A comment the other morning by one of the local DJs about Connor McDavid’s goal in the NHL game last night got Phil wandering.
Did Secretariat, Affirmed, Alydar, Seattle Slew, Rapido Dom, Chilcoton Blaze, George Royal, Personal Ensign, Ruffian et al ever go back and watch the replays of their greatest races.
Do American Pharoah, I’ll Have Another, Smarty Jones, California Chrome, Beholder, Goldikova, Rags to Riches, Commander, Broadway Empire, No Hesitation et al ever go back and watch the replays of their greatest races.
Bloodhorse – Belmont Adds Three Marathon Stakes for 2016
Buy the ticket, take the ride.
Hunter S. Thompson
GreenPeace – Celebrate Great Bear RainForest Solutions With Us
The Globe and Mail – Hunter – Final agreement reached to protect B.C.’s Great Bear Rainforest
When the Earth is sick, the animals will begin to disappear, when that happens, The Warriors of the Rainbow will come to save them.
Chief Seattle
Horse Race Insider – Pricci – Weekend Preview: The Magnificent Seven
NY Times – Drape – As Family Helped Build Betting System, It Witnessed Horse Racing History
NY Times – The Gambling System That Developed Alongside U.S. Horseracing
Phil has a question:
Aren’t those the same machines that Northlands Park and the OTBs across the province still use.
Bloodhorse – Beshear: Challenges Remain for Horse Industry
Bloodhorse – LaMarra – HBPA Forum: Are Biggest Bettors Demonized?
Bloodhorse – LaMarra – Back-and-Forth Continues on Path to Reform
Horse Race Insider – Berner – Serious Proposals for Meaningful Regulation in New York
Bloodhorse – LaMarra – Irish Task Force Issues Anti-Doping Report
Bloodhorse – RCI Schedules Second ‘Town Hall’ Meeting
I’ve been a long time leaving but I’m going to be a long time gone.
Willie Nelson
TDN – Thornton – A Tale of Two OTBs
DRF – Hovdey: In the racing world it’s just a superlative Saturday
All three racetracks and the aforementioned businesses nearby are great places to visit on Sunday. As for a Super Bowl 2016 pick, how about the Carolina Panthers? It feels strange writing this without the customary “wheel and use in horizontals” bit. Just do not expect a lengthy, or even rational, explanation. Their team name simply sounds better.
Lady and the Track – Macatangay – Super Bowl 2016 at Golden Gate, Santa Anita and Gulfstream
Southern Living – Best Party Appetizer Recipes
LA Times – Peltz – Super Bowl 50 to draw an estimated $4.2 billion in bets — most of them illegal
The Globe and Mail – Marotte – Amaya CEO David Baazov plans $2.8-billion bid to buy the company
Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them the tools at their disposable that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. And our programs to help them should reflect that.
Marco Rubio
NY Times – Belson – For Beer at Super Bowl, Color of the Competition Is Red and White
NY Times – Mather – Super Bowl 50: Here’s What You Need to Know
A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.
Thomas Jefferson
NY Times – Sandomir – Out of a Rare Super Bowl I Recording, a Clash With the N.F.L. Unspools
Carryovers
Saturday, February 6, 2016
Delta Downs
Super High Five $2,610.00
Fair Grounds
Super High Five $1,983.00
Gulfstream Park
Pick 6 Jackpot $508,091.00
Hialeah Park
Pick 6 Jackpot $79,319.00
Laurel Park
Pick 6 Jackpot $676.00
Santa Anita Park Pick 6 $40,671.00
Tampa Bay Downs
Super High Five $2,769.00
Turf Paradise
Pick 5 $7,545.00
Turf Paradise
Pick 6 $770.00
Turfway Park
Super High Five $3,625.00
Guaranteed Pools
Equibase Carryovers and Guaranteed Pools
A dark horse candidate, and one that inside sources say is receiving strong consideration, is Alistair Cohen of South Africa. A native of Durban, he is an announcer and presenter for Tellytrack, the South African equivalent of TVG. Only 25 years old, Cohen possesses remarkable race calling abilities, and his age would ensure a long tenure at Santa Anita.
Born less than half a mile from Greyville Racecourse, the premier track in South Africa, Cohen grew up going to the track. His father, an avid bettor, would take him to the races in a stroller. He quickly became interested in racing and especially race calling, and around the age of five he began making mock race calls.
