While the Yanks are gorging themselves on turkey and then heading to the malls to get away from the family that came home for the holidays, horseplayers can gorge themselves on the best days of racing between Breeders Cup and Boxing Day.
NY Times – Carroll -Eat With Gusto (and Good Information)
Southern Living – Makeovers for Thanksgiving Leftovers
Eat to live, don’t live to eat.
Benjamin Franklin
NY Times – OpEd – Boylan – Freeing Thanksgiving From My Family
DRF – Crist: Fine Cigar follows sumptuous stakes feast
A woman is an occasional pleasure but a cigar is always a smoke.
Groucho Marx
Garden and Gun – Severson – Anatomy of a Classic: Glazed Ham with Buttermilk Drop Biscuits
Hastings Racecourse near Vancouver, British Columbia, is a shining example of how some racetracks are getting more involved in removing the barriers to ownership for their customers.
Since 2014 Hastings has been focused on attracting more horses to the racetrack through programs such as “Ship and Win,” which offers a bonus to runners that had made their previous starts at another racetrack.
“We got horses, but what we weren’t having success with was bringing in new owners,” said Darren MacDonald, general manager of Hastings. “We wanted a way to bring in people at a low-cost point.”
ESPN – Cronley – The brief off season
I never smoke to excess – that is, I smoke in moderation, only one cigar at a time.
Mark Twain
Bloodhorse – McCalmont – Pender Harbour: Farewell to ‘The King’
Bloodhorse – Hangin With Haskin – It’s in the Blood
Racing Post – Scargill – Sutherland to make second riding comeback
The only people who you should get even with are those who have helped you.
John Southard
ESPN – Duckworth – Thankful for Pharoah
Terry Hamilton’s Heart to Heart won his third Churchill Downs stakes in the $100,000 River City Handicap GIIIT going 1 1/8-miles on the Churchill Downs turf with Julien R. Leparoux in the irons for condition Brian Lynch. Heart to Heart was bred in Ontario by Darrell Bauder’s Red Hawk Ranch.
TwinSpires Blog – Reilly – Heart to Heart stays perfect on Churchill turf in River City
DRF – King – Heart to Heart wires River City Handicap
Louisville Courier-Journal – Lintner – Heart to Heart rolls to River City H. win
Terry Hamilton’s Heart to Heart will seek a third Churchill Downs stakes win in the $100,000 River City Handicap (gr. IIIT) Nov. 26.
Bloodhorse – Heart to Heart Bids for Churchill Hat Trick
TwinSpires Blog – Reilly – The Pizza Man dishes it out to Hollywood Turf Cup foes
Bloodhorse – Shulman – The Pizza Man Wins Hollywood Turf Cup
Bloodhorse – Balan – The Pizza Man Heads West for Turf Cup
TwinSpires Blog – Reilly – The Pizza Man makes another run to Del Mar for Turf Cup
CTHS Ontario 2015 Winter Mixed Sale Results
Horse Race Insider – Pricci – Happy Horseplaying Holidays!
