Stronach is doing with Laurel, Gulfstream and Pimlico. Also the the TB group that owns Monmouth is making similar plans. Years ago horse racing was the destination itself, now it needs to be combined with other venues to create a full family entertainment experience. I think this may be the way to go. · 55 minutes ago ·
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Glad this horse could win a big one. He's a "Hard Knocking" kind of horse and took a tough route to get here so far. No one can deny it. Cashed out big on the Special/Preakness DBL, Across, and last minute a 6/All exacta! Thanks to Jon Court as well for his early rides.
Super(NotSo)Screener Gets Crushed AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!! TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!!
Hey, everyone. I had a wonderful time at the track today, watching the Black Eyed Susans card live. I was right near the finish line. The best part of the day was certainly watching my filly, Fiftyshadesofhay, win the Black Eyed Susans by a small margin. I had the 2nd place filly (what's the name?) in my super. Unfortunately, for me, Emollient is the only filly in by four horse Super box not to come in. It was a beautiful day today- nice, sunny and about 80 degrees. I didn't specifically like watching the racing through a glass, but I was right near the finish line. My two sons LOVED getting off of school. Funny story, they refused to wear pink... I finally told them: "Real men wear pink. And girls like guys who wear pink." :). The surface was pretty favorable to stalkers and off the pace types. As for betting standpoint, I finished at minus $21 (I believe that's the correct amount). I handicapped very well. In the final seven races, I had the winner 6 times. The one time was the Turf Sprint, I had Bridgetown, but my second horse Ben's Cat won the race. I handicapped very well, but I executed my bets very poorly. It was a really chalky day- I hope there are some payouts tomorrow. After the races, we went to the hotel and went swimming and stuff. Anyone ever been to the Baltimore Hilton? Very nice. Also watched part of the Rays-Orioles game from the hotel view. I'll stop blabbering about my day :). Fantastic day of racing tomorrow, I can't wait to see Optimizer, Zee Bros, Orb, etc. I won't be on (again) tomorrow. Enjoy the races, everyone. Good luck with any wagers :).
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  • Jay S. · It was also great that he is personable enough to give your boy a high five. I bet that made his day. · 1 hour ago ·
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  • TREBOHJOE · Super(NotSo)Screener Gets Crushed AGAIN!!!!!!!! TERRIBLE!!!!!!!! · 1 hour ago ·
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Congratulations to Gary Stevens. A class act all around. Great to see him in the winners circle again.
  • Buckpasser · Very happy for Stevens. Always liked this guy. Another class act. · 2 hours ago ·
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  • goblin · Gary Stevens is one of the best. That he has ridden a winner in a TC race only ~4 months after resuming a career interrupted for 7 years demonstrates his excellence. He told the NBCSports team after the race that he was shouting, "Can you believe this?", over and over approaching and crossing the finish line. My answer would be that I absolutely can. · 1 hour ago ·
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Last Gunfighter used a powerful stretch run to blow right on by the alone on the lead, Eighttofasttocatch, to win the Grade 3 Pimlico Special by an ever-widening 4 ¼ lengths. Read More
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  • Mary Z. · You post other names than usernames, and you talk about minding one's own business, zx? Then, you use profanity when your same "medicine" comes back on you? What kind of help? Thorough doctor check? Great idea. I don't have advice for you. This is a horse racing website, not therapy or elementary girls' clique. · 1 hour ago ·
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  • zxswordxz · You used your moderating rights to display my full name. I used research from other site to figure out who TV true identity. I have no problem with displaying my full name but I'd love know what kind criteria HRN uses to pick their moderators? One who is bias and betray user privacy? BTW...I never started anything with you or say anything directly to you until you stick your mouth into others business. What your problem with my talk about TV, you are his ________? He can't defend himself so the ________ have to do it? Is it love, lust, or puppy love? You should take that up with Travel Vic..... · 1 hour ago ·
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watching the first turf mile initiated a querie. For a very long time every data provider (Trackmaster, HDW, Equibase etc.) were known to not have turf speed ratings on par with the reliability of the main track. The major reason is related to the standard practice of protecting various lanes of the turf surface from overuse by limiting the run to a variety of lanes away from the inner rail, and then not compensating for the increased circumference the horses traversed. The way some tracks compensate for this variance has been the subject of my contacting a representative of Teletimer Company. (The organization responsible for the timing of races at most top tracks). They have calculated the amount of added ground that these lane variances create and do two things to equalize the distances: 1) moving the gate and 2) moving both the infield 16th pole and starter electronic timer sensors. Their rep handed me a pair of binoculars to observe what appeared to be four green “stumps” along the inner rail of the turf backstretch near the start of the mile..”The crew alters the 8th pole and starting gate position to match one of four positions that align to lanes 0 – no change, 1 , 2, 3 and 4 and then 5. These have been carefully calibrated to account for the added distance travelled by the field when the lanes are set up around the turf course. The effect of the extra distance traversed is multiplied by how far from the finish line the start is, so each segment has to have differing compensations. That accounts for having 88 functional time sensors just on the turf course to cover all the combinations that each wider lane creates. He told me that Trackus “really messed up on the turf timer for they made no serious alterations in relation to the position of the start, but used some, what he called, an oddball mathematical formula, that just did not work.” “Most tracks don’t do this as the electronics, especially the switchover timers race to race, cost lots to install. When you see various turf distances as most tracks, the gate and timer alterations have not been made so the data has built in error.” FINALLY I discovered the exact mechanism.
  • Mary Z. · So, when the chart states that the rail is out however many feet, sometimes the added distance isn't accounted for when the race is timed? · 1 hour ago ·
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  • Mary Z. · So, when the chart states that the rail is out however many feet, sometimes the added distance isn't accounted for when the race is timed? · 1 hour ago ·
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Is she sold? Boodmare now?
i can see the headlines now.since the star power of orb has faded,the media and public will need a new post to hang their hats on.my prediction,it will be dreaming of julia.she will become everyones wise guy horse.even though she has accomplished hardly anything.she will be the headliner.the only thing i want for the belmont is a full competitive field.i am not looking to crown anyone a superstar or put them in the hall of fame.for this one only guys.let us make it about the race and not the individuals we want to star. regardless,the thing i enjoy the most about belmont stakes day is the same thing i enjoy about kentucky derby day.the undercards are incredible.they are the true stars of the day.after all it is racing that excites us.
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  • Buckpasser · IHATC. I couldn't agree more with your statement. Look at the popularity of Hillenbrand's book Seabiscuit. Horse racing has been slow to capitalize on their great horses. Look at Zenyatta, Rachel etc. · 2 hours ago ·
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  • tmallios1 · sully.what exactly dd borel do wrong that you have no confidence in him.i love castellano as a jock.but when he won aboard revo in the louisiana derby.he sent him 6 to 8 wide the entire trip.do you honestly think that javier was the reason he won that race.he abused him to no end.he was tons the best that day.in the derby calvin preserved the horse and came up a little short.come on already.if the horse wins it is the horse.if he loses it is the jockey. · 2 hours ago ·
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I think that they should send her to Curlin or Bernadini, just a thought.
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  • UnionRagsRules · I'm with the Bullet Train decision! Invasor a big no. he has failed at stud so far. · 36 days ago ·
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  • lilsis90 · What about midnight lute or Malibu moon, I know people say to outbreeding away from a mr prospector cross but those are both promising sires. · 2 hours ago ·
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