Ladies and gentlemen:

Start your excuses;

Form your opinions;

Lay your blame.

The history books, however, will tell an altogether different but epic tale about how a hallowed racetrack saw a brave performance from another Triple Crown horse but rewarded a winning one by Keen Ice. Everyone in American Pharoah’s camp was gracious in congratulating the winners. They made no excuses. Still, they were stunned.

“I’m not used to being in this position with him,” Baffert said of American Pharoah, who did everything but win. “It’s hard to digest right now.”

When he does, Baffert perhaps will realize the only thing American Pharoah lost here on Saturday was a horse race.

NY Times – Drape – Keen Ice Defeats American Pharoah at Travers Stakes

TwinSpires Blog – Pugh – Tonight is about Keen Ice

Bloodhorse – Novak – Keen Ice Springs Travers Upset on ‘Pharoah’

Louisville Courier-Journal – Lintner – Analysis | Keen Ice was sitting on Travers win

LA Times – Pedulla – American Pharoah might be retired after stunning loss in Travers

Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.
Muhammad Ali

Tomorrow

NY Times – Drape – After American Pharoah Is Dethroned, Baffert Has Plan to Cement His Place

Bloodhorse – Johnson – The Day After: No Regrets From Team ‘Pharoah’

TwinSpires Blog – Reilly –  Baffert: No decision on American Pharoah yet as the champ needs to ‘chill for a little bit’

Bloodhorse – Keen Ice Tired After Travers, ‘Classic’ Ahead

TwinSpires Blog – Ca;dwell – Keen Ice “tired” but well after Travers upset

Bloodhorse – Hangin With Haskin -Loss Can’t Derail Pharoah Phenomenon

Show Must Go On

ESPN – West – Victim of Circumstances

ESPN – Ehalt: Show might be over for American Pharoah

ESPN – Finley – There are no perfect horses

It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.

Mark Twain

Sunday Morning Coming Down

Ali always said I would be nothing without him. But what would he have been without me?
Joe Frazier

Phil’s vignette of Canadians who made this a great country.

National Post – O’Connor – Terry Fox corn maze a tribute for the ‘amazing’ kid who ran by New Brunswick farm in 1980

Heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary.
Gerard Way

Superman’s Song

Evergreen Park – ROOKIE JOCKEY BRANDON DUCHAINE IMPRESSIVE

BHA chief executive Nick Rust said: “The benefits of delivering improvements to the race programme include a reduction in race clashes and gaps, better use of the available horse population, improvement in field sizes, retention and growth of horses in training, and the delivery of more competitive and compelling racing.
 
“As part of the industry’s strategy for growth we have set the target of adding 1,000 new horses in training by 2020. This consultation paves the way for us to be able to strike the right balance between staging the most appropriate racing opportunities for the horse population, whilst ensuring the race programme sets out aspirational career pathways.”

Racing Post – Eacott – BHA aim to shake up race planning approach

Bloodhorse – Navarro Mulling BC Dirt Mile for Private Zone

Bloodhorse – Balan – Private Zone Speeds to Forego Victory

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Carryovers

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Ellis Park
Pick 6    $574.00
Emerald Downs
Pick 5    $4,376.00
Ferndale
Pick 6    $6,681.00
Fort Erie
Pick 5    $3,634.00
Super High Five     $1,542.00
Golden Gate Fields
Pick 6 Jackpot    $5,812.00
Gulfstream Park
Pick 6 Jackpot    $481,766.00
Los Alamitos  

Pick 6    $6,751.00
Monmouth Park
Pick 6 Jackpot    $96,790.00
Prairie Meadows
Pick 5    $206.00
Presque Isle Downs
Pick 6    $877.00
Ruidoso Downs
Tri Super    $5,057.00
Saratoga
Pick 6    $557,887.00
Woodbine
Super High Five Jackpot    $116,717.00