Bloodhorse – Stacked Deck Excels in Kennedy Road Victory
DRF – Jerardi: Cigar Mile a battle of triple-digit Beyers
Lady and the Track – Pace-resistant Private Zone Enters Cigar Mile
DRF – Hovdey: Red Vine looking to bag big trophy
Bloodhorse – Tonalist Takes on Private Zone in Cigar Mile
TwinSpires Blog – Hanson – Private Zone seeks repeat in Cigar Mile
Lady and the Track – Hammer – Tonalist on Target for Cigar Mile 2015
Bloodhorse – Tonalist, Red Vine Please in Cigar Mile Drill
Bloodhorse – Andreya’s Reward Shifts to Dirt for Hut Hut
TwinSpires Blog – Hanson – Bernardini offspring among solid prospects on Thanksgiving Saturday
Carryovers
Saturday November 29 2015
Aqueduct
Pick 6 $37,744.00
Churchill Downs
Super High Five $4,411.00
Delta Downs
Super High Five $6,712.00
Super High Five $865.00
Super High Five $480.00
Super High Five $474.00
Evangeline Downs
Super High Five $169.00
Fair Grounds
Pick 5 Jackpot $15,327.00
Golden Gate Fields
Pick 6 Jackpot $11,272.00
Super High Five $6,364.00
Gulfstream Park West
Z-5 Super Hi-5 $1,219.00
Z-5 Super Hi-5 $1,074.00
Hawthorne
Super High Five Jackpot $118,161.00
Pick 6 Jackpot $7,073.00
Laurel Park
Pick 6 $18,294.00
Z-5 Super Hi-5 $1,344.00
Z-5 Super Hi-5 $730.00
Z-5 Super Hi-5 $686.00
Z-5 Super Hi-5 $506.00
Los Alamitos
Pick 6 $2,229.00
Turf Paradise
Pick 5 $2,571.00
Pick 6 $162.00
Zia Park
Super High Five $2,815.00
Monday November 30 2015
Finger Lakes
Pick 5 $2,133.00
Portland Meadows
Pick 4 $4,368.00
Guaranteed Pools
Equibase Carryovers and Guaranteed Pools
ESPN – Ehalt – How technology changed the Triple Crown chase
Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Ehalt – American Pharoah and social media: racing’s perfect storm
Lady and the Track – Hammer – Eclipse Awards Week: Where Will YOU Be?
TwinSpires Blog – Hanson – Dortmund towers over Native Diver; Om aims for sweep in Hollywood Derby
American Thanksgiving Weekend’s Stakes
Nov 25
Penn National
Blue Mountain stake $75,000 2yo Fillies State/Prov 6f Dirt
Fabulous Strike (L) $200,000 3&up 6f Dirt
Swatara (L) $100,000 3&up 8.5f Dirt
Woodbine
Sir Barton stake $125,000 3&up State/Prov 8.5f AW
Zia Park
Eddy County stake $140,000 2yo State/Prov 8f Dirt
Zia Park Championship (L) $150,000 3&up 9f Dirt
Zia Park Derby $200,000 3yo 8.5f Dirt
Zia Park Distaff stake $100,000 3&up Fillies & Mares 6f Dirt
Zia Park Oaks $300,000 3yo Fillies 8.5f Dirt
Zia Park Sprint $100,000 3&up 6f Dirt
Nov 26
Aqueduct
Fall Highweight Handicap GIII $250,000 3&up 6f Dirt
Furlough stake $150,000 2yo Fillies 6f Dirt
Churchill Downs
Falls City Handicap GII $200,000 3&up Fillies & Mares 9f Dirt
River City Handicap GIII $100,000 3&up 9f Turf
Del Mar
Hollywood Turf Cup GII $250,000 3&up 12f Turf
Fair Grounds
Thanksgiving handicap $60,000 3&up 6f Dirt
Nov 27
Aqueduct
Go for Wand Handicap GIII $300,000 3&up Fillies & Mares 8f Dirt
King’s Swan stake $150,000 2yo 6f Dirt
Churchill Downs
Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare GI $500,000 3&up 9f Dirt
Commonwealth Turf GIII $100,000 3yo 8.5f Turf
Dream Supreme stake #$80,000 3&up Fillies & Mares 6f Dirt
Del Mar
Seabiscuit Handicap GII $250,000 3&up 8.5f Turf
Remington Park
Don C. McNeill $75,000 2yo State/Prov 8f Dirt