Lady and the Track – Hammer – Replacing A Legend: The Next Santa Anita Track Announcer
Bloodhorse – Hammonds – Champion Female Sprinter La Verdad Retired
TwinSpires Blog – Racing days over for female sprint champ La Verdad
Bloodhorse – Elmore to Retire From Centaur Racing
Phil’s reprising:
Phil has a question:
Will the Undertaker, QKB or CCW have mixed emotions if HolyBull.ca unbelievably pulls up on the 21st anniversary of the 1995 Donn Handicap.
The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.
Vince Lombardi
LA Times – Saad – Not so fast! Cindy Crawford isn’t retiring … yet
NY Times – Hoffman – Calvin Johnson: Bigger, Stronger, Faster and, Maybe Soon, Retired
DRF – Hegarty – Longtime Keeneland executive Rogers Beasley to retire
We Gotta Get Out of This Place
The Telegraph – Potter – ‘I quit’: how to hand in the perfect resignation
Bloodhorse – Aqueduct Cancels Live Racing Friday, Feb. 5
Lady and the Track – Mendoza – Santa Anita Picks and Plays Saturday, February 6, 2016
This Weekend’s Stake Races
Feb 6
Aqueduct
Fred Cappy Capossela Stake $100,000 3yo 6f Dirt
Gander Stake $100,000 3yo State/Prov 8.32f Dirt
Delta Downs
Louisiana Premier Night Bon Temps Starter $50,000 4&up Fillies & Mares State/Prov 5f Dirt
Louisiana Premier Night Championship $200,000 4&up State/Prov 8.5f Dirt
Louisiana Premier Night Distaff $150,000 4&up Fillies & Mares State/Prov 8f Dirt
Louisiana Premier Night Gentlemen Starter $65,000 4&up State/Prov 8.5f Dirt
Louisiana Premier Night Ladies Starter $65,000 4&up Fillies & Mares State/Prov 8f Dirt
Louisiana Premier Night Matron $100,000 4&up Fillies & Mares State/Prov 5f Dirt
Louisiana Premier Night Prince $125,000 3yo State/Prov 7f Dirt
Louisiana Premier Night Ragin Cajun Starter $50,000 4&up State/Prov 5f Dirt
Louisiana Premier Night Sprint $100,000 4&up State/Prov 5f Dirt
Louisiana Premier Night Starlet $125,000 3yo Fillies State/Prov 7f Dirt
Golden Gate Fields
California Oaks $50,000 3yo Fillies 8.5f AW
Gulfstream Park
Donn Handicap GI $500,000 4&up 9f Dirt
Fred W. Hooper Handicap GIII $100,000 4&up 8f Dirt
Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap GI $350,000 4&up 9f Turf
Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint (Listed) $75,000 4&up 5f Turf
Ladies Turf Sprint Stake $75,000 4&up Fillies & Mares 5f Turf
Suwannee River Stake GIII $150,000 4&up Fillies & Mares 9f Turf
Oaklawn Park
Martha Washington Stake (Listed) $100,000 3yo Fillies 8f Dirt
Santa Anita Park
Las Virgenes Stake GII $300,000 3yo Fillies 8f Dirt
Robert B. Lewis Stake GIII $150,000 3yo 8.5f Dirt
San Antonio Stake GII $500,000 4&up 9f Dirt
San Marcos Stake GII $200,000 4&up 10f Turf
Sunland Park
Red Hedeman Mile $85,000 3yo State/Prov 8f Dirt
Feb 7
Aqueduct
Biogio’s Rose Stake $100,000 4&up Fillies & Mares State/Prov 8.5f Dirt
Santa Anita Park
Palos Verdes Stake GII $200,000 4&up 6f Dirt
Sunland Park
Mt. Cristo Rey Handicap $85,000 3&up State/Prov 4.5f Dirt
Feb 9
Fair Grounds
Mardi Gras Stake $60,000 4&up Fillies & Mares abt 5.5f Turf
Portland Meadows
Mioland Starter Handicap $8,500 4&up State/Prov 6f Dirt
Oregon Derby $20,000 3yo State/Prov 8f Dirt
Revillew Slew Starter Handicap $8,500 4&up Fillies & Mares State/Prov 6f Dirt
Feb 13
Aqueduct
Broadway Stake $100,000 4&up Fillies & Mares State/Prov 6f Dirt
Haynesfield Stake $100,000 4&up State/Prov 8.5f Dirt
Golden Gate Fields
