When you get up on Tuesday morning write down the name of the person who won your riding in Monday’s Federal election.
Chances are that’s the last you’ll hear of their name until next election when they’ll be asking you to top their pension up a few more bucks.
National Post – Rex Murphy: Tom Mulcair was always going to be the man in the middle
One possible measure of how threatened Mr. Harper feels late in the race was the appearance at a party rally last week of Rob Ford, the former Toronto mayor notorious for using crack cocaine, public drunkenness and other offenses to polite society. Now a city councilor, Mr. Ford remains popular in parts of Toronto, but associating with him could cost Mr. Harper among socially conservative immigrants in the suburbs who strongly backed the Conservative Party four years ago.
NY Times – Dwyer – In Unpredictable Canadian Elections, Plurality Is More Important Than Popularity
Cruel leaders are replaced only to have new leaders turn cruel.
Che Guevara
Vote early and vote often.
Al Capone
Phil’s Vignette of Canadian History
Montreal Gazette – Semenak – Montreal Diary: The steamé gets its due
Phil has a question:
Can you have un Pepsi avec votre steamé.
Is there a Toronto Hot Dog.
People ask me in Europe, when they do interviews… they ask me, ‘Well, how does it feel to be a cook in a country that doesn’t know how to eat?’ It always touches a nerve, because Europe and the world think that America is no more than bad hot dogs and bad burgers.
Jose Andres Puerta
NY Times – Rhoden – An Exuberant Postseason May Help Rewrite Some of Baseball’s Unwritten Rules
A hot dog at the game beats roast beef at the Ritz.
Humphrey Bogart
Which Stadium Hot Dog Was the Best in Baseball?
Blog About a Dog – Overall Rankings
A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch.
James Beard
Food and Wine – Glaeser – The 5 Commandments of Building an Authentic Chicago-Style Hot Dog
Phil has a question:
Is ketchup not made from tomatoes.
So what’s the big beef about putting slightly processed tomatoes on your hot dog when slightly less processed tomatoes are kosher.
A gourmet meal without a glass of wine just seems tragic to me somehow.
Kathy Mattea
Phil has a comment:
If you can learn to east on just $4 a day think how many more Pick 4s and Superfectas you can play.
Racing Post – Mottershead – Dettori looking for Golden farewell in Turf
Carryovers
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Fort Erie
Pick 5 $2,917.00
Super High Five $2,876.00
Fresno
Super High Five $19,459.00
Gulfstream Park West
Z-5 Super Hi-5 $3,132.00
Pick 6 Jackpot $4,346.00
Z-5 Super Hi-5 $1,374.00
Keeneland
Pick 6 $10,645.00
Laurel Park
Pick 6 $4,175.00
Super High Five $2,301.00
Z-5 Super Hi-5 $1,060.00
Z-5 Super Hi-5 $1,038.00
Santa Anita Park
Pick 6 $59,060.00
Turf Paradise
Pick 6 $144.00
Woodbine
Super High Five Jackpot $185,188.00
Monday, October 19, 2015
Finger Lakes
Pick 5 $4,297.00
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Hawthorne
Super High Five Jackpot $7,791.00
Indiana Grand Race Course
Pick 6 $883.00
Wednesday, October 21 2015
Delta Downs
Super High Five $1,104.00
Evangeline Downs
Super High Five $6,219.00
Thursday, October 22 2015
Lone Star Park
Pick 6 Jackpot $1,760.00
Guaranteed Pools
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Northlands Park
Pick 4 – $10,000.00
Equibase Carryovers and Guaranteed Pools
NY Times – Drape – Fantasy Sports Trade Group Is Said to Receive Subpoena
Miami Herald – Pierceall – State scrutiny of daily fantasy sports grows
NY Times – Sandomir – Despite Industry Crisis, Fantasy Sports Leaders Pour On Ads
NY Times – Drape and Williams – In Fantasy Sports, Signs of Insiders’ Edge
NY Times – Drape – Nevada Says It Will Treat Daily Fantasy Sports Sites as Gambling
The Deception Behind an Illegal Bet
Fantasy Sports Said to Attract F.B.I. Scrutiny
NY Times – Glanz, Armendariz and Bogdanavich,– Finding ‘Who’ and ‘Where’ Within the Sports Cyber-Betting Universe
Phil has a question:
Without any licensing and regulation who is ensuring that there’s enough money to pay out the winners from each week or is this just a massive Ponzi scheme.
If you must play, decide upon three things at the start:
the rules of the game,
the stakes,
and the quitting time.
Chinese Proverb
NY Times – Drape – Appeals Court to Rehear New Jersey Sports Betting Case
The only man who makes money following the races is one who does it with a broom and shovel.
Elbert Hubbard
Horse Race Insider – Jicha – Fantasy sports not going away, racing should jump on bandwagon
You don’t gamble to win. You gamble so you can gamble the next day.
Bert Ambrose
Broadcast live from Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky, this can’t miss event features 13 races over two days with purses totaling $24.5 million.
See the fastest thoroughbreds in the world televised live in the comfort of our Playbook Lounge!
Visit here for more information about Breeders’ Cup.
October 30, Post time 10:30 a.m. MST
October 31, Post time 9:00 a.m. MST*
*Northlands Park will open at 8:45 a.m. on October 31
Bloodhorse – Hangin with Haskin – ‘Happy’ Days For Maria Borell
Horse Race Insider – Pricci – Can’t Win for Tryin’
TwinSpires Blog – Caldwell – History is against Beholder in the Breeders’ Cup Classic
Lady and the Track – How to Pick The Perfect Hat for the 2015 Breeders’ Cup
Lady and the Track – Macatangay – Bri Mott Talks Keeneland Breeders’ Cup Fashion
Louisville Courier-Journal – Rees – Limousine Liberal motors into BC Sprint
Thinking of limousine liberals with the end of the thoroughbred season at Northlands Park fast approaching Phil’s going to have a touch of time on his hands. Wonder if the Opimian Society needs any volunteers.
Everybody wants to save the world but nobody wants to help mom with the dishes.
P. J. O’Rourke
Bloodhorse – Frosted Pleases McLaughlin in NY Drill
Bloodhorse – Porter – Pedigree Analysis: Frosted
TwinSpires Blog – Reilly – Can Golden Horn end the shut-out of Arc winners in the Breeders’ Cup?
TwinSpires Blog – Hanson – The Top 10 Toughest Beats in Breeders’ Cup History
Racing Post – Dietz – Time Test ‘in a good place’ for Breeders’ Cup
BOOK NOW FOR BREEDERS CUP AT THE DERBY
SPACE IS LIMITED
Louisville Courier-Journal – Rees – Breeders’ Cup Spotlight: $2 million Distaff
Bloodhorse – Mitchell – I’m a Chatterbox on Track for Distaff
TDN – Miss Temple City’s Full-Sis Impresses at Belmont
TwinSpires Blog – Caldwell – Sarah Sis upsets Raven Run
TDN – Sarah Sis Bounces Back in the Raven Run
Bloodhorse – Mitchell – Geroux Guides Sarah Sis to Raven Run Victory
Science has not yet taught us if madness is or is not the sublimity of the intelligence.