Slide Show $75,000 2yo Fillies State/Prov 8f Dirt
Nov 28
Aqueduct
Cigar Mile Handicap GI $500,000 3&up 8f Dirt
Comely Stake GIII $300,000 3yo Fillies 9f Dirt
Demoiselle Stake GII $300,000 2yo Fillies 9f Dirt
Remsen Stake GII $300,000 2yo 9f Dirt
Churchill Downs
Golden Rod Stake GII $200,000 2yo Fillies 8.5f Dirt
Kentucky Jockey Club Stake GII $200,000 2yo 8.5f Dirt
Del Mar
Hollywood Derby GI $300,000 3yo 9f Turf
Jimmy Durante Stake GIII $100,000 2yo Fillies 8f Turf
Native Diver Handicap GIII $150,000 3&up 9f Dirt
Fair Grounds
Battle of New Orleans stake $50,000 3&up Fillies & Mares abt 5.5f Turf
Golden Gate Fields
Golden Gate Debutante $50,000 2yo Fillies 6f AW
Gulfstream Park West
Buffalo Man stake $75,000 2yo 6f Dirt
House Party stake $75,000 2yo Fillies 6f Dirt
Hut Hut stake $75,000 2yo Fillies 8f Dirt
Pulpit stake $75,000 2yo 8f Turf
Smooth Air stake $75,000 2yo 8f Dirt
Wait a While stake $75,000 2yo Fillies 8f Turf
Hawthorne
Blackhawk handicap $50,000 3&up 6f Dirt
Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap GII $250,000 3&up 10f Dirt
Pershing handicap $50,000 3&up Fillies & Mares 6f Dirt
Japan Racing Association
Radio Nikkei Hai Kyoto Nisai Stake GIII $580,000 2yo 10f Turf
Mahoning Valley Racecourse
Ruff/Kirchberg Memorial handicap $75,000 3&up State/Prov 9f Dirt
Turf Paradise
Queen of the Green stake $35,000 3&up Fillies & Mares 8f Turf
Walter R. Cluer Memorial stake $35,000 3&up 8f Turf
Woodbine
Kingarvie stake $125,000 2yo State/Prov 8.5f AW
Woodbine
Ontario Lassie stake $150,000 2yo Fillies R 8.5f AW
Nov 29
Aqueduct
New York Stallion Series (Thunder Rumble Div.) $125,000 3&up R 7f Dirt
Del Mar
Cecil B. DeMille Stake GIII $100,000 2yo 8f Turf
Matriarch Stake GI $300,000 3&up Fillies & Mares 8f Turf
Golden Gate Fields
Berkeley Handicap GIII $100,000 3&up 8.5f AW
Japan Racing Association
Japan Cup GI $5,426,000 3&up 12f Turf
Keihan Hai GIII $685,000 3&up 6f Turf
Woodbine
Display stake $125,000 2yo 8.5f AW
Valedictory Stake CDN-GIII $150,000 3&up 14f AW
Nov 30
Colonial Downs
*Buckland stake $50,000 3&up Fillies & Mares 5.5f Turf
*Kitten’s Joy stake $50,000 3&up 12f Turf
Dec 1
Portland Meadows
Detroit Lake handicap $9,000 g 3&up 6f Dirt
Foster Lake handicap $9,000 g 2yo 6f Dirt
Paulina Lake handicap $9,000 g 3&up Fillies & Mares 6f Dirt
Bloodhorse – Forever Unbridled Looks to Step Up in Comely
Bloodhorse – Lewyn – Irad Ortiz Jr. Gets North American Milestone
Louisville Courier-Journal – Lintner – Jockey Saez out a month after Churchill spill
TwinSpires Blog – Pugh – Exaggerator Criticism Nothing More Than Hyperbole
Bloodhorse – Nyquist Heads Pool 1 of Derby Future Wager
TwinSpires Blog – “All Others,” Nyquist favored in first Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool
Lady and the Track – Hammer – Kentucky Derby 2016 Future Pool
Bloodhorse – Churchill Unveils Derby Sire Future Wager
ESPN – West – Fathers and sons
Free Brisnet Sire Future Wager PPs
Horse Race Insider -Jicha – The (Derby) future is now; avoid Spa winners
Bloodhorse – Shulman – Mohaymen Seeks Nashua, Remsen Double
Bloodhorse – Johnson – Kentucky Jockey Club Headlines Stars of Tomorrow Card at Churchill
Louisville Courier-Journal – Big field to contest Downs’ next Derby prep