Monday, August 31, 2015

Hastings Racecourse
Pick 6    $22,520.00

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Assiniboia Downs
Super High Five Jackpot    $2,931.00
Northlands Park
Super High Five Jackpot    $5,011.00

Friday, September 4, 2015

Fair Grounds
Super High Five     $733.00
Pick 5 Jackpot    $722.00

Guaranteed Pools

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Northlands Park
$10,000  — Pick 4

Equibase Carryovers and Guaranteed Pools

TwinSpires Blog – Reilly – McLaughlin on Frosted’s unplanned change of tactics: ‘unfortunate for us and maybe for American Pharoah too’ – See more at: #sthash.Pu8NO0Ew.dpuf

TwinSpires Blog – Hanson – Island Town cruises in Smarty Jones at Parx

Bloodhorse – Island Town Crushes Smarty Jones Field

Breeders’ Cup Challenge

NY Times – Robertson and Fausset – 10 Years After Katrina

ESPN – Wright Thompson – Beyond The Breach

The Bitter Southerner – Elie – The Whys

Bloodhorse – Novak – Runhappy Romps to Record King’s Bishop Score

Bloodhorse – Site Read Favored in With Anticipation

Wednesday September 2, 2015 7:00 PM CDT
Friday September 4,  2015 7:00 PM CDT
Saturday September 5,  2015 7:00 PM CDT
Sunday September 6,  7:00 PM CDT
Monday September 7, 1:30 PM CDT

Bloodhorse – Mitchell – Chilean Invader Dacita Takes Ballston Spa

TwinSpires – Reilly – Dacita makes winning U.S. debut in Ballston Spa: the next turf star for Chad Brown?

Chuckwagon

Louisville Courier-Journal – Lintner – Zayat: ‘Gut feeling’ to retire American Pharoah

Nominations for the 70th Running Of THE BRITISH COLUMBIA DERBY(Grade III)
$250,000 Guaranteed  A SPECIAL WEIGHT STAKES FOR THREE YEARS OLD
ONE MILE AND ONE EIGHTH
TO BE RUN SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015
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ACADEMIC b.f.3 Riversedge Racing Stables, Ltd. and Bear Stables, Ltd. Tim Rycroft
ADITYA ch.g.3 James Redekop Anita Bolton
BLUE DANCER dk b/.g.3 Derby Quest Farms Ltd. & Shot in The Dark Racing Corp. Greg Tracy
BLUEGRASS ANGUS b.g.3 Copper Water Thoroughbred Company Craig MacPherson
BROTHER DUSTER dk b/.g.3 Ken Johnson Taylor Anderson
BURRARD BREEZE ch.g.3 J.Lazazzera, R. Munro, G. Matkovich & F. Rawlinson Brian O’Connell
CAPITALISM ch.g.3 Derby Quest Farms Ltd. & Shot in The Dark Racing Corp. Greg Tracy
CENTREFIRE ch.g.3 Landry, C., Landry, D., Red Diamond Stable and Highfield Stock Farm Greg Tracy
CRIUS ch.g.3 Leif Nordahl Mike Anderson
DEALERSHIP dk b/.g.3 3480 Equine Inc. LLP John Snow
HOLLYWOOD ANGEL ch.g.3 Peter Redekop, B. C., Ltd. Anita Bolton
LAMU b.c.3 Mark DeDominico LLC Troy Taylor
LORD ROSBERG b.g.3 Gail Breckenridge & Lillian Jarvis Meehan Pat Jarvis
MERLOT gr/ro.g.3 Swift Thoroughbreds Inc. Dino Condilenios
MIGHTY FRASER b.g.3 North American Thghd Hse Co., Inc., R. Morrison, P. Tom G. Hopper Troy Taylor
MOKHANDOIT dk b/.g.3 Mohamad K. Khan Mark Cloutier
PEACE ARCH b.g.3 Rob & Vicky Gilker & George Robbins Robert Gilker
PERCY FAWCETT b.g.3 Randall and Rossi LLC and Lucrarelli, Frank Frank Lucarelli
PRIME ENGINE ch.c.3 Mark Dedomenico LLC Troy Taylor
PRINCE HOTEL dk b/.g.3 Barry Tyrer Rob VanOverschot
PURPLE HEAVEN b.g.3 Ted Graling Twylla Bensmiller
SABADO ALEGRE (CHI) b.c.3 Copper Water Thoroughbred Company Craig MacPherson
SEDIN b.g.3 Roy & Dixie Jacobson Mark Cloutier
THETRAILERGUY ch.g.3 Heidi Nelson Monique Snowden
TORNIADOR dk b/.c.3 Milton Palma, Geovani Olade & Ernesto Rojas Milton Palma