El Camino Real Derby GIII $200,000 3yo 9f AW
Gulfstream Park
Royal Delta Stake GII $200,000 4&up Fillies & Mares 8.5f Dirt
Sam Houston
Houston Distaff $50,000 4&up Fillies & Mares State/Prov 8.5f Turf
Houston Turf Stake $50,000 4&up State/Prov 8.5f Turf
Sam Houston Sprint Cup $50,000 4&up 6f Dirt
Laurel Park
Barbara Fritchie Stake GII $300,000 4&up Fillies & Mares 7f Dirt
John B. Campbell Stake $75,000 4&up 9f Dirt
Maryland Racing Media Stake $75,000 4&up Fillies & Mares 8.5f Dirt
Oaklawn Park
Essex Handicap (Listed) $100,000 4&up 8.5f Dirt
Santa Anita Park
Arcadia Stake GII $200,000 4&up 8f Turf
Santa Maria Stake GII $200,000 4&up Fillies & Mares 8.5f Dirt
Sunland Park
Budweiser Handicap $75,000 3&up 6f Dirt
Tampa Bay Downs
Lambholm South Endeavour Stake GIII $150,000 4&up Fillies & Mares 8.5f Turf
Sam F. Davis Stake GIII $250,000 3yo 8.5f Dirt
Suncoast Stake $100,000 3yo Fillies 8.32f Dirt
Tampa Bay Stake GIII $150,000 4&up 8.5f Turf
Cincinnati Trophy Stake $50,000 3yo Fillies 6.5f AW
Turf Paradise
Phoenix Gold Cup $75,000 4&up 6f Dirt
Sun City Handicap $35,000 4&up Fillies & Mares 8f Turf
Turf Paradise Handicap $35,000 4&up 8.5f Turf
Feb 14
Aqueduct
Rego Park Stake $125,000 3yo State/Prov 6f Dirt
Oaklawn Park
Bayakoa Stake GIII $100,000 4&up Fillies & Mares 8.5f Dirt
Sunland Park
El Diario Handicap $75,000 3&up Fillies & Mares 6.5f Dirt
Feb 15
Aqueduct
Hollie Hughes Handicap $100,000 4&up State/Prov 6f Dirt
Golden Gate Fields
Lost in the Fog $50,000 4&up 6f AW
Laurel Park
General George Stake GIII $250,000 4&up 7f Dirt
Miracle Wood Stake $75,000 3yo 8f Dirt
Wide Country Stake (Listed) $75,000 3yo Fillies 7f Dirt
Oaklawn Park
Southwest Stake GIII $500,000 3yo 8.5f Dirt
Santa Anita Park
San Vicente Stake GII $200,000 3yo 7f Dirt
Feb 20
Aqueduct
Franklin Square Stake $125,000 3yo Fillies State/Prov 6f Dirt
Fair Grounds
Daisy Devine Stake $60,000 4&up Fillies & Mares abt 8.5f Turf
Duncan F. Kenner Stake $60,000 3&up 6f Dirt
Fair Grounds Handicap GIII $125,000 4&up abt 9f Turf
Mineshaft Handicap GIII $125,000 4&up 8.5f Dirt
TwinSpires.com Rachel Alexandra Stake GII $200,000 3yo Fillies 8.5f Dirt
Veterans Ford Risen Star Stake GII $400,000 3yo 8.5f Dirt
Gulfstream Park
Melody of Colors $75,000 3yo Fillies 5f Turf
Sam Houston
Jim’s Orbit Stake $75,000 3yo Colts & Geldings State/Prov 6f Dirt
Two Altazano Stake $75,000 3yo Fillies State/Prov 6f Dirt
Oaklawn Park
Spring Fever Stake $100,000 4&up Fillies & Mares 5.5f Dirt
Santa Anita Park
Buena Vista Stake GII $200,000 4&up Fillies & Mares 8f Turf
Sunland Park
Island Fashion Stake $75,000 3yo Fillies 8f Dirt
Mine That Bird Derby $100,000 3yo 8.5f Dirt
Tampa Bay Downs
Minaret Stake $50,000 4&up Fillies & Mares 6f Dirt
Pelican Stake $100,000 4&up 6f Dirt
Turf Paradise
Arizona Oaks $35,000 3yo Fillies 8f Dirt
Turf Paradise Derby $75,000 3yo 8.5f Dirt
Bloodhorse – Dubai Decisions Hang on Donn
TwinSpires Blog – Hanson – Mshawish aiming to give Pletcher fourth Donn in seven years
DRF – Welsch – Valid taking Grade 1 shot in Donn
DRF – McGee – Closing Bell shifts sights to dirt in Donn
DRF – Welsch – Pletcher trio will take aim at Keen Ice in Donn Handicap
Lady and the Track – Macatangay – Keen Ice Seeks Respect in Donn at Gulfstream Park
TwinSpires Blog – Hanson – Why the older dirt male division seems no closer to getting back on track
Buy the ticket, take the ride.