Edgar Allan Poe
Bloodhorse – Mitchell – Flintshire to Skip BC Turf, Will Run in Japan
Bloodhorse – Juddmonte Weighs Turf or Japan for Flintshire
TDN – Annual Report Springs Futurity Upset
TwinSpires Blog – Scully – Annual Report wins Futurity going away
2016 Road to the Kentucky Derby
The 142nd running of the $2 million guaranteed Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) will be run Saturday, May 7, 2016, and for the fourth consecutive year, a tiered point system in select races will determine who qualifies to America’s greatest race.
Race Track Date Points
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Keeneland Oct 31, 2015 20-8-4-2
Delta Downs Jackpot Delta Downs Nov 21, 2015 10-4-2-1
Remsen Aqueduct Nov 28, 2015 10-4-2-1
Kentucky Jockey Club Churchill Downs Nov 28, 2015 10-4-2-1
Los Alamitos Futurity Los Alamitos Race Course Dec 19, 2015 10-4-2-1
Jerome Aqueduct Jan 9, 2016 10-4-2-1
Sham Santa Anita Park Jan 16, 2016 10-4-2-1
Smarty Jones Oaklawn Park Jan 18, 2016 10-4-2-1
Holy Bull Gulfstream Park Jan 30, 2016 10-4-2-1
Withers Aqueduct Feb 13, 2016 10-4-2-1
Robert B. Lewis Santa Anita Park Feb 13, 2016 10-4-2-1
Southwest Oaklawn Park Feb 15, 2016 10-4-2-1
El Camino Real Derby Golden Gate Fields Feb 20, 2016 10-4-2-1
Fountain of Youth Gulfstream Park Feb 27, 2016 50-20-10-5
Risen Star Fair Grounds Feb 27, 2016 50-20-10-5
Gotham Aqueduct Mar 12, 2016 50-20-10-5
Tampa Bay Derby Tampa Bay Downs Mar 12, 2016 50-20-10-5
San Felipe Santa Anita Park Mar 12, 2016 50-20-10-5
Rebel Oaklawn Park Mar 19, 2016 50-20-10-5
Sunland Derby Sunland Park Mar 20, 2016 50-20-10-5
Spiral Turfway Park Mar 26, 2016 50-20-10-5
UAE Derby Meydan Racecourse Mar 26, 2016 100-40-20-10
Florida Derby Gulfstream Park Apr 2, 2016 100-40-20-10
Louisiana Derby Fair Grounds Apr 2, 2016 100-40-20-10
Wood Memorial Aqueduct Apr 9, 2016 100-40-20-10
Blue Grass Keeneland Apr 9, 2016 100-40-20-10
Santa Anita Derby Santa Anita Park Apr 9, 2016 100-40-20-10
Arkansas Derby Oaklawn Park Apr 16, 2016 100-40-20-10
Lexington Keeneland Apr 16, 2016 10-4-2-1
Bloodhorse – Balan – Belle Hill Ships in for Autumn Miss Score
TDN – Sky Mesa’s Belle Hill Registers Autumn Miss Surprise
2016 Road to the Kentucky Oaks
Race Track Date Points
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Keeneland Oct 31, 2015 20-8-4-2
Delta Downs Princess Delta Downs Nov 21, 2015 10-4-2-1
Demoiselle Aqueduct Nov 28, 2015 10-4-2-1
Golden Rod Churchill Downs Nov 28, 2015 10-4-2-1
Starlet Los Alamitos Race Course Dec 12, 2015 10-4-2-1
Santa Ynez Santa Anita Park Jan 9, 2016 10-4-2-1
Busanda Aqueduct Jan 16, 2016 10-4-2-1
Silverbulletday Fair Grounds Jan 23, 2016 10-4-2-1
Forward Gal Gulfstream Park Jan 30, 2016 10-4-2-1
Martha Washington Oaklawn Park Feb 6, 2016 10-4-2-1
Las Virgenes Santa Anita Park Feb 6, 2016 10-4-2-1
UAE Oaks Meydan Racecourse Feb 25, 2016 50-20-10-5
Busher Aqueduct Feb 27, 2016 50-20-10-5
Davona Dale Gulfstream Park Feb 27, 2016 50-20-10-5
Rachel Alexandra Fair Grounds Feb 27, 2016 50-20-10-5
Santa Ysabel Santa Anita Park Mar 5, 2016 50-20-10-5
Honeybee Oaklawn Park Mar 12, 2016 50-20-10-5
Sunland Park Oaks Sunland Park Mar 20, 2016 50-20-10-5
Bourbonette Oaks Turfway Park Mar 26, 2016 50-20-10-5
Gulfstream Park Oaks Gulfstream Park Apr 2, 2016 100-40-20-10
Fair Grounds Oaks Fair Grounds Apr 2, 2016 100-40-20-10
Santa Anita Oaks Santa Anita Park Apr 9, 2016 100-40-20-10
Gazelle Aqueduct Apr 9, 2016 100-40-20-10
Ashland Keeneland Apr 9, 2016 100-40-20-10
Fantasy Oaklawn Park Apr 9, 2016 100-40-20-10
Beaumont Keeneland Apr 17, 2016 10-4-2-1
Bloodhorse – Untapable, Tapiture Work Early at Keeneland
TwinSpires Blog – Tonalist, La Verdad headline Breeders’ Cup workers at Belmont Saturday
Bloodhorse – Tonalist, Other BC Hopefuls Breeze at Belmont
TwinSpires Blog – Exaggerator, I’m a Chatterbox top Keeneland’s Saturday BC workers
Bloodhorse – Exaggerator, Bobby’s Kitten Work at Keeneland
Bloodhorse – LaMarra – Private Zone Strong in Five-Furlong Work
TwinSpires Blog – Brown, Clement send out BC workers at Belmont
Bloodhorse – Brown’s Cup Workers ‘Perfect’ in NY Breezes
TwinSpires Blog – Songbird drills six furlongs at Santa Anita for BC Juvenile Fillies
Bloodhorse – Untapable, Tapiture Work Early at Keeneland
TwinSpires Blog – Untapable, Tapiture record moves at Keeneland for BC engagements
Bloodhorse – Songbird ‘Wonderful’ in Santa Anita Drill
Jasper Dark Sky Festival
Power Down. Look up.
October 16 – 25, 2015 | Jasper, Canada
Featuring Col. Chris Hadfield
and former co-hosts of Discovery channel’s Mythbusters
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
Isaac Asimov
TDN – Another Graded Winner for Harlan’s Holiday
Bloodhorse – Novak – Lucky Lindy Invades for Hawthorne Derby Win
Thoroughbred Fan Appreciation Weekend
October 23 & 24 is Thoroughbred Fan Appreciation Weekend at Northlands Park Racetrack & Casino!
Celebrate the end of the racing season with free programs for the first 500 visitors each day, plus cash & special prizes on Saturday!
Friday Post Time | 6:30 p.m.
Saturday Post Time | 1 p.m.