Nominations for the Saskatchewan Derby
$20,000 Guaranteed A STAKE FOR THREE YEARS OLD

ONE MILE AND ONE SIXTEENTH
TO BE RUN SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2015
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
AARON’S THUNDER dk b/.g.3 B and K Racing Jamie Hartmann
AFLEET IN TIME dk b/.g.3 El Kardy, Fouad, Butz, Bob and Running Rabbit, Rick Robertino Diodoro
AZTEC KEY dk b/.c.3 Dialed In Racing Stable, Indyrock Racing and True North Stable Craig Robert Smith
BERGER BULLET b.g.3 Poitras Racing Stable Dennis Bird
HOLIDAY MAKER b.f.3 Wind Dancer Stable and Bill Meikle Brandi-Rae McDonald
KISSINTHETHEATER b.g.3 King, D. J. and Heppner, Dylan Robertino Diodoro
MR. MAGIC PLEASE b.g.3 Wind Dancer Stable and Bill Meikle Brandi-Rae McDonald
PREMIER WALL dk b/.g.3 Ed Esquirol, Bev Leonard and Jane Rusbridge Pat Murphy
SARAH’S PRINCE ch.g.3 Colin Ganter Don Blue
SATURDAYNITELITES b.c.3 Pink Cloud Racing Jamie Hartmann
VICTORY STORM dk b/.g.3 James H. Hoffman James H. Hoffman
WHOYOUGONNACALL dk b/.g.3 Dark Cloud Racing and Harrington Stable Jamie Hartmann

Nominations for the 22nd Running Of The Bird of Pay

22nd Running Of The Bird of Pay
$50,000 A SPECIAL WEIGHT STAKES FOR TWO YEAR OLD FILLIES
SIX AND ONE HALF FURLONGS
TO BE RUN FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
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BESWICK dk b/.f.2 Al Pitchko Rodney J. Cone
BOOTLEGGERS WIFE (Beauregard) dk b/.f.2 Riversedge Racing Stables Ltd. Tim Rycroft
HIGH DOLLAR GAL dk b/.f.2 Derby Quest Farms Ltd. and Shot In The Dark Racing Corp. Greg Tracy
LEENA dk b/.f.2 R & M Stable Robert A. MacDonald
MY KATHLEEN (Maragh) dk b/.f.2 Dialed In Racing Stable, Smokin Guns Stable and True North Stable Craig Smith
ONESTARATATIME dk b/.f.2 Curtis & Darrell Landry, Red Diamond Stable and Highfield Stock Farm Greg Tracy
RAISE A DANCER b.f.2 Derby Quest Farms Ltd. and Shot In The Dark Racing Corp. Greg Tracy
WILA’S SECRET dk b/.f.2 Barry & Tim Jeffrey Rick Hedge