Bloodhorse – Mitchell – Airoforce Tries Dirt in Kentucky Jockey Club
Bloodhorse – Dressed in Hermes, ‘Dan’ Head Cecil DeMille
DRF – Grening – Jan’s Reserve rallies to upset in King’s Swan
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
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
Louisville Courier-Journal – Lintner – Asmussen’s Stageplay back for Downs’ Oaks prep
Bloodhorse – Hammonds – Dothraki Queen Heads Golden Rod
Bloodhorse – Angst – Lewis Bay Set for Stakes Debut in Demoiselle
DRF – Grening – Constellation cruises to win in Furlough Stakes
Bloodhorse – Balan – Fillies Seek First Graded Score in Durante
2016 Road to the Kentucky Oaks
Race Track Date Points
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
NY Times – Rhoden – Fantasy Sports’ Real Crime: Dehumanizing the Athletes
NY Times – Hulse – Fantasy Sites vs. Congress: A Matchup That Could Be Bruising
NY Times – Bogdanich and Williams – For Addicts, Fantasy Sites Can Lead to Ruinous Path
NY Times – Casey – FanDuel, Facing Opposition, Maintains Its Visibility in New York
NY Times – Glanz and Drape – Fantasy Sports Site Closes Digital Loophole Ahead of Hearing
Horse Race Insider – Angst of Bloodhorse Has It Right on CRW
Guardian – Wood – Racing and bookmakers sponsorship spat just start of a long fight
Racing Post – Barber – More big bookies ready to pull plug on deals
Racing Post – Mottershead – Investors back deal but Desmond vows to fight
NY Times – Ramzy – Singapore Court Orders Release of Man Accused of Fixing Soccer Matches
TwinSpires Blog – Reilly – Midnight strikes in Seabiscuit
Bloodhorse – Balan – Midnight Storm Returns to Form in Seabiscuit
DRF – Privman – Midnight Storm gets stellar ride to end losing streak in Seabiscuit Handicap
Peter Redekop’s Alert Bay will head down to Southern California from his Golden Gate Fields home base again to seek his fourth straight victory Nov. 27 in the $250,000 Seabiscuit Handicap (gr. IIT) at Del Mar.
Bloodhorse – Balan – Alert Bay Ready for Seabiscuit ‘Cap
Lady and the Track – Mendoza – Bal A Bali To Show Potential In Seabiscuit Handicap
TwinSpires Blog – Reilly – Bal a Bali looks to keep momentum going in Seabiscuit
TwinSpires Blog – DeRosa – Kicking off Thanksgiving week at Churchill Downs with an Awesome Thought
From the Derby Bar and Grill Newsletter
RAILBIRD NOTES
BY GLEN TODD
HASTINGS NEWS BY GREG DOUGLAS
Bloodhorse – Hammonds – Green Gratto Stuns Fall Highweight Field
TwinSpires Blog – Hanson – Green Gratto tops longshot trifecta in Fall Highweight
DRF – Grening – Green Gratto scores upset in Fall Highweight Handicap
Bloodhorse – LaMarra – ‘Highweight’ Appears La Verdad’s Final Race
Bloodhorse – Balan – Former Claimer Almasty Wins Commonwealth Turf
TwinSpires Blog – Scully – Almasty posts front-running Commonwealth Turf upset
DRF – King – Former claimer Almasty dominates Grade 3 Commonwealth Turf
Bloodhorse – Novak – Saham Returns for Commonwealth Turf Bid
Bloodhorse – Hammonds – Ahh Chocolate Smooth in Falls City
Frivolous, the 3-1 morning line favorite, was scratched from the Falls City and the Nov. 27 Clark Handicap (gr. I) because of a tendon injury and will be retired.