TwinSpires Blog – Smooth Roller on course for BC Classic after Saturday move at Santa Anita
TwinSpires Blog – Scully – Smooth Roller a Breeders’ Cup Classic wildcard
Bloodhorse – Espinoza to Join Zayats, Baffert for Event
Louisville Courier-Journal – Rees – Breeders’ Cup Spotlight: $2 million Juvenile
Upcoming Western Thoroughbred
Race Dates
MIKE HEADS HASTINGS PREVIEW FOR SUNDAY’S 10 RACE CARD
SUNDAY PREVIEW
Racing resumes at Hastings Racecourse this afternoon with a ten race program. The horse population on the backstretch has been hit with a virus which has affected many of the younger horses which resulted in the cancellation of yesterdays Saturday card.
The feature event on the day is race nine which has six $16,000 fillies and mares going a mile and a sixteenth.
On the rail is the likely favourite Don Danard’s Fire Beauty who has been a tough luck runner-up to top class mares Sabrina and Dear Lilly in her last two. She is in a far easier spot today and will be tough to outrun. Antonio Reyes will be at the hem for trainer Mel Snow.
Kay and Sue Ohashi’s Closing Intentions turned in her best performance of the year last time out winning the final leg of the Champions Starter series. She is up in class but has won at this level in the past. Leading rider Richard Hamel gets the call from Patty Leaney.
Gil and Wil Stud Farms I’m a Diva Too will stretch back out to her best distance after a no-threat fifth sprinting behind Fire Beauty in her latest. She owns two wins at this trip in 2015 and could be a major threat in the stretch. Regular rider Alex Marti returns to the saddle for Bill Konyk.
Jack and Robin Pozzo’s Ms Heatheridge is taking a large hike in class after a defeat at the $4,000 price tag. She was entered in another race that failed to fill and with only two weekends left in the 2015 season the connections have decided to give her a shot today. Jeff Burningham rides for Nancy Betts.
Garry and Sharon Saitz’s Kataliah turned in an even effort behind Fire Beauty in her last. She has performed well going long before and could be an upset chance. Gabby Asencio gets the riding assignment.
Blue Willow Dairy’s S.L. Express has a two race winning streak defeating conditional $16,000 mares in both of her last two starts. She is razor sharp and has speed which is always a dangerous combination. The daughter of Rosberg will be ridden by Keishan Balgobin for trainer Pat Jarvis.
The lengthy Sunday program gets underway at 1:50 p.m.
MIKE’S AND DREW’S PICKS FOR SUNDAY AT HASTINGS
| Race 1 | 3 – Bridge Baron 5 – Stroker Joe 1 – Risky With Whiskey |
1 – Risky with Whiskey 5 – Stroker Joe 3 – Bridge Baron |
| Race 2 | 3 – Cute Little Vixen 5 – Riojana 4 – Biscuit |
3 – Cute Little Vixen 5 – Riojana 4 – Biscuit |
| Race 3 | 2 – Good as They Get 1 – Sanawar 5 – Sunscape |
2 – Good as They Get 5 – Sunscape 1 – Sanawar |
| Race 4 | 3 – Zenya 4 – Imakittensjoy 1 – Race The Wind |
4 – Imakittensjoy 3 – Zenya 5 – Anasazi Lass |
| Race 5 | 8 – Dee Jay Snow 4 – Carson City Brown 5 – Mattythebull |
8 – Dee Jay Snow 5 – Mattythebull 3 – Promise Glory |
| Race 6 | 2 – Brother Chuncky 8 – Flemings Beach 4 – Similkameen Luke |
5 – Teddy the Bear 8 – Flemings Beach 7 – Payton’s Best |
| Race 7 | 6 – Always a Sunrise 3 – Street Map 4 – On the Sunnyside |
3 – Street Map 6 – Always a Sunrise 1 – Mr Rosberg |
| Race 8 | 1 – Shayla’s Rose 8 – Katchin Fire 4 – Four Feathers |
8 – Katchin Fire 4 – Four Feathers 1 – Shayla’s Rose |
| Race 9 | 1 – Fire Beauty 2 – Closing Intentions 6 – S.L. Express |
1 – Fire Beauty 6 – S.L. Express 2 – Closing Intentions |
| Race 10 | 4 – Payton’s Command 5 – Twopenny 6 – Acertainreality |
6 – Acertainreality 5 – Twopenny 4 – Payton’s Command |
| Mike’s Picks | Drew’s Picks |
|---|
Sunday, October 18, 2015 1:50 PM MDT
Saturday, October 24, 2015 1:50 PM MDT
Sunday, October 25, 2015 1:50 PM MDT
Racing Post – Riley – Solow routs QEII field as Gleneagles flops
The Guardian – Wood – Solow sinks Gleneagles in Champions Day QEII Stakes at Ascot
Bloodhorse – Gleneagles Still on Fence for Ascot Start
Bloodhorse – Solow Too Much for Queen Elizabeth Rivals
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2015 Leading Jockeys
Rank |
Jockey Name |
Sts |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rico W. Walcott | 422 | 132 | 97 | 47 | $1,339,560 |
| 2 | Scott Williams | 373 | 71 | 55 | 54 | $757,317 |
| 3 | Shannon Beauregard | 294 | 51 | 41 | 57 | $590,008 |
| 4 | Tony Maragh | 293 | 47 | 34 | 46 | $506,121 |
| 5 | Ismael Eluid Mosqueira | 293 | 37 | 38 | 50 | $485,167 |
| 6 | Ruben Lara | 292 | 30 | 40 | 42 | $410,954 |
| 7 | Jorge Espitia | 245 | 28 | 33 | 30 | $312,800 |
| 8 | Quincy Welch | 182 | 26 | 17 | 26 | $296,165 |
| 9 | Desmond Bryan | 236 | 25 | 30 | 36 | $256,271 |
| 10 | Damario Bynoe | 224 | 13 | 27 | 25 | $195,279 |
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2015 Leading Trainers
| Rank |
Trainer Name |
Sts |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Tracy | 253 | 67 | 46 | 33 | $800,287 |
| 2 | Tim Rycroft | 287 | 51 | 44 | 49 | $756,245 |
| 3 | Dale L. Saunders | 149 | 32 | 25 | 12 | $424,097 |
| 4 | Joan Petrowski | 322 | 25 | 39 | 35 | $344,762 |
| 5 | Rodney J. Cone | 255 | 33 | 31 | 29 | $305,659 |
| 6 | Craig Robert Smith | 150 | 35 | 24 | 25 | $279,156 |
| 7 | Jerri R. Robertson | 134 | 14 | 18 | 24 | $234,511 |
| 8 | Dale Greenwood | 102 | 15 | 21 | 14 | $224,580 |
| 9 | Ernie J. Keller | 69 | 14 | 13 | 16 | $208,780 |
| 10 | Ron Grieves | 132 | 20 | 20 | 25 | $205,105 |
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Nominations for the 14th Running Of The Freedom Of The City
$50,000 Guaranteed
A SPECIAL WEIGHT STAKES FOR TWO YEAR OLD FILLIES
ONE MILE
TO BE RUN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2015
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BOOTLEGGERS WIFE (Beauregard) dk b/.f.2 Riversedge Racing Stables Ltd. Tim Rycroft
FAST FORWARD GAL b.f.2 RLC Racing and Steve Hollar Deanne Davies