Nominations for the 68th Running Of The Birdcatcher

68th Running Of The Birdcatcher
$50,000 A SPECIAL WEIGHT STAKES FOR TWO YEAR OLD COLTS & GELDINGS
SIX AND ONE HALF FURLONGS
TO BE RUN SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2015
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
AWESOME SLATE (Maragh) ch.g.2 Riversedge Racing Stables Ltd. Tim Rycroft
CREDITS GOOD dk b/.c.2 Dialed In Racing Stable, IndyRock Racing and Smokin Guns Stable Craig Smith
DESPARADO DANCER dk b/.g.2 Doug Clement and Darlene Harder Danny Jones
GO WILD b.g.2 Barb Saunders Dale L. Saunders
JAM N ADDY b.c.2 Twylla Bensmiller
KRISTOFFERSON dk b/.c.2 Riversedge Racing Stables Ltd. Tim Rycroft
MACHO NORTH b.g.2 Derby Quest Farms Ltd. and Shot In The Dark Racing Corp. Greg Tracy
MODERNOTIS dk b/.g.2 Derby Quest Farms Ltd., Shot In The Dark Racing Corp., Curtis & Darrell Landry Greg Tracy
MOONLIGHT MALICE ch.g.2 Mark Gems International Ltd. Jennifer Shafer
N. Y. SMOKE (Espitia 1) dk b/.c.2 Doug Blair Joan Petrowski
NORTHERNLOCOMOTIVE (Espitia 2) gr/ro.g.2 Mickey Demers, Gary Mailloux and Viking Stables Joan Petrowski
SCHRAMSON ch.g.2 J & G Murphy Holdings Ltd. Robert C. Kingston
SECRET WAY b.g.2 Derby Quest Farms Ltd. and Shot In The Dark Racing Corp. Greg Tracy
VORACIOUS AFFAIR b.c.2 Al Pitchko Rodney J. Cone
WILKO WHISKY dk b/.c.2 Stronach Stables Wally T.M. Pugh
Edmonton Sun – FRANK FONTANA’s Northlands Favourites

Matt’s Picks and Free Program – Wednesday September 2, 2015

Wednesday, September 2, 2015 6:30 PM MDT
Friday, September 4, 2015 6:30 PM MDT
Saturday, September 5, 2015 1:00 PM MDT
Monday, September 7, 2015 1:00 PM MDT

TwinSpires Blog – Post-race interview w/ Travers winner Keen Ice’s jockey Javier Castellano

TwinSpires Blog – Post-race interview w/ Travers winner Keen Ice’s trainer Dale Romans

TwinSpires Blog – Post-race interview w/ Travers winner Keen Ice’s owner Jerry Crawford

Upcoming  Stakes

TwinSpires Blog – Post-race interview w/ American Pharoah’s connections 

Time Loves A Hero

Bloodhorse – Sheer Drama Plays Spoiler in Personal Ensign

CTHS SALE PREVIEW AT THE DERBY

Bloodhorse – Mitchell – Unbridled Forever Rolls to First Grade I Win

TwinSpires Blog – Flintshire crushes them in the Sword Dancer, but will he come back for the Breeders’ Cup Turf?

Bloodhorse – Flintshire Flies Away From Sword Dancer Foes

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CANADIAN THOROUGHBRED HORSE SOCIETY (BC Division)

2015 Sales Catalogue

2015 Yearling & Mixed Sale
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Thunderbird Show Park, Langley, BC

#7-5492 Production Blvd,

Surrey, BC V3S 8P5
Phone (604) 534-0145 Fax (604) 574-CTHS (2847)

Email cthsbc@cthsbc.org

CTHS BC

Bloodhorse – Just Do It – by Tom LaMarra

Thoroughbred Internet – Max latest star from Lonray’s Journey

Floyd M Arthur

Countdown to 1,000 Wins

998

2 to go

Dale L “Colonel” Saunders

Countdown to 2,000 Wins

1,996

4 to go

Justin Stein

Countdown to 1,000 Wins

999

1 to go

Paulick Report – Smith – Breeders’ Cup Presents Connections: Justin Stein’s Most Unusual Life

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Johnson – Meet the father and son team so crucial to the Todd Pletcher operation

OCTOBER 3

$100 EARLY BIRD ENTRY FEE
(until September 19)

$125 ENTRY FEE
(starting September 20)

Sign up at the information desk.