Hunter S. Thompson
Bloodhorse – Rome’s Address on Ownership Proves Popular
Lady and the Track – Macatangay – Social Media Accounts Keep Horse Racing Fans Involved
DRF – Hegarty – One bettor hits Rainbow 6 Jackpot at Portland Meadows
Friday’s carryover:
Gulfstream Park
Pick 6 Jackpot $460,818.00
TDN – Champs Top Experimental Free Handicap
TwinSpires Blog – Champions Nyquist, Songbird top 2015 Experimental Free Handicap
TDN – Nyquist Heads Triple Crown Nominees
Bloodhorse – Mitchell – Zayat, Baffert Top 368 Early Crown Noms
2016 Triple Crown Early Nominations
Triple Crown Nominees Past Performances
Louisville Courier-Journal – Lintner – Analysis | Closer look at Triple Crown nominees
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
Robert B. Lewis Santa Anita Park Feb 6, 2016 10-4-2-1
El Camino Real Derby Golden Gate Fields Feb 13, 2016 10-4-2-1
Southwest Oaklawn Park Feb 15, 2016 10-4-2-1
Risen Star Fair Grounds Feb 20, 2016 50-20-10-5
Fountain of Youth Gulfstream Park Feb 27, 2016 50-20-10-5
Gotham Aqueduct Mar 5, 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
Louisiana Derby Fair Grounds Mar 26, 2016 100-40-20-10
Florida Derby Gulfstream Park 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 – El Niño Could Present Triple Crown Challenge
TwinSpires Blog – Scully – Kentucky Derby Report (2/3): Mohaymen justifies star billing in Holy Bull
Bloodhorse – Haskin – Derby Dozen – February 2, 2016 – Presented by Shadwell Farm
Horse Racing Nation – Kentucky Derby 2016 Contenders
Lady and the Track – Macatangay – 2016 Kentucky Derby Top 10: Reinier’s Picks
Mo Power (Uncle Mo – Rhiana, by Runaway Groom) I am taking a shot in the dark with this good-looking son of Uncle Mo. He broke his maiden on the Holy Bull undercard. His first start, he finished second at 6.5 furlongs, making up mass amounts of ground to just miss the winner by a neck. In his second start, he sat closer to the pace and was able to establish a one-length win over a closing Doctor Mounty (Street Sense). This colt has a very interesting pedigree to me, and I wonder if Pletcher will try to get him to the Derby in three months now that the colt has shown more promise with increasing distance.
Lady and the Track – Laughter – Kentucky Derby Top 10: Casey’s Picks
Point
Louisville Courier-Journal – Lintner – Derby odds | Mohaymen Vegas’ clear-cut favorite
Counterpoint
Horse Race Insider – Jicha – Let’s not drape the roses on Mohaymen just yet
TwinSpires Blog – Reilly – 2016 Kentucky Derby Pedigrees: Mohaymen
Bloodhorse – Hangin With Haskin – Gift Horse on the Derby Trail
Louisville Courier-Journal – Lintner – 10 more names to know on the Ky. Derby trail
TwinSpires Blog – Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, Travers highlight Belmont and Saratoga meets
This is Horse Racing – Joe Clancy – The Special, NYTB team up for 2016
Bloodhorse – Balan – Mor Spirit Makes Season Debut in Lewis
Lady and the Track – Hammer – Mor Spirit Heads Down Derby Trail In Robert B. Lewis Stakes
Lady and the Track – Macatangay – Uncle Lino Can Upset Mor Spirit in Robert B. Lewis
Bloodhorse – Balan – Danzing Candy Headed to Derby Trail
TwinSpires Blog – Scully – Remembering an epic 2015 Robert B. Lewis
Louisville Courier-Journal – Another Derby prospect transferred to Baffert
Bloodhorse – Curry – America’s Best Racing – Making the Grade: Discreetness
Bloodhorse – For Awesome Banner, It’s One Race at a Time
Louisville Courier-Journal – Lintner – Two turns next for Swale winner Awesome Banner?