IMAGEOFPERFECTION dk b/.f.2 Anderson Livestock Ltd. and Hillside Farms MB Ltd. Shelley Brown
LEENA (Mosqueira) dk b/.f.2 R & M Stable Robert A. MacDonald
MIDNIGHT FUDGE dk b/.f.2 Lavern Doran Lesley Dunlop
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
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Nominations for the 19th Running Of The Canadian Juvenile
$50,000
A SPECIAL WEIGHT STAKES FOR TWO YEAR OLDS
ONE MILE
TO BE RUN SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2015
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AUTUMN SONG dk b/.c.2 Derby Quest Farms Ltd. and Shot In The Dark Racing Corp. Greg Tracy
AWESOME SLATE ch.g.2 Riversedge Racing Stables Ltd. Tim Rycroft
CHARPETTI dk b/.g.2 Ron and Sandra Kirchner Joan Petrowski
CREDITS GOOD dk b/.c.2 Dialed In Racing Stable, IndyRock Racing and Smokin Guns Stable Craig Smith
EXTRA DUTY dk b/.g.2 Tim Kane, Lesley Hardy, Vitto Chiodo and Jerri R. Robertson Jerri R. Robertson
FALLS SESSION dk b/.c.2 Marie Neubuhr Sam L. Neubuhr
GRANDSTAND STEVE b.g.2 RLC Racing and Steve Hollar Deanne Davies
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 dk b/.c.2 Doug Blair Joan Petrowski
OVED dk b/.g.2 Jennifer Smith Rodney J. Cone
PERFECT GENT b.c.2 Bruce & Margaret Appleyard Jerri R. Robertson
READY INTAGLIO dk b/.c.2 Robbin Martens Eurico Martens
RIPPLE gr/ro.g.2 Jim & Carole Barker and Red Diamond Stable Ron K. Smith
SCHRAMSON ch.g.2 J & G Murphy Holdings Ltd. Robert C. Kingston
TIZAGOGO ch.g.2 Riversedge Racing Stables Ltd. Tim Rycroft
VICTORY DAY dk b/.g.2 Riversedge Racing Stables Ltd. Tim Rycroft
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Edmonton Sun – FRANK FONTANA’s Northlands Favourites
Matt’s Picks and Free Program – Wednesday October 21, 2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 6:30 PM MDT
Friday, October 23, 2015 6:30 PM MDT
Saturday, October 24, 2015 1:00 PM MDT
Bloodhorse – Fascinating Rock Takes Champions in Upset
Bloodhorse – Lewyn – Simple Verse Up in Time at Ascot
Guardian – Cook – Jockey Club revives Betfair Million to leave trainers weighing options
Upcoming Stakes
October 18
Belmont Park
Matron Stake GII $200,000 2yo Fillies 6f Dirt
Fresno
Bull Dog handicap $50,000 3&up 9f Dirt
Japan Racing Association
Shuka Sho GI $1,608,000 3yo Fillies 10f Turf
Keeneland
Rood & Riddle Dowager Stake GIII $125,000 3&up Fillies & Mares 12f Turf
Santa Anita Park
Speakeasy Stake $70,000 2yo 6f Dirt
Woodbine
E.P. Taylor Stake Can – I $500,000 3&up Fillies & Mares 10f Turf
Nearctic Stake Can – II $300,000 3&up 6f Turf
Ontario Fashion Stake Can – III $150,000 3&up Fillies & Mares 6f AW
Pattison Canadian International Can – I $1,000,000 3&up 12f Turf
October 23
Delta Downs
My Trusty Cat Stake (L) $100,000 2yo Fillies 7f Dirt
Northlands Park
Freedom of the City $50,000 2yo Fillies 8f Dirt
Remington Park
E.L. Gaylord Memorial Stake $50,000 2yo Fillies 6.5f Dirt
October 24
Belmont Park
Empire Classic Stake $300,000 3&up State/Prov 9f Dirt
Empire Distaff Stake $250,000 3&up Fillies & Mares State/Prov 8.5f Dirt
Hudson Stake $150,000 3&up State/Prov 6.5f Dirt
Iroquois Stake $150,000 3&up Fillies & Mares State/Prov 6.5f Dirt
Maid of the Mist Stake $250,000 2yo Fillies State/Prov 8f Dirt
Mohawk Stake $200,000 3&up State/Prov 8.5f Turf
Sleepy Hollow Stake $250,000 2yo State/Prov 8f Dirt
Ticonderoga Stake $200,000 3&up Fillies & Mares State/Prov 8.5f Turf
Delta Downs
Jean Lafitte Stake (L) $200,000 2yo 8f Dirt
Great Meadow
David L. Zeke Ferguson Memorial Steeplechase GIII $50,000 4&up 17f Turf
International Gold Cup Timber Stake $75,000 4&up 28f Turf
Japan Racing Association
Fuji Stake GIII $723,000 3&up 8f Turf
Keeneland
Pin Oak Valley View Stake GIII $150,000 3yo Fillies 8.5f Turf
Northlands Park
Canadian Juvenile Stake $50,000 2yo 8f Dirt
Santa Anita Park
Twilight Derby GII $200,000 3yo 9f Turf
ThistleDown
Diana Stake $75,000 3&up Fillies & Mares State/Prov 6f Dirt
Turf Paradise
Princess of Palms Stake $35,000 3&up Fillies & Mares 6f Dirt
October 25
Belmont Park
English Channel $100,000 3yo 8f Turf
Hastings Race Course
Harbour View $32,000 3&up R 8.5f Dirt
Lions Gate $32,000 3&up Fillies & Mares R 8.5f Dirt
Japan Racing Association
Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger) GI $2,029,000 3yo 15f Turf
Santa Anita Park
Sen. Ken Maddy Stake GIII $100,000 3&up Fillies & Mares abt 6.5f Turf
Woodbine
Fanfreluche Stake $150,000 2yo Fillies R 6f AW
October 29
Keeneland
Lafayette Presented by Keeneland Select $100,000 3&up 7f Dirt
October 30
Belmont Park
Awad Stake $100,000 2yo 8f Turf
Turnback the Alarm Handicap GIII $200,000 3&up Fillies & Mares 8.5f Dirt
Delta Downs
Magnolia Stake $100,000 3&up Fillies & Mares State/Prov 8f Dirt
Keeneland
Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile GI $1,000,000 3&up 8f Dirt
Breeders’ Cup Distaff GI $2,000,000 3&up Fillies & Mares 9f Dirt
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf GI $1,000,000 2yo Fillies 8f Turf
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf GI $1,000,000 2yo Colts & Geldings 8f Turf
Bryan Station Stake $100,000 3yo 9f Turf
Hagyard Fayette Stake GII $200,000 3&up 9f Dirt
Marathon Stake GII $200,000 3&up 14f Dirt
October 31
Belmont Park
Bold Ruler GIII $200,000 3&up 7f Dirt
Chelsey Flower Stake $100,000 2yo Fillies 8f Turf
Charles Town
Tri-State Futurity $50,000 2yo R 7f Dirt
Delta Downs
Gold Cup $100,000 3&up State/Prov 8f Dirt
Gulfstream Park West
Cellars Shiraz Stake $75,000 3yo Fillies 8f Turf
Showing Up Stake $75,000 3yo 8f Turf
Indiana Grand Race Course
Frances Slocum Stake $150,000 3&up Fillies & Mares State/Prov 8.5f Dirt
Indiana Futurity $85,000 2yo State/Prov 8.32f Dirt
Miss Indiana Stake $85,000 2yo Fillies State/Prov 8.32f Dirt
Too Much Coffee Stake $150,000 3&up State/Prov 8.5f Dirt
Japan Racing Association
Artemis Stake GIII $504,000 2yo Fillies 8f Turf
Swan Stake GII $1,030,000 3&up 7f Turf
Keeneland
Breeders’ Cup Classic GI $5,000,000 3&up 10f Dirt
Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint GI $1,000,000 3&up Fillies & Mares 7f Dirt
Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf GI $2,000,000 3&up Fillies & Mares 9.5f Turf
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile GI $2,000,000 2yo Colts & Geldings 8.5f Dirt
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies GI $2,000,000 2yo Fillies 8.5f Dirt
Breeders’ Cup Mile GI $2,000,000 3&up 8f Turf
Breeders’ Cup Sprint GI $1,500,000 3&up 6f Dirt
Breeders’ Cup Turf GI $3,000,000 3&up 12f Turf
Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint GI $1,000,000 3&up 5.5f Turf
Fort Springs $100,000 3yo Fillies 6f Dirt
Juvenile Dirt Sprint $100,000 2yo 6f Dirt
Perryville Stake $100,000 3yo 6f Dirt
Laurel Park
Laurel Turf Cup (L) $100,000 3&up 12f Turf
Mahoning Valley Racecourse
Cardinal handicap $75,000 3&up State/Prov 6f Dirt
Emerald Necklace Stake $75,000 2yo Fillies State/Prov 6f Dirt
Woodbine
Maple Leaf Stake Can – III $150,000 3&up Fillies & Mares 10f AW
November 1
Belmont Park
Pumpkin Pie Stake $100,000 3&up Fillies & Mares 6f Dirt
Churchill Downs
*Rags to Riches Stake $60,000 2yo Fillies 8f Dirt
*Street Sense Stake $60,000 2yo 8f Dirt
Golden Gate Fields
Pike Place Dancer $75,000 2yo Fillies 8f Turf
Japan Racing Association
Tenno Sho Autumn GI $2,721,000 3&up 10f Turf
Turf Paradise
A.T.B.A. Fall Sales Stake $35,000 2yo Colts & Geldings R 6f Dirt
A.T.B.A. Fall Sales Stake $35,000 2yo Fillies R 6f Dirt
Unionville
Pennsylvania Hunt Cup $35,000 5&up 32f Turf
Woodbine
Princess Elizabeth Stake $250,000 2yo Fillies R 8.5f AW
Zia Park
New Mexico Classic Cup Derby Championship $140,000 3yo Colts & Geldings State/Prov 6f Dirt
New Mexico Classic Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Championship $140,000 3&up Fillies & Mares State/Prov 6f Dirt
New Mexico Classic Cup Juvenile Championship $140,000 2yo Colts & Geldings State/Prov 6f Dirt
New Mexico Classic Cup Lassie Championship $140,000 2yo Fillies State/Prov 6f Dirt
New Mexico Classic Cup Oaks Championship $140,000 3yo Fillies State/Prov 6f Dirt
New Mexico Classic Cup Peppers Pride Championship $170,000 3&up Fillies & Mares State/Prov 8f Dirt
New Mexico Classic Cup Rocky Gulch Championship $180,000 3&up State/Prov 8f Dirt
New Mexico Classic Cup Sprint Championship $170,000 3&up State/Prov 6f Dirt
November 2
Zia Park
Veterans Stake $55,000 3&up 8.5f Dirt
November 4
Woodbine
Frost King Stake $125,000 2yo State/Prov 7f AW
ABC Net AU – Mongolian Khan wins the Caulfield Cup for trainer Murray Baker and jockey Opie Bosson
Bloodhorse – Novak – Modernstone, Kitten’s Point Head Dowager
NOTICE HBPA OF BC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE HBPA OF BC
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21/2015
HASTINGS RACECOURSE
AT 6:00 PM IN THE COOKSHACK (TRACKERS)
- Receive the report of the Directors to the Members.
- Consider the financial review of the Association for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015.
- Appoint Auditors for the year ending March 31, 2016.
- Transact such other business as may lawfully come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
- The meeting will provide a forum for members to discuss their concerns.
ALL MEMBERS ARE URGED TO ATTEND
DINNER WILL BE SERVED
Richard Yates—Secretary-Treasurer HBPA of BC
October 7, 2015
Bloodhorse – Well-Bred Dawalan Prevails in Grand National
From the Derby Bar and Grill Newsletter
RAILBIRD NOTES
BY GLEN TODD
WATCH FOR ANNOUNCEMENT OF HASTINGS 2016 LIVE RACING SEASON
We expect Hastings Racecourse to announce the live racing season for 2016 sometime later this week. It will be likely be the proposed schedule that will need final approval of GPEB.
2016 HASTINGS LIVE RACING CALENDAR
OPENS APRIL 17 WITH A 53-CARD MEET
Vancouver, B.C. (Oct. 19/15) – The 2016 thoroughbred racing season will begin in mid-April and conclude in mid-October it was announced today by Hastings Racecourse General Manager Darren MacDonald.
“It was great to come to a mutually beneficial schedule with the horsemen’s groups,” MacDonald said. “I couldn’t be happier. Now we just wait for the approval of the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch (GPEB).”
Opening day in 2016 will be Sunday, April 17 and the schedule will encompass 53 dates that conclude on Sunday, October 16.
There will be six Friday Night Live cards, up from five this past season, all beginning at 7:00 p.m. “We have determined that over and above Friday nights being popular with a young demographic, they have also caught on with the corporate sector,” MacDonald said.
“We will start them on July 22, run four consecutive Friday nights in August and finish with Friday, September 2.”
Six Monday dates have been confirmed, May 23, August 1, 22 & 29, September 5 and October 10. The balance of the schedule involves Saturday and Sunday afternoons with 1:50 p.m. start times.
The 2016 calendar will soon be available on the Hastings website at www.hastingsracecourse.com. MacDonald said the 2016 stakes schedule will be announced at a later date.
This year’s Thoroughbred Awards Dinner and Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies are set for Thursday, December 3 at the Newlands Golf and Country Club. Tickets are available at cgossen@gmail.com or cthsbc@cthsbc.org.
The 2015 racing season concludes at Hastings Racecourse this weekend with Saturday and Sunday start times of 1:50 pm.
Hastings Wrap-up For Sunday, October 18—–Richard Yates
Following the cancellation of Saturday’s card, the Sunday program offered 10 races to help fill the void. Richard Hamel won three to further widen his insurmountable lead over Pedro Alvarado in the jockey race. Hamel now has 70 wins for the season, 18 more than Alvarado. Trainer Barbara Heads won a race to close to within 7 wins of her brother, leading trainer Mike Anderson. She will not catch him, but if a brother and sister have ever finished one-two in the trainer standings at Hastings, no one can remember when. However, unless Hall of Famer Troy Taylor wins four next weekend while Heads gets shutout, it is going to happen this season.