Northlands Park Jockey Standings – Top 10

Rank	Jockey Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $
1	Rico W. Walcott	316	97	67	36	$994,319
2	Scott Williams	279	54	42	42	$553,096
3	Tony Maragh	234	37	29	39	$415,781
4	Shannon Beauregard	202	30	31	33	$350,940
5	Ismael Eluid Mosqueira	198	26	24	36	$313,428
6	Ruben Lara	216	19	31	29	$288,881
7	Quincy Welch	172	26	16	23	$285,205
8	Jorge Espitia	180	23	22	25	$241,796
9	Skyler White Shield	108	15	22	13	$176,794
10	Desmond Bryan	154	18	19	19	$171,654

Northlands Park Trainer Standings – Top 10

Rank	Trainer Name	Sts	1st	2nd	3rd	Total $
1	Greg Tracy	201	55	39	24	$672,640
2	Tim Rycroft	207	33	27	36	$533,901
3	Joan Petrowski	229	18	29	25	$259,487
4	Dale L. Saunders	114	22	19	7	$253,794
5	Rodney J. Cone	198	28	21	22	$247,262
6	Craig Robert Smith	108	22	19	20	$189,956
7	Robertino Diodoro	47	15	6	5	$178,103
8	Dale Greenwood	78	11	16	11	$176,440
9	Jerri R. Robertson	89	11	15	17	$164,738
10	Ron Grieves	103	13	18	16	$154,356

Racing.com – Anderson – Moody: Cobalt ‘blown out of proportion’

Phil has a question:

If there is no proof that cobalt is a performance enhancing substance, then why do some many trainers give it to their horses in various doses.

For Sale

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Wright – The axe hovers overhead, but it’s carry on regardless at British racing’s funding HQ

Do not go gentle into that good night

Get ready football fans! This September 12 is set to be the most exciting day you’ll have all year. We’re inviting you to join us here at Northlands Park Racetrack & Casino before the Battle of Alberta Labour Day Rematch! We want you to celebrate the Green & Gold with Beer, BBQ & Free Parking (w/a food bank donation) while cheering on live horse racing from Edmonton’s largest patio party. It’s going to be wall to wall fun and you shouldn’t miss a second of it!

Sept. 12, 1 to 5 p.m.

• 1 p.m. Post Time
• 5 p.m. Fan Parade to Commonwealth
• 5:30 p.m. Molson Fan Fest
• 7:30 p.m. Kick Off

*All times subject to change

Welcome to the Save-On-Foods Family Huddle – an alcohol-free, general admission section at Commonwealth Stadium during Eskimos home games.

Please note the new purchase location for Family Huddle tickets is Save-On-Foods.

Tickets are $27.50 (plus fees and taxes) for regular season games.

Get yours at participating Save-On-Foods in Edmonton and surrounding areas. Find a store near you.

Seating in the Save-On-Foods Family Huddle is located on the lower deck in sections PP, QQ, RR and on the upper deck in sections AA, BB, QQ and RR.

Please note that accessible seating is not available in this area.

Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
George S. Patton

Phil was rather disappointed by the recent Alberta HBPA general meeting.

Less than 50 members including the board members showed up at a meeting that may be one of the most important meetings in recent thoroughbred racing history with the slot revenue split agreement with the province of Alberta set to expire March 31, 2016 and a new Sheriff in the Legislature.

The most cogent question asked was: “Who represents the interests of the thoroughbred racing industry in the negotiations for  the slot revenue split agreement with the province of Alberta.” After much tortuous, circular beating around the bush the question was left largely unanswered.

The 3 year term of the current HPBA Alberta representative expires August 31, 2015 and Alberta HBPA will be appointing a new representative to the Board since Bill 4: Horse Racing Alberta Amendment Act, 2014 (Campbell) has received Royal Assent but not yet been proclaimed Horse Racing Alberta still operates under the previous legislation that permits HBPA Alberta to have 1 Director on the Board of Horse Racing Alberta.  Stay tuned.