TwinSpires Blog – Caldwell – Dolphus scores second win at Fair Grounds
LouisvilleCourier-Journal – Mohaymen comes out of Holy Bull ‘excellent’
Louisville Courier-Journal – Lintner – Smokey Image trying Chrome’s path to Derby
Louisville Courier-Journal -Oaklawn’s next Ky. Derby prep field shaping up
TwinSpires Blog – Siding Spring under consideration for Southwest
Louisville Courier-Journal – Change of Ky. Derby prep plans for Airoforce
Bloodhorse – America’s Best Racing – Making the Grade: Sunny Ridge
DRF – Privman – Road to the Derby analysis: Holy Bull Stakes
DRF – Privman – Road to the Derby analysis: Withers Stakes
Bloodhorse – Angst – Sudden Surprise Tries Two Turns in Gander
2016 Road to the Kentucky Oaks
Race Track Date Points
Martha Washington Oaklawn Park Feb 6, 2016 10-4-2-1
Las Virgenes Santa Anita Park Feb 6, 2016 10-4-2-1
Rachel Alexandra Fair Grounds Feb 20, 2016 50-20-10-5
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
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
Fair Grounds Oaks Fair Grounds Mar 26, 2016 100-40-20-10
Bourbonette Oaks Turfway Park Apr 2, 2016 50-20-10-5
Gulfstream Park Oaks Gulfstream Park 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 – Songbird Ready for 2016 Debut in Las Virgenes
Bloodhorse – Hammonds – Manfuso Beaming Over Cathryn Sophia
This is Horse Racing – Law – Beat goes on for Cathryn Sophia
Bloodhorse – Balan – Flora Dora Finds Just Enough in Busanda
TwinSpires Blog – Caldwell – Flora Dora blossoms in Busanda
Louisville Courier-Journal – Lintner – Speedy Oaks hopeful Carina Mia nearing return
From the Derby Bar and Grill Newsletter
RAILBIRD NOTES
BY GLEN TODD
HASTINGS HORSE SALE
The sale will be conducted on Saturday, March 26th and the Preview will be held at Hastings Racecourse on Saturday, March 19th, with the times still to be determined. For those wishing to nominate horses to the sale the closing date will be Tuesday, March 1st. The information regarding entering a horse, terms and conditions of the sale and buyer registration forms will all be available on the sales website: hastingshorsesale.com or contact Mike Heads at: 604-309-6509.
HASTINGS NEWS BY GREG DOUGLAS
TwinSpires Blog – Reilly – California Chrome zips through first work at Meydan
TwinSpires Blog – Reilly – Dubai Carnival beads: De Kock rules the roost
TwinSpires Blog – Reilly – Frosted ices foes in track-record prep for Dubai World Cup
Louisville Courier-Journal – Lintner – Frosted set for 4-year-old debut in Dubai
Lady And The Track – Mendoza – Frosted Begins Dubai World Cup Prep At Meydan
TwinSpires Blog – Reilly – Frosted, Mubtaahij entered in Dubai Thursday
HASTINGS HORSE SALE
The sale will be conducted on Saturday, March 26th and the Preview will be held at Hastings Racecourse on Saturday, March 19th, with the times still to be determined. For those wishing to nominate horses to the sale the closing date will be Tuesday, March 1st. The information regarding entering a horse, terms and conditions of the sale and buyer registration forms will all be available on the sales website: hastingshorsesale.com or contact Mike Heads at: 604-309-6509.
Racing Post – Baffert eyes Ascot as he falls in love with England
Horse Race Insider – Pricci – BAFFERT: “Horses Are Like Songs”
The Ennead knew Phil couldn’t resist that urge.
TwinSpires Blog – Caldwell – The Pizza Man hopes to double up in Gulfstream Park Turf ‘Cap
Bloodhorse – Shulman – The Pizza Man Opens 7-Year-Old Campaign
Phil has a question:
If the Pizza man doubles up won’t he be the Calzone Man.
Bloodhorse – LaMarra – The Pickett Factor Heads Championship Stakes
DRF – Fornatale: NHC 17 winner a horseplayer, born and bred
DRF – Fornatale: 60-year-old Tour rookie finds NHC nothing like pulling teeth
TDN – Dortmund to Skip San Antonio
Bloodhorse – Runners for ‘Team Baffert’ Head San Antonio
2015 Sovereign Award Finalists
DRF – Welsch – Pletcher sending three of his big guns to Donn
Bloodhorse – Ami’s Flatter Heads Fred W. Hooper Stakes
Bloodhorse – Tammy the Torpedo Targets Suwannee River
Bloodhorse – 49 Horses Confirmed With EHV in New Mexico
DRF – Andersen – Old English Rancho gets big boost from What a View
TwinSpires Blog – Reilly – Aerovelocity back with a bang; Giant Treasure edges Luger
Bloodhorse – 741 Applications for Thoroughbred Makeover
T.L.C.S. (Thoroughbred Lasting Careers Society)
The organizational meeting of the T.L.C.S. (Thoroughbred Lasting Careers Society) took place on Saturday, January 16 the Sheraton, Red Deer. Make sure to like us on Facebook to follow the latest news of the society.