The handle was in the neighborhood of $725,000 as the folks out in simulcast land bet us with both hands. The last 4 races alone handled about $427,000.
Sunscape
The third race, a Maiden Special Weight for two-year-olds will serve as the feature and it was won by Sunscape ($10.30) who made a sustained move from last to first that had him drawing away as he came to the wire a little more than 3 lengths ahead of Indy Black who set the early pace. Good as They Get ran evenly to be third. Final time was 1:12.96 for 6 furlongs run over a fast track that was taking moisture.
Sunscape was three wide around the first turn and last when Richard Hamel straightened him out for the run down the backstretch. He was in first going into the second turn, having run by everybody with a bold move that he carried on with around the bend and all the way home. Indy Black and Good as They Get had a tussle for second with Indy Black prevailing by a neck. Neither presented a serious problem for the winner.
Sunscape is a gelded son of Finality out of the Free at Last mare Free Quarter Time. The dam is a full sister to the graded stakes winning Grey Tobe Free. The winner was bred in British Columbia by Red Rock farm and is owned by Suzanne Anderson. Robert Anderson trains.
Closing Intentions
The supporting feature, an open $16,000 claimer for older fillies and mares, went as the ninth on a 10 race card and it featured another last to first performance, this time by Closing Intentions ($5.80) who won her second straight route by covering the mile-and-a-sixteenth in 1:46.18. I’m a Diva Too closed from next to last to be second after briefly getting to the lead going into the last turn. S. L. Express finished third after pressing or setting the early pace. Richard Hamel, aboard the winner, won his third of the day.
Closing Intentions, a New York bred, had accounted for the Distaff Champions Starter Series finale ($50,000) in her previous outing. She is owned by Kay and Sue Ohashi and trained by Patty Leaney.
Race the Wind
The fourth race was also a $16,000 claimer, although it was conditioned as a non-winner of two event (3 for BC-breds) for three-and-up fillies and mares, and it fell to the three-year-old Race the Wind ($10.40). The winner was a little over 4 lengths ahead of Zenya in second, she being another 3 lengths better than Anasazi Lass in third.
Race the Wind, a full sister to the stakes winner Dance the Wind, is owned by her breeders, Linda and Clive Lytle. Carl Lausten is the trainer and Silvino Morales rode.
Also Noteworthy:
Jockey Richard Hamel’s other win, aside from Sunscape and Closing Intentions as discussed above, came on Teddy the Bear ($5.70) who nailed the sixth by a nose for owner Last Call Racing Stable and trainer Brent Bremner.
Amadeo Perez had a riding double on the card. He took the second with odds-on favorite Cute Little Vixen ($3.30) for owner/breeders Russell and Lois Bennett and trainer Barbara Heads, connections that have been winning races in bunches as the season comes to a close. Perez came back with a win in the fifth on Dee Jay Snow ($8.90) for owner/breeders John and Tammy Snow and owner Alison Tonner.
Trainer John Snow sent out two winners on the day, Dee Jay Snow, as mentioned above, and Street Map ($4.50) with Keishan Balgobin doing the riding for L. and S. Farms, Gordon Grant and owner/trainer Snow.
Shayla’s Rose ($8.50) won her third in a row for owner Kathy Hurt and owner/trainer Ted Hurt. The three-year-old filly is now 3 for 9 lifetime and jockey Sahin Civaci has been aboard for all 9 starts.
The opener went to the overwhelming favorite Bridge Baron ($2.90) for owners Praven Sorensen, Bill Randall and owner/trainer Phil Hall. Antonio Reyes rode the two-year-old son of Forest Grove who was bred in BC by Mark Robbins.
Famous Winner ($24.80) closed out the card by upsetting the last as the longest shot on the board and giving jockey R. A. Stewart his first Hastings win. The winner is owned by the Estate of Orland McConnell, Janet McConnell and Daniel Piotrowsk and was bred by the latter two and the late Orland McConnell. Catherine Sheppard is the trainer.
He is under no illusions about what to expect. “They tell me it’s very cold in New York, but that doesn’t bother me – in can be cold in Britain, too,” he said.
Racing Post – Riley – Proud De Sousa lifts first jockeys’ championship
The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.
Peter Drucker
Bloodhorse – Mitchell – Jack’s in the Deck in Maryland Sprint Upset
Bloodhorse – Maryland Million Card Sees Handle Gains
Dear Ms. Leslie,
As you know, over the past eight months, the government, OLG and OHRIA have been working closely on key elements of horse racing integration.
All parties are engaged in a dialogue with the industry on areas of mutual interest. Through these discussions, we have accomplished a great deal. We are defining how horse racing fits into the modernization framework and laying a foundation for the industry’s success.
Today, OLG has a new horse racing division, led by a new Senior Vice President. We are developing a co-branding marketing strategy and preparing to launch horse-themed products through our Lottery and Internet business channels. We have also signed leases with almost all racetracks in Ontario.
In addition, the regulatory merger of the Ontario Racing Commission and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is moving forward and the government’s five-year Horse Racing Partnership Plan continues to support the industry.
The next area of focus is developing a financial model to provide a long-term funding framework. This includes exploring options that help create economic confidence in a transparent and accountable way, beyond 2019.
The government has asked OLG to provide recommendations on this topic by the end of the year.
We would like your ongoing input. I have asked Cal Bricker, OLG’s Senior Vice President of Horse Racing to lead a collaborative discussion on this subject with your help, and members of the industry.
As President of OHRIA, I would ask that you circulate this letter to your Board of Directors and membership. Horse racing is vital to Ontario’s rural communities and is an important part of our province’s rich heritage. Our ongoing collaboration will help create a sustainable industry in Ontario for generations to come.
We look forward to working with you and the broader industry on this matter.
Stephen Rigby
President and Chief Executive Officer
OLG
OHRIA – Letter – OLG President & CEO to OHRIA
Bloodhorse – Gural-Owned NY Track Tapped for Casino
When it comes to dominating the championship-deciding G1 Dewhurst S., no stallion can hold a candle to the unique Northern Dancer. Thanks to Nijinsky, The Minstrel, Try My Best, Storm Bird, El Gran Senor and Ajdal, the Windfields patriarch had an unequalled record in the last 50 years.
Since then two branches of the Northern Dancer-male line have been busily extending his influence. For example, when Air Force Blue demolished the opposition in last week’s race, he became the second winner in three years for Danzig’s impressive son War Front. There have also been Dewhurst winners by Danzig, his sons Chief’s Crown and Danehill and his grandson Oratorio.