What Phil garnered reading between the lines and listening between the responses and comments is that the current CEO of Horse Racing Alberta still operates Horse Racing Alberta as her personal fiefdom and has made it her goal to ensure that harness racing in this province survives whether or not that is at the expense of the thoroughbred industry that contributes about 75% of the handle and 75% of the monies spent on the horse racing industry in this province. Like Phil has said before Shirley McClellan reminds me of the Jewish grandmother who had 2 chickens. One gets sick so she kills the healthy one to make soup for the sick one.

On Saturday, a day that Century Downs was exhibiting harness horses racing under saddle to attract fans the total handle was a whopping $70,947 for 11 races.

Phil has a question:

How does the thoroughbred industry get rid of Shirley McClellan and Rick LeLacheur from Horse Racing Alberta so that the thoroughbred industry’s interests are represented in the negotiations with the provincial government.

Does Alberta HBPA have a representative for the Board of Horse Racing Alberta who is up to the task of standing up to Shirley McClellan’s bullying tactics.

Does Alberta HBPA have a representative for the Board of Horse Racing Alberta who is willing to advise Shirley McClellan that as CEO she is not member of the Board, she is not entitled to be present at the Board meetings unless invited and she is under the control of the Board.

What is faster: a jiggie running under saddle or the Undertaker scurrying down the hallway to tell the QKB what Phil said about her.

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
George S. Patton

Steve Smith DVM advised the Alberta HBPA meeting that the new CPMA regulations for Clenbuterol take effect on September 1, 2015.

Changes to the elimination guideline of clenbuterol – June 18, 2015

This memo is to inform the horse racing industry of upcoming changes to the elimination guideline for clenbuterol.

Specifically:

1. The current elimination guideline for the 0.40 milligrams (mg) oral dose given twice daily for 5 days of clenbuterol (Ventipulmin) contained in the 2011 edition of the Schedule of Drugs booklet will be increased from 72 hours to 168 hours (7 days).
2. CPMA is temporarily removing the elimination guideline for the 0.30 mg intravenous single administration until further studies are completed.
3. The 0.32 mg oral single administration will no longer have an elimination guideline.

There are several medications that may be used as alternatives for clenbuterol. The CPMA provides elimination guidelines for some of these substances in the 2011 Schedule of Drugs.

To allow ample time for the industry to adjust to the new elimination guidelines, these changes will come into effect on September 1, 2015 and will be reflected in the next version of the Schedule of Drugs booklet expected to be released later this year.

As always, the CPMA recommends that owners and trainers consult their own veterinarian for advice and guidance in the use of all drugs.

Sincerely,
(Rande Sawchuk for) Steve Suttie
Executive Director
Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency

CPMA – Memo to Industry – Ractopamine in Feedstuffs Update

Standardbred Canada – August 27: Purina’s comments on the CPMA Ractopamine Update

The scariest element of the utterly misinformed memo from CPMA is that these are the people who control what producers can add to the foods that Canadians eat.

The best Alberta-bred horses come together for one of the province’s most exciting race days. Come for the racing, but also enjoy great prizes and a marketplace featuring Alberta vendors!

September 19
Post Time: 1 p.m.

Another topic of interest at the Alberta HBPA General meeting was Horse Racing Alberta’s concerted efforts to get the thoroughbreds to race at Century Downs at Balzac.

Phil has a question:

Why.

Does Century Downs understand that the thoroughbreds attract more people to watch and wager and maybe stay and play.

Or are the jiggies so dissatisfied with the facility that they’ve got the CEO of Horse Racing Alberta working to get them back racing at Edmonton Northlands.

Stay tuned.

From what Phil has heard Alberta HBPA has provided Century Downs with a list of their requirements before they consider racing at Century Downs.