The goals of this non-profit society are :
- To provide funding for the aftercare, rehabilitation and retraining of off-the-track Thoroughbreds in Alberta.
- To assist and ensure that off-the-track Thoroughbreds are provided with a second career after leaving the racetrack.
- To allow for participation in The Jockey Club’s Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.)
- To promote the unique qualities of the Thoroughbred horse breed.
Click here to download>>T.L.C.S. Bylaws
Membership in the society is open to any person residing in Alberta over the age of 18 years, for a fee of $10.00. Those under 18 may become a member for $5.00. Cheques for membership should be made out to CTHS Alberta and forwarded to TLCS care of the CTHS Alberta Division, Unit 218, 1935 – 32nd Avenue, Calgary, Alberta T2E 7C8.
TDN – Thornton – Ontario Seeks Applicants for New Appeals Panel
Queens’ Plate – Woodbine Oaks Syndicate Opportunity
Bloodhorse – Calumet Acquires Manchester Farm for $12.5M
Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Sexton The superstar colts boosting America’s stallion ranks
How the hell can a person go to work in the morning
And come home in the evening and have nothing to say.
John Prine
Bloodhorse – Mitchell – Equine Sale Repositories Under Scrutiny
Omega Code
Bloodhorse – Mitchell – An Eye for Quality – by Eric Mitchell
Declassify
Orientate – Mir Cat by Tale Of The Cat
2016 FEE: $2,000 ($200 booking fee, balance due live foal).
Declassify
Stone Ranches Ltd.
Madden, Alberta, Canada
Tina & Gerald Stone at 403-946-5703 or by email at stnranch@airenet.com
Bloodhorse – Mitchell – Changed Market for Stallion Industry
This is Horse Racing – Joe Clancy – Stallions shine at Country Life Farm
Horseplayers Association of North America January February 2016 Issue
Bloodhorse – KEEP Urges Support for Equine Tax Equity Bill
By Stravinsky-A world leader for individual winners. 100 million in progeny earnings worldwide
QAldebaran Light is the dam of Balmont and Eskendereya
Eskendereya was the favourite for the 2010 Kentucky Derby but scratched
due to injury (Stands for $17,500.00)
Balmont is a multiple Group 1 and 2 winner
Multiple Group 1, 2 and 3 progeny winners
Sire of Balmont Girl, Balmont Mast and Belle La vie
$1,086,917.00 worldwide progeny earnings in 2015 with 45 starters at $24,154/starter
Balmont was one of the fastest juveniles of his year, winning both the Middle Park and Gimcrack
while setting a track record in the process.
Balmont stems from one of the very best stallion families in the stud book that of Danehill,
Machiavellian, Arctic Tern, Cannonade, Burooj, Stephan’s Odyssey and Northern Dancer
BALMONT
Stravinsky-Aldebaran Light by Seattle Slew
NEW FOR 2016 SEASON
2016 FEE: PRIVATE
Property of Dan Byrne
Standing at Jug Handle Ranch
Inquiries to: Dan Byrne
Phone (403) 601-0432 jughandleranch@yahoo.ca.
Box 1380, Nanton, Alberta T0L 1R0
Please visit website for video: jughandleranch.ca
Taylor Made – Fernando – Eskendereya pedigree constructed for classics
Bloodhorse – Stallion Eskendereya Sold to Japan
Racing Post – National Stud closed to public due to virus
DRF – Divine Park sold to stand in Korea
Racing Post – Pennington – Darley stalwart Halling dies at the age of 25
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Starting 5:00 p.m.: Canadian harness tracks and Australia are the only tracks racing during the Super Bowl — Fraser and Flamboro 5:00 p.m., Rideau 5:30 p.m., Australia 8 p.m.
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Recognize her? You don’t? That’s fab filly Rachel Alexandra winning a stakes race almost exactly seven years ago before she endeared herself to the racing world by winning the Kentucky Oaks and Preakness. This Saturday, if Songbird wins the Las Virgenes and runs as fast or faster than Rachel did that day, the Downs will hold a second Crazy Hour to celebrate her success.