TDN – Caulfield – Pedigree Insights: First Victory
Bloodhorse – Lewyn – Pretty N Cool Leads Way in Matron Win
TwinSpires Blog – Caldwell – Pretty N Cool captures Matron
Bloodhorse – LaMarra – Kitten’s Point Rallies to Take Dowager
TwinSpires Blog – Caldwell – Kitten’s Point scratches out Dowager win
TwinSpires Blog – Pretty N Cool heads Matron; Kitten’s Point favored in Dowager
Bloodhorse – Hammonds – Pretty N Cool Heads East for Matron
Bloodhorse – Australia’s Evolution
Lady and the Track – Smith – Horse People and Horse Sales: An Array of Emotions
Bloodhorse – Oakford – Larger F-T October Looks to Continue Gains
Bloodhorse – Fasig-Tipton October Yearling Sale: Preview
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ATTENTION Player’s Choice tournament players: You now have two options for this month’s tournament. You may play on the scheduled day, Breeders’ Cup Saturday, Oct. 31. Or you may play the following Saturday, Nov. 7. See the reason under FYI.
 BREEDERS’ CUP QUIZ: Which Breeders’ Cup race is historically the easiest to predict? (a) Juvenile (b) Juvenile Fillies (c) Dirt Mile (d) Sprint (e) Other (indicate which) See answer at bottom of column.
FYI . . .
• Player’s Choice horseplayer tournament entrants may play either on Saturday, Oct. 31
or Saturday, Nov. 7. The Nov. 7 option was added after some players said they didn’t want to be distracted by playing in a tournament on one of the biggest days in racing. “We want to keep everyone happy,” said Manitoba Jockey Club vice-president Sharon Gulyas in announcing the optional day. When you’re entering the tournament, be sure to indicate the day you prefer. Results from Oct. 31 will be kept confidential until after the Nov. 7 round. Current leader board for Handicapper of the Year. |
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• You have two chances to win $1 million this Sunday at Woodbine!
Go to Woodbine’s website and predict the exact order of finish for the
Pattison International and the E. P. Taylor. If you’re correct for either,
you’re an instant millionaire. The odds of winning are astronomical
according to U of M business major Rob MacLennan–although
handicapping narrows the odds. Otherwise, he said, the odds of
getting all horses in the correct order in a 10-horse field is 3.6 million
to one and, for 12 horses, it’s 479 million to one. For astute wheel
player Terry Pagee, though, who can sniff out the order of superfectas
for about $1.20, it’s probably more like 50 to one.
• Will Del Mar be the first California track to offer Canadian bettors 20-cent supers and
other fractional wagers when its fall meet opens on Oct. 29? The chances are good and
The Insider is awaiting confirmation.
• What’s the betting pool breakdown for the new rolling Super Hi 5 wagers at Gulfstream
West? In each race, when there is no winner, 25 per cent of the wagers get paid out
to players with the closest tickets and the balance is added to the jackpot which is paid
out in a subsequent race when a player or players get the first five finishers in the correct order.
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NEW NAMES ADDED TO HONOUR ROLL: Congrats to the new additions to the honour roll, players who proved they could make at least $100 profit making three fictitious $50 wagers in the Triple 50 Challenge that is held each Saturday. (The highest was Bill Latta with $270 in profit.) Here’s the current honour roll with new additions in red. All are a credit to themselves and are in the vanguard of being better bettors! Who will be the first to be inducted into The Insider Hall of Fame by playing their picks with real money on three Saturdays?
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Donna Cretney
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| SEPTEMBER’S BETTER BETTOR TRACKS |
In September, bettors were loving Canterbury, Presque Isle, Fort Erie, Churchill, Golden Gate and Hastings. Those were the main money-making tracks which will send money into the Manitoba economy. At the other end of the scale, bettors regressed at Woodbine, showing how unpredictable the races were that month (compared to a profitable August). Bettors found Los Alamitos thoroughbreds challenging as they did races at Kentucky Downs and Santa Anita.
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thoro tracks:
1. Canterbury
2. Presque Isle
3. Fort Erie
4. Churchill
Harness:
1. Yonkers
2. Harrah’s Philly
3. Maywood
Least profitable:
1. Woodbine
2. Saratoga
3. Los Alamitos (T)
Harness:
1. Monticello
2. The Meadows
3. Hoosier
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Want more proof this rule works? In 2013, the 2-year-old with the highest purse money, Outstrip, won the Juvenile at 6/1 and Chriselliam, among three with close purse money races, won the Juvenile Fillies Turf at 6/1. And Dank who had raced for much-the-highest purse money, was an easy winner in the Filly and Mare Turf, paying $5. Read that Insider here.
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And in 2012, the 2-year-old who had previously raced for the highest purse money, George Vancouver, won the Juvenile Turf at 9/1 and the 2-year-old filly who had raced for the second-highest purse money, Flotilla, won the Juvenile Fillies Turf at 11/1. Read that Insider here.
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| Blinkers on? Or off? |
To make it super-simple for you this year, two weeks from today the Insider will list the horses with the best chances just as it did last year when the exactor paid $663. Unfortunately, though, The Insider has no control over whether you decide to wear blinkers or not. My instincts tell me most of you will have a small “b” after your name.
BREEDERS’ CUP WORKSHOP AND GROUP PLAY: Saturday, Oct. 31 at 9:30 a.m.
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Mike Welsch
Reading his reports a “must” |
in the Finish Line banquet room. Every $20 share from you will be generously topped up by $5 from the Downs. Refreshments served.
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Air ambulance pilot lands second Vegas poker trip
Three years ago air ambulance pilot Darryl Dash (centre) could tell you about claimers and superfectas but knew little about small blinds and big blinds. Fast forward. Dash is this year’s top poker player, having won two tournaments that resulted in a trip to Las Vegas and entry into a World Series of Poker event. His latest win came against 51 players two Fridays ago when his queen/eight beat Mathew Mayer’s queen/four. “I’m excited and proud,” Dash said after the win while praising Rosie Parmar (above left) and Kerran Seth (right) and their All-In Poker Tour organization for being “very accommodating” in providing the learning experience that led to his victories.
The top eight finishers and their prizes: 1st Darryl Dash (trip for two to Las Vegas including airfare, accommodations, $1,000 seat in WSOP and $500 U.S. spending money, 2nd Mathew Mayer ($500), 3rd Arnold Black ($200), 4th Amelia Manlig ($100), 5th Rick Boychuk ($50), 6th George Newbury ($50), 7th Stephan Saultier ($50), 8th Marian Delaurier ($50). New $10 buy-in games begin tomorrow with THREE opportunities to buy back in. (Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 7 p.m. Register 30 minutes before games.)
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INTERESTING RITUAL: HOW WOODBINE TESTS TURF: Sean Gault, the senior manager for thoroughbred racing surfaces at Woodbine, has some interesting things to
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say about the way the track measures turf firmness. On race day, at the longest turf distance for any race that day, turf firmness is measured EVERY SIXTEENTH OF A MILE at three points: (1) at the rail (2) five feet from the rail and (3) 10 feet out. That’s 48 separate readings for a mile of turf.
SUNDAY ROBBERY HAD PLAYERS BUZZING: When is a $99 horse worth betting? When a 29 per cent trainer has taken over the conditioning from a 6 per cent trainer. That’s what happened recently at Mountaineer. Shawn Marks, a 29 per cent trainer, took over maiden claimer Sunday Robbery from 6 per cent trainer Jerold Gammon. Kapow! Sunday
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Robbery won rather easily and observant players cashed a handsome $99 for each $2 win wager. See that horse’s past performances here. Would you have bet it? Will you bet that kind of horse in the future?