Bloodhorse – Lewyn – Kawi Handy Winner of Makfi Challenge

Born To Run

Jan Pichette

That’s a pretty nice old Chervrolet pickup but Phil’s always been partial to:

International Harvester

Watch AMERICAN PHAROAH Saturday in Saratoga’s Travers Stakes

Will yearling prices portend evenly-matched baby races? Extreme highs and lows were missing from Sunday’s Manitoba yearling sale in which 19 of 30 offerings were sold.  Does that portend evenly-matched 2-year-old races next year? The sales topper was a True Sense filly, Berazzle, purchased by Pat Beavis for $12,250. Gross sales were $104,050 compared to $133,900 last year in which 22 out of 31 offerings were sold.  Above is a Going Commando filly, How High She Flys, purchased for $1,500 by trainer Heather Wallerstedt. See full results of sale here.

FYI . . .

BUT YOU CAN STILL GET A REFUND: If you threw away your ASD pick-4 ticket Saturday night after the first leg because you missed the $10 winner, Lotus Lane, you did something you shouldn’t have done.  Never throw away your tickets until the bets you make are official.  A refund is available for ALL pick-4 bets because the next three races were cancelled due to unsafe track conditions (2 3/4 inches of rain had fallen) and federal racing rules require TWO LEGS of the pick-4 to go to make it an official pool (Two legs are also required for pick-5 pools in Canada and THREE legs for pick-6 pools in Canada.) But that doesn’t mean you have to eat your loss.  Get a claim form from a mutuel supervisor and fill it out.  Your claim will be matched with the refundable ticket on the computer and you’ll still get your refund.

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Smashing climax to live racing

The 58th season of live racing comes to a dramatic and entertaining end on Labour Day with a Festival of Racing weekend encore edition that will include a rare Sunday night card at 7 p.m. featuring the Winnipeg Futurity and Gold Cup and a free “Manitoba Express” country concert with the pictured stars, all sponsored by Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries. Completing the 2015 meet on Labour Day Monday at 1:30 p.m. will be the Buffalo Stakes for Manitoba-bred 2-year-olds. Enjoy fan appreciation perks all weekend, too!

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Manitoba bettors are making money overall at 23 tracks–especially Saratoga, Charles Town and Hastings–but are losing big at Woodbine and Gulfstream. (See “best” and “worst” in previous Insider.)

HOTTIES OF THE WEEK Hottest jock: Chavion Chow (5 wins) Hottest trainers: Shelley Brown & Tanya Lindsay (4 wins) Biggest upset: Stand Up Rita $16.60 (Sat. 3rd) Biggest 20-cent superfecta: $59.29 (Fri. 6th — 8-9-5-4) BOB’S BLOG TODAY: He was a Manitoba-bred colt who set a world record of 44 2/5th seconds for 4f and, hence, made it into the Guinness Book of Records.  Who is he?  Hint:  Half of his name refers to an historic something that was driven into the ground to mark the completion of the Canadian railway.  See if you’re correct here.

LAKE ASD:  2 3/4 inches of rain resulted in cancellation of last three races Saturday	Tanya Lindsay’s #2 C.C. Ride ($4.60), Adolfo Morales up, overtakes Zdeno
Don Schnell’s #3 Langara ($6.90) with Rohan Singh riding, overpowers Gold N Sochi	Despite an early duel, jockey Chris Husbands holds Tanya Lindsay’s #4 Lotus Lane ($10) together to the wire

Tanya on a tear; wins three stakes.  What’s her secret? Half of the Winner’s Circle Saturday night was a lake, thanks to almost three inches of rain, but even stocking the lake with flesh-eating piranha fish would likely have had little effect on trainer Tanya Lindsay as she happily splashed in and out of the prized area to mark victories in the Agassiz and Distaff stakes to add to the R. J. Speers she had won last Wednesday. Above, she shares a laugh with jockey Chris Husbands following the Distaff.   So what’s the secret to her success?  Attention to detail, said an admirer. “She’s still in the stables in the afternoons doing some little thing.”