DRF – McGee – Ahh Chocolate gets first stakes win in Falls City
Bloodhorse – Frivolous Likely for Falls City, Not Clark
Lady and the Track – Laughter – Falls City Handicap Headlines Thanksgiving at Churchill Downs
Bloodhorse – Commissioner Heads Hawthorne Gold Cup
DRF – Hovdey: Recepta won’t feel turf move under her feet in Matriarch
Bloodhorse – Balan – Hard Not to Like Seeks Fourth Grade I
Bloodhorse – Novak – Effinex Lands Grade I in Clark Handicap
TwinSpires Blog – Scully – Effinex confirms his class in Clark victory
DRF – McGee – Effinex scores hard-fought victory in Clark Handicap
Louisville Courier-Journal – Lintner- Energized Lukas has Clark H. shot with Mr. Z
TwinSpires Blog – Scully – No Dortmund but Hoppertunity makes title defense against deep Clark field
Lady and the Track – Macatangay – Keen Ice Seeks Rebound in Clark at Churchill Downs
Bloodhorse – Angst – Effinex Looks for His Highlight Win in Clark
Bloodhorse – Dortmund Out of Clark Handicap
TwinSpires Blog – Frivolous entered in Falls City, but could opt for Clark
TwinSpires Blog – Hanson – Complexion of Falls City depends on status of Frivolous
Bloodhorse – LaMarra – Is It Falls City or Clark for Frivolous?
Bloodhorse – Lamarra – Four Suspended in Ohio Horse Mix-Up
Racing Post – Burns – Egan career in tatters after corruption verdict
The Guardian – Stafford – A eulogy for the horses that never saw the track
October / Breeders Cup Newsletter
NY Times – Drape – Steve Asmussen Fined for Violating Horse Racing’s Drug Rules
DRF – Hegarty – New York clears Asmussen of major allegations, fines him
Bloodhorse – Precious – Asmussen Fined in New York PETA Probe
Bloodhorse – Hollendorfer Gets 7,000th Win of Career
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accumulating Jackpot Hi 5 on the last race on Woodbine thoroughbreds will be paid out on Saturday. The pool could grow to $1.5 million. The “I won big” group which is meeting at 10:30 a.m. Saturday will, of course, make a bid for a share.


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PLAYER’S CHOICE, VLT TOURNEYS SATURDAY: The second-last Player’s Choice tourney goes this Saturday with $850 in prize money. Sign up by 9 p.m. tomorrow for $25, by noon Saturday for $35. VLT month-end tourney goes Saturday night at 8 p.m. Top player wins $250.
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Karl Broberg
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96 starts–and still winning!


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Steve Asmussen
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ASMUSSEN CLEARED OF PETA CRUELTY CHARGES: PETA’s claims that Steve Asmussen, the second most-winning trainer on the continent, was abusing the horses under his care has been found to be without merit by the New York Gaming Commission in a 176-page report after carrying out an exhaustive investigation. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) had posted a video on You Tube in March, 2014, that hinted at abuse. Asmussen was still fined $10,000 but it was only for adding a hormonal powder to horse’s feed right up to the time that a horse raced instead of discontinuing its use 48 hours before a race.
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Lucky trainer Guy Kling wins $100,000 on a quick-pick ticket
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TRAINER WINS $100,000 IN LOTTERY: Congrats to ASD trainer Guy Kling (22-4-2-4) who won $100,000 in the Western Express Extra lottery, three times more than his horses won in purse money this past live season. “I’m grateful,” Kling said from his 600-acre farm in Beulah, MB this week, but said he has no intention of buying any horses with the money. He won it on a single quick-pick ticket he had bought at a pharmacy near the track, he said. Kling had a good season with Yvons Dixie Melody, having won three allowance races who will be back next season. He’ll also be bringing Oxford City Slew (one win this past season) and a 2-year-old he’s excited about, Regal Reba, a Gayego filly he’ll be schooling through the winter. He also said he has three mares in foal.