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ASD trainers ready for Turf Paradise opener Saturday
TURF PARADISE OPENS: Turf Paradise opens this Saturday with a good card involving some familiar names. Trainer Don Schnell runs a number of horses including Idling, I Am Awesome, Valedictoryaddress and Runaway Cal. Trainer Jared Brown tries the speedy mare Tom Kha on the grass. The race should set up for Idling.
WOODBINE: At Woodbine, Blair Miller (43-1-8-8) has been close to a win with Buckden House and he was to run in a maiden race last night in the easiest spot he has ever been in. K5 Stables’ Master Lightning trained by Preston Ferris was claimed for $16,000 after running back-to-back thirds at Woodbine.
FORT ERIE: Jodi Radul (3-1-1-0 $11,081) won Sunday with a maiden 2-year-old. She followed up with a second by Sunny Weather.
NORTHLANDS: Lots of action in Edmonton. Shelley Brown (8-2-1-1) has had a good run including wins with Fungo and Can’t Use Nellie. Can’t Use Nellie won the Duchess of York
Stakes at Northlands with a furious late run ($17.50). In his last two races at Northlands, trainer Eurico Martens (41-2-3-6) won with the classy gelding Grandpa George and notched a second as well. K5 Stables (9-2-2-0 $12,430) has had some success in Alberta with wins at big prices by Roman Humor ($22.20) and Key to Glory ($36.50) ASD Gold Cup winner Magic d’ Oro as the 2/1 second choice ran a tough-luck fourth in the Harvest Gold Plate on Thanksgiving Monday. Drawn way outside in post position 10, Magic dueled very wide around the far turn and used so much energy he could not hold off the closers. It still was a good race considering the trip he got. The plan for Magic is to go to Phoenix and relax for the winter prior to his 2016 campaign. The Plate was won by Aces Again at 7/1.
LETHBRIDGE CLOSES: The Lethbridge meet closed this past weekend. Maria Stanford (12-3-2-2) ran a number of horses including Pretend and Extend who ran second in a $11,000 stake on closing day. Rocky Mountain Turf Club (23-8-1-4) with horses such as She’s It Again and Georgi Girl’s Kiss all had success at the Lethbridge meet following the ASD meet.
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HISTORY ON THE HOOF: The best of Bob
Did you know . . . the track surface for Assiniboia Downs when it opened in 1958 was hauled in by the truckload from old Whittier Park race track in St. Boniface? What other nuggets of history does Bob Gates have for us this week in Memories of Whittier Park, grandfather of Assiniboia Downs? Read his blog here.
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PARTING RUSH: Relive Secretariat’s Canadian International
Bloodhorse – Novak – Dr. Shane Upsets NY Breeders’ Futurity
Let’s raise a glass.
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Bloodhorse – LaMarra – Cannock Chase Takes Canadian International
Racing Post – Mottershead – Cannock Chase favourite to extend fine Moore run
Bloodhorse – Balan – Interpol Seeks Second Grade I in Pattison
ABR – Starr – Second Step Could Finish First in Canadian International
TwinSpires Blog – Reilly – Sizing up the Europeans in the Canadian International & EP Taylor
Bloodhorse – Meet International Model Esther de Jong
Bloodhorse – Cactus Kris Last to First in Ontario Fashion
Bloodhorse – Balan – Bye Bye Bernie Takes Nearctic at 22-1
Bloodhorse – Lamarra – Cyclogenisis Ships North for Nearctic Stakes
Bloodhorse – Balan – Curvy Hits Pay Dirt in E.P. Taylor Stakes
TwinSpires Blog – Reilly – Curvy bounces back on better ground in EP Taylor
Bloodhorse – Shulman – European Invaders Seek E. P. Taylor Victory
TwinSpires Blog – DeRosa – Fort Erie Getaway Day Features 20x Points & Must-win Carryovers
Lady and the Track – Hammer – Shotgun Kowboy Continues Winning Streak at Remington Park
TwinSpires Blog – Scully – Stellar takes the right Path in Athenia victory
Bloodhorse – Lewyn – Lovelyn Denies Dylan Mouth at San Siro
National Post – Selley – Inflexible over-management throwing cold water on Toronto’s parks
Edmonton Journal – Graham Thomson: Alberta’s PC party circling the fiscal drain
LA Times – Christensen – Is UC spending too little on teaching, too much on administration?
NY Times – Araton – Theo Epstein, a Former Red Sox Magician, Tries Another Exorcism With Cubs
The Globe and Mail – Bielski – The undeniable pleasure of doing things alone
The Garden and Gun – Hutchinson – A Guide to Southern Game-Day Dive Bars
The Bitter Southerner – Elbein – A Shifting Tide?
The Garden and Gun – Fork in the Road: Middle East on Magazine
If you come to a fork in the road, take it.
Yogi Berra
LA Times – White – At revamped Playboy, he works to build the brand
FiveThirtyEight – Avirgnan – Big Data Is Saving This Little Bird
Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.
Peter Drucker
FiveThirtyEight -Hickey – Be Suspicious Of Online Movie Ratings, Especially Fandango’s
Grantland – We Went There: Fred Savage Takes Over the Live Reading of ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’
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CANADIAN RACING ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS AWARDS ROAD APPLE TO MLA MASON
LOCAL NDP BRIAN MASON receives the first road apple award of a token 5 gallon of fresh horse manure garnished with pumpkin scraps for his lack of efforts for the backstretch racing participants. The ex-bus driver who drove the hard working citizens of edmonton for years refusal to comment on the closure of dorm rooms ,and was emailed in possible funding for workers in retraining for new vocations.
OLG seeks horse racing industry in ONTARIO input into long term funding financial model,will the racing participants in ALBERTA be giving input after the orange crush steamrolls the funding formula.
CONTROL THE MARKET a undefeated 2yr colt with a record of 8/8 and earnings of 450k this year and favorite for the BREEDERS CROWN next weekend is out of the broodmare LIFESLITREASURE a repeat stake winning /BLACK TYPE racing in ALBERTA purchased for 47k from long term owner/breeder FRED KRUSZELNICKI/BROOKS ALBERTA I’m disappointed that HRA/HOLLYBULL missed this!!!!!!
MERIDIAN FARMS/BILL ANDREWS in HRA article continue their charitable contributions promoting harness racing in local communities where he races with 3 charities stables over the past 5 years starting in 2010 with FUN FOR FUNS stable in which each month a different charity is guaranteed $1000 minimum race purse winnings with all training expenses paid and also providing support for FAMILY DAYS/KIDS DAY/T SHIRT GIVEAWAYS.(WILL THE HBPA DO THIS FOR 2016?)
HOLYBULL failed to post my t shirt rebuttal for a suggested SUG T SHIRT with the proceeds going to the western fair food bank and backstretch xmas party. Sugar had 100 friends show up at his farewell party at NP, and thousands of race participants across Canada, please send your positive comments about racing ambassador efforts to Phil for posting for his work beyond the mike. u