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OFF TO A FAST START: Insurance company executive Keith MacLennan (and father of ASD paddock host Rob MacLennan) in the centre of this photo roared to the lead in Player’s Choice, the first handicapping tourney of the year Saturday, earning prize money of $575 and an engraved mug. His bankroll was $95.50. Winning $250 for finishing second with a bankroll of $85.20 was Brad Kinnear (right) and winning $100 for third with a bankroll of $74.80 was Trevor Tilston-Jones. See all results here. What plays won the tourney for Keith? Go here. The next tournament is Up the Ante on Louis Riel Day a week from Monday.
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About 20 of you said “yes, I wanna play!” So the most exciting tournament — where a player MUST bet at least half of his or her bankroll on each of six races — is going ahead on Louis Riel Day, a week from this Monday. It’s called Up the Ante Challenge. It costs $50 to enter and you start with a bankroll of $100.
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DORTMUND SIZZLES IN MORNING WORKS: An exciting workout pattern by Dortmund points to a horse that should thrill us when he hits the track for his 2016 debut. As you may recall, he won eight of 10 races last year, losing only the Kentucky Derby (third) and Preakness (fourth). But look what he’s done at Santa Anita in the mornings since the end of the year:
“GETTING CONSERVATIVE WAS FATAL” — ASD VEGAS PLAYER:
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ASD’s player at the $2.45 million National Handicapping Championship in Las Vegas last week, Bill Drew, rues his decision to have become conservative after catching a 25/1 horse and other plays on the second tournament day. “I was very close to the top 60 cut-off point when I made a fatal error. For all races, I had identified a potential long shot and the horse I thought was a safer pick. Once I got close I made the decision to use the safer picks. Turned out each and every one of my long shot horses came in. I would have made the cut and been close to the top 10 entering the final day. It was a bad strategic error.”
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George Newbury rewarded by VLT hostess Roseanne
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A FIRST — GEORGE vs GEORGE IN VLT FINALE: So who was about to win last Saturday’s month-end Unleash Your Luck VLT championship prize? Would it be retired electrician George Newbury or retired electrician George Newbury? Take a stab at the answer. It turned out that George, the top money-winner among the month’s finalists had to beat the winner of Saturday’s players, too, and that winner was him. Newbury’s tournament success earned him a total of $340 and the distinction of being the first player to take on himself.
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“BIG” GROUP DIDN’T SEE LIGHT; NEITHER WILL BACON: With a race filled with first-time starters (a $30 horse won) and a low-value claiming race where anything can happen (a $47 horse won) and two races taken off the turf, it appeared the pick-5 at Tampa last Saturday would be tough for the “I won big” group to win. And, indeed, it was. Nobody, in fact, won the pick-5 and the pick-4 paid $6,200 for $1. That keeps the group’s bacon reward nestled in the freezer. But not forever. This Saturday, let’s resolve to disturb the piece.
GIVE YOUR WINGS A SECOND LIFE: Who doesn’t love chicken soup? Which
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means I see a huge waste when chicken bones aren’t saved to be thrown into a pot and boiled to produce amazing soup. Which I do all the time (including right now). Save your chicken bones–throw them into the freezer–then, when you have a moment (that’s all that’s required), dump them into a pot, fill with water about twice as high as the bones, throw in an onion, a few cloves of garlic, a couple carrots and sprinkle in some parsley leaves. After about 90 minutes of medium heat boiling and adding salt and pepper to taste, you’ll be thankful you read this and will likely make it a habit.
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Where are they now?
by Rob MacLennan
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Watch for Brown, Schnell, Gourneau horses Saturday
TURF PARADISE: Jared Brown’s 6-year-old mare Lucky to Stay Home ran a game third in a recent race and was claimed for $3,000. Watch for his Two Bucks to Win in an $8,000 claimer Saturday. The tough 8-year-old gelding should fit well in this spot. Speaking of older geldings, Don Schnell’s 11-year-old I Am Awesome ran second last Saturday in the second leg of the dirt marathon series. Schnell also had two winning 4-year-olds: Calex ($6.40) and Hidden Gun ($5.00). This Saturday, his Budlitelarry is an 8/5 morning line favourite in the second race. SAM HOUSTON: You may recognize ASD horses among those being raced by Jerry Gourneau. Witt Six was scratched out of the John B. Connelly Turf Cup, conditioned 4-year-old Sierra Delta won and returned a healthy $14.40, 5-year-old Sconnie Nation who had tried tough horses at ASD finished second in a claimer. Tomorrow, watch for 6-year-old mare FP Silent Eyes in the second race. Then next Tuesday look for early speed from 4-year-old filly Witt’s Twilight in the sixth.