Where are they now?
by Rob MacLennan
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Duncan races at Woodbine today; Miller scored big last week
WOODBINE: This weekend at Woodbine caps off the final meet on Polytrack. Murray Duncan has his recent claim Bear’s Big Boy entered in today’s second race. ASD’s Chris “Mr. Longshot” Husbands gets the call on the 6/1 fourth choice. Blair Miller put a triumphant exclamation on his Woodbine meet with a pair of winners last week. A recent claim, Masquerade Party, reversed his form and held on for an upset win at $31.50. Blair capped off the weekend with Buckden House breaking her maiden on Sunday night for Twin Bullets Stables paying a healthy $21.60. DELTA DOWNS: Moving south, trainer Jerry Gourneau has been active at Delta Downs. Look for Cowboy Curlin in tomorrow’s tenth race. (His Witt Six was scratched yesterday from the Zia Park Derby.)
TURF PARADISE: Trainer Jared Brown has been active at Turf Paradise; a recent highlight was a late-closing third by Bosque Angel. Look for three upcoming starters including the speedy mare Tom Kha in tomorrow’s fifth race. The flashy gelding Two Bucks to Win drops down in the seventh. He leaves a very tough claiming event and is now entered for $10,000. In his return off a layoff he ran very evenly and looked like the kind of horse who would move forward in his next starts. He comes out of a very quickly run race.
The third starter for the Brown barn will be the recently claimed Indy Racer on Saturday. He tries grass, racing against Runaway Cal, a hard-knocking claimer from the Don Schnell barn. The Schnell barn had the Winnipeg Futurity winner Heber in an allowance race last week and he ran a good third against a very tough winner. Brown also has Aware entered Saturday in the $35,000 Queen of the Green Stakes on the turf. It’s a tough race but ASD’s 2014 champion 3-year-old filly has a shot.
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HISTORY ON THE HOOF: The best of Bob Did you know . . . that on June 25, 1969, Max Freed, master of Maxwell King Stables, scored a QUADRUPLE RECORD when his Tiny Will, Forever Maxwell, Rob’s Choice and Guardian F all hit the winners’ circle. All four horses were (1) bred by Freed, (2) trained by Carl Anderson, (3) ridden by Dick Armstrong and (4) were sired by Joe Wilson. Read Max Freed Plays “Let’s Make a Deal” with Monty Hall here. |
Bloodhorse – Son of Lethal Force Tops Tattersalls Day 2
Bloodhorse – Lewyn – Swiss Spirit Colt Leads Tattersalls Session
TwinSpires Blog – Flintshire, Mongolian Saturday among Hong Kong invitees
DRF – Hovdey: Om could provide healing in Hollywood Derby
Bloodhorse – Balan – Sharla Rae Takes on Males in Hollywood Derby
DRF – Privman – Brown sends four for Hollywood Derby
Bloodhorse – Novak – Taris Rolls Clear in Go for Wand
TwinSpires Blog – Hanson – Taris rolls to comfortable win in Go for Wand
DRF – Grening – Go for Wand distance no problem for Taris
TwinSpires – Blog – Hanson – Taris looks for successful stretchout in Go for Wand
TwinSpires Blog – Hanson – Favorite Tale, Page McKenney popular winners at Penn National
Bloodhorse – Novak – Favorite Tale Easy Fabulous Strike Winner
DRF – Dunleavy – Ben’s Cat faces tough opponents in quest for fourth straight Fabulous Strike
TwinSpires Blog – Hanson – Mobile Bay, Lavender Chrissie topple favorites at Zia Park
Bloodhorse – Balan – Mobile Bay Just Up in Zia Park Derby
TwinSpires Blog – Hanson – Favorites land sprint stakes at Mahoning Valley
DRF – Gierkink – Kingsport prevails in Sir Barton Stakes
Bloodhorse – Kieckhefer – Invaders Poised to Have Impact in Japan Cup
DRF – Fortuna – Tampa opens meet with full fields
LA Times – Collins – 50 years later, Charlie Brown turns out to be a ‘Christmas’ winner after all
Does he still feel connected to Louisville?