Scott and Seth “Scrambled” to the top

Heather Wallerstedt

“I WAS FIRED”–K5 STABLES TRAINER:  Trainer Heather Wallerstedt confirmed rumours Sunday that she will no longer train for K5 Stables.  “I was fired three weeks ago,” she told The Insider bluntly during Sunday’s yearling sale. That was despite the fact she has been training up a storm with his horses.  She has a 21 per cent winning record (68-14-13-10). She said it appears simply to be a personality conflict. She had taken over this year after K5’s previous trainer, Shelley Brown, was under suspension.in the spring. Shelley Colquhoun, an executive assistant for K-Tel International who often appears in Winners’ Circle pictures when owner Phil Kives is unavailable, confirmed Wallerstedt was let go but only after this race season is over.  Asked for the reason, she said:  “I don’t have comment on that.”  Kives was in Toronto and unavailable for comment.

Let’s raise a glass.
And $1 Million for Charity.

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This is an extremely limited offer, as only 500 bottles were made for each Champion. Don’t miss your chance to savor the memories of these past champions while helping the local community.

Through your donation you will be granted access to participate in the exclusive commemorative bottle auction which will take place at Keeneland on Thursday, October 29. This event will be the only opportunity to collect the first three bottles of the series. No reserve will be placed on the bottles up for auction.

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CBC – Alberta government managers found guilty of manipulating contracts

Phil has a question:

Were these managers just magnanimously manipulating contracts or was there a quid pro quo.

What did the managers receive for manipulating contracts to give others an advantage.

When will the charges of offering and accepting bribes be laid.

When will these managers be fired.

NY Times – Sontag – Once a Pariah, Now a Judge: The Early Transgender Journey of Phyllis Frye

Bloodhorse – Valid Bounds Away to Iselin Victory

Somewhere amid the trash was a life lesson for a crushed 12-year-old about the way heroes can disappoint us. But that could wait for another day. We had a game the next night in Cleveland, 350 miles away, and we needed to hit the road. The Indians were giving away Michael Brantley bobbleheads, and we wanted to get there early.

NY Times – Lichtblau – In Sharing Baseball’s Joys, Mourning Something Lost

Bloodhorse – Balan – Stellar Wind Dominant in Torrey Pines

The Globe And Mail – Saunders – Green surprise: Why the world’s forests are growing back

FiveThirtyEight – One Way To Fight The California Drought: Study Trees

Since 1961, the average Canadian family’s total tax bill increased by 1,886 per cent, outpacing increases in food, clothing and shelter, according to the index.

The Globe and Mail – Hathout – Canadian families spend more on taxes than food, shelter: report

The Globe And Mail – Tait – Critics blast Alberta’s Blood Tribe leaders for salaries, expenses

Phil has a question:

Where does the money to pay these outrageous salaries and expenses come from.

FiveThirtyEight – Silver – Donald Trump Is Running A Perpetual Attention Machine

Mexican Radio

NY Times – Op-Ed – Krugman – Crash-Test Dummies as Republican Candidates for President

Superman’s Song

National Post – Rex Murphy: Duffy’s a lemon: What are we to do about the economy?

Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.
Mae West

The Globe And Mail – Martell and Sharp – Attempts by Ashley Madison to sell company failed before hack

NY Times – Perlroth – Ashley Madison Chief Steps Down After Data Breach

National Post – Edmiston – ‘This isn’t fun and games anymore’: Toronto Police issue stern warning to Ashley Madison hackers

NY Times – Bromwich – Ashley Madison Users Face Threats of Blackmail and Identity Theft

I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.
Mae West

National Post – Kuitenbrouwer – Can a company fire employees whose names come up in Ashley Madison’s leaked database?

Lola

National Post – ‘This one hurts’: Kathleen Edwards appeals for return of her 1957 Les Paul guitar, stolen from her home

I Make The Dough, You Get the Glory

NY Times – Taubes – Diet Advice That Ignores Hunger

Superman

Spiderman

Phil M Stockmen