OAKLAWN PARK: Trainer Murray Duncan’s four recent starters including Wild n’ Crazy faced tough fields and finished out of the money. The 5-year-old Cowboy Ed, making his first start since the Island Fling Stakes at the Downs in June, was favoured in a $7,500 claimer but finished 8th. He was claimed by Karl Broberg. Watch for Duncan horses to start heading back to ASD in the coming weeks.
WHO’S GONNA WIN THE BIG STAKES? This is the busiest Saturday of February on the stakes front so tune in as horses gear up for their 2016 campaign. The converted turf miler Mshawish and the Travers Stakes winner Keen Ice should top the storied Donn Handicap at Gulfstream while Hoppertunity looks like the class of the San Antonio Handicap at Santa Anita.
Other big races: Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap features The Pizza Man, Songbird should gallop at 1/5 in the Las Virgenes at Santa Anita and Mor Spirit will be heavily favoured in the Robert B. Lewis Derby prep at Santa Anita.
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Q. Help! I’ve been outside of Canada for more than two weeks and can’t place a bet. What’s happening? A. The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency has regulations that permit online wagering for only two weeks when you travel outside of Canada. To conform to these regulations, HPIBet uses geo-tracking (GPS tracking on your Smartphone and tracking your network IP address on your laptop) to determine your exact location. As a result, there’s no way to get around these regulations.
NEW FEATURE: HPI has recently added a FEEDBACK button at the top of the HPI betting screen, next to the PROMOTIONS tab (view image here). New functions are being planned so if you wish to add your two cents, send them a quick message using this new feature.
Got a question for Marshall? Email theinsider@ASDowns.com
Review previous questions and answers here.
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HISTORY ON THE HOOF: The best of Bob Did you know . . . that on July 14, 1982 the Downs went dark, closing its doors mid-season and would not reopen until July 23, 1982. A funding feud between the Government and Downs’ owner Michael Gobuty cancelled–amongst other things–the dinner plans of a princess. Read “Ponies, politicians and a princess, the day the Downs went dark” here.
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Who dat?
Yup, that’s Winnipeg Jets’ Dustin “Buff” Byfuglien with a walleye he caught ice-fishing at the mouth of the Red River at Lake Winnipeg during the NHL break. He’s pictured with helicopter pilot Derek Longley, co-founder of Prairie Helicopters and friend of passionate ASD horseplayer Dave Boehmer. Longley also runs Hudson Bay helicopters in Churchill for polar bear and whale watching. Much thanks to Dave and the photographer, co-pilot Justin Seniuk, for these great shots!
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DRF – Hovdey: Cal Cup winners off to bigger and better
LA Times – Schilken – Duke drops out of AP Top 25 basketball rankings for the first time since 2007
NY Times – Swarns, Eveleigh and Cave – Unpublished Black History
NY Times – Hauser – Sacramento Kings Pull ‘Year of the Monkey’ Shirts From Seats
If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man, he would have made me so in the first place.
Sitting Bull
“I don’t even want to touch on the topic of ‘black quarterback’ because I think this game is bigger than black, white or even green,” the fifth-year Panther said. “I think we limit ourselves when we just label ourselves just black this, that … I want to bring awareness because of that. But yeah, I don’t think I should be labelled just a black quarterback. It’s bigger things in this sport that need to be accomplished.”
The Globe And Mail – Wilner – Panthers’ Cam Newton wants black quarterback discussion ended for good
Garden & Gun – Reed – The High & The Low: Say What?
NY Times – Rider Is Found Using Motor
NY Times – Corbett – Is a Cow a ‘Who’ or a ‘Which?’ Our Standards Editor Weighs In
NY Times – Liptak – It’s Been 10 Years. Would Clarence Thomas Like to Add Anything?
Phil’s Drink and a duster double Pheature:
NY Times – Bissell – Everything About Everything: David Foster Wallace’s ‘Infinite Jest’ at 20
Garden and Gun – Edge – Fork in the Road: A Taste of Africa
LA Times – Decker – A dramatically reshaped presidential race drives into New Hampshire
NY Times – Martin – Ted Cruz Wins Republican Caucuses in Iowa
Garden & Gun – What’s in Season: Green Garlic
NY Times – Branch – N.F.L. Great Ken Stabler Had Brain Disease C.T.E.
LA Times – Pugmire – Freddie Roach says Ronda Rousey should steer clear of Holly Holm
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