He loves Louisville. Louisville is, in many respects, a small town. Many cities were vying for the Ali Center, but he insisted it be built in Louisville.
Garden and Gun – Lotz – One Writer’s Friendship with Muhammad Ali
NY Times – Cacciola – The Artistry of Stephen Curry
NY Times – Q. and A.: Holly Holm and the Thrill of the Fight
LA Times – Gordon – Foodie culture is spurring degree programs at U.S. colleges
LA Times – Carter – Holiday entertaining tips: Buffet psychology 101
And, we have no such thing as a budget anymore. Our manager freaks when we show him the bill. We’re lavish to the bone, but all our money goes back into the product.
Freddie Mercury
Edmonton Journal – AP – Twelve days of holiday cookies: Recipe for bourbon cherry bars
Phil has a suggestion:
Cost out a cup and a half of pecans and 2 cups of dried cherries and then head to the nearest liquor store and apply that to a decent bottle of Bourbon.
Phil’s Drink & A Flick
NY Times – Gettleman – Kenyan Runners Accuse Officials of Stealing From Sponsorship Deal
The Globe and Mail – Waverman – Latkes without potatoes? Try this new take on a Hanukkah tradition
LA Times – Cook – Amid drought, San Diego faces the opposite problem: too much water
NY Times – Pickens – Montreal’s Message to an American Captain: Bienvenue
The Globe and Mail – Offman – Miss World Canada blocked from contest due to China visa denial
LA Times – Virbila – Thanksgiving relief: Amaro or other digestivos to enjoy after dinner
My First Night Alone Without You
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DOWNTURN AFFECTS RACING / CENTURY DOWNS BROKEN PROMISES
HRA 2016 BUSINESS PLAN – will it reflect a doubling of EI CLAIMS, 159 rigs out of 722 operating, projected wells 4278 in 2016 from 11,226 drilled in 2014, as estimated 28,485 mostly blue collar workers directly or indirectly involved in the oil patch losing their jobs!
OIL REVENUES every $3 drop in oil equals a $500 million loss in provincial revenues. The mere $28 million projected in the HRA legislated racino funding for 2016 is just a small drop in the barrel.
CENTURY DOWNS RACINO LICENSE was granted based on required infrastructure such as a 2nd barn that continues to be delayed with the minister/vp aglc having more questions than answers as the future of racino funding. If the industry expects SANTA NOTLEY to bring a safety rail/paddock/4 more barns and the waiving of overnight stabling for training they better return Tenile’s rose coloured glasses!
NDP PROPOSED WORKPLACE SAFETY is rumoured to involve a mandatory download video of proper stallmucking activities with or without a horse in stall, and proper lifting of straw/hay bales to reduce back injuries and lumbar pain for the racing industry!
LOTTERY UPDATE 649 BONUS DRAWS tonight and Saturday with 56 more guaranteed prizes. Spend $3 if you don’t expect Tenile to pull a gopher out of a broken feed tub/ andy tooth doctor hit big years ago!
JOHN HERVEY AWARDS for best journalism will PETER WATTS/ PHIL STOCKMEN or SUGAR DOYLE receive a nomination under current news/commentary writing?
CANADIAN LIVE HORSE RACE BETTING up 10.72% for year from 371.3 mil to 411.2/2016 how’s Alberta doing. Hopefully Tenile will shatter her crystal ball, snap her magic wand and defog her rose coloured glasses on her revenue projections for 2016 since NDP should not accept her FANTASY #######!