“The frustration level…” he said. “I mean, this year, even though our success has been amazing, there isn’t anything in this sport that is good right now. We need to make this sport better, so I want to start an association with the biggest owners and the biggest trainers. I think it’s our responsibility. People say, `whose fault is it? Why is racing this bad?’ I blame myself. I blame the owners. In other sports, like the NFL or the NBA, the owners are very involved. They run the sport. and here, we let everyone else run it for us, so I think owners and trainers taking care of the horses, the jockeys, the fans, the bettors, the tracks, working with the tracks, working with the other groups–it’s time now that the owners take back this game.”
Bloodhorse – Eric Mitchell – Repole Wants to Form New Owners/Trainers Group
TDN – Sue Finley – Repole: `It’s Time Now That the Owners Take Back This Game’
CBS Sports – Repole aims to create owners, trainers association
It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
Honore de Balzac
Phil has a question:
With National HBPA, state and provincial level HBPAS, TOBA, NTRA, HISA, HIWU, state and provincial regulatory agencies, state and provincial breeding associations, the Jockey club et al what letters are left for another Alphabet Soup organization.
What ever happened to ATOBA in Alberta when their plans were so grandiose.
With National HBPA, state and provincial level HBPAS, TOBA, NTRA, state and provincial breeding associations, the Jockey club et al hasn’t the thoroughbred industry split into so many factions that little bargaining power with the tracks and regulators is left.
Do you think that Clark Kent and the Undertaker have the same interests in improving the thoroughbred industry as Repole does.
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better. It’s not.
Paulick Report – Finn Green – Letter To The Editor: Horse Business Needs Winners Like Mike Repole
TDN – Mark Paul – Letter To The Editor: Racing In Crisis – Thoughts From A Passionate Fan
It isn’t necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, and the other is nostalgia.
Frank Zappa
TDN – Gregg Slager – Letter To The Editor: Churchill’s ‘Unprecedented’ Suspension Of Baffert
Bloodhorse – Frank Vespe – MD Horsemen, Breeders Propose Nonprofit Racing Model
Over at Keeneland on Friday Robertino Diodoro has a couple of entries including some with interest to Albertans. Charles Garvey’s Debt Paid makes his first start for a $50,000 maiden tag in the 2nd race on the dirt. Christian A Torres is in the irons for Robertino.
On Saturday at Keeneland Robertino Diodoro has a couple of entries of interest to Albertans. Lawrence P. Roman, Charles Garvey and Norman Tremblay’s Patriot Hills drops in for a $75,000 maiden tag in the 2nd race moving to the dirt from an uninspiring premiere on the Saratoga turf. Ricardo Santana Jr. stays in the saddle for Robertino.
In the 10th, Randy Howg’s Airtime will be making his first start since the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn in the spring if he gets in off the Also Eligible list in the 10th race a rather competitive OC $80,000n2x. Christian A Torres stays in the saddle for Robertino. Phil was hoping to see Airtime on the Derby trail this year whether it was north or south of the 49th and now looks forward to seeing him race as an older horse.
Breeders’ Cup Announces 2023 Broadcast Schedule
Eater – 19 Saucy Pizza Spots to Love Around Los Angeles
Time-Out – Best Dive Bars in Los Angeles
Bloodhorse – Dick Downey – Suit to Block Belmont Renovation Funds Dismissed
Bloodhorse – Vaccarezza Gets Partial Win in Case Against Baker
Bloodhorse – Racing Post – Scott Burton – Undefeated Arc de Triomphe Winner Ace Impact Retired
Phil has a question:
Will Connor Bedard be retiring at the end of his rookie season.
Southern Living – 50 Fall Cookie And Cookie Bar Recipes To Warm Up Your Kitchen
Phil has a question:
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip.
Phil has a question:
What book – the Donald Trump Ethics Guide.
Does Reid have a catchy rhyme for this.
Are the pictures as nice as the ones Reid had for Edmonton Northlands before he killed horse racing and Northlands.
It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.
Rebecca West
Regina Leader Post – Darrell Davis: Roughriders selling tickets to an uncertain future
Did watermelon prices drop in Regina this summer.
TDN – Dettori Cancels Retirement Plans to Ride in America
The Hustle – Juliet Bennett Rylah – Enshittification just keeps happening
TDN – NYRA Acquires Sugar Maple Farm
Bloodhorse – America’s Best Racing – Tom Pedulla – Tamara Evokes Memories of Beholder
Los Angeles Times – Bill Plaschke – Column: Splat! Humiliated Dodgers swept into next season
Bloodhorse – Karen M Johnson – Hopeful Winner Nutella Fella Sidelined Due to Fracture
Bloodhorse – Mitole Colt Tops OBS October Yearling Sale at $250,000
ESPN – AP – Grand National to reduce field, soften fences for safety
Front Office Sports – Doug Greenberg – Seahawks Sale May Not Come Until 2025 At Earliest
Tabarnak
Sacre Bleu
ABC – Julia Jacobo – Climate change could soon affect the taste of beer, new study says
Aeon – Jaime Greene – Uncertain contact
The Ringer – Rob Harvilla – ‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: “Black Hole Sun,” Soundgarden
CTV News – Sean Amato – Elks to close upper bowl of Commonwealth next year, except for ‘key games’
Phil has a question:
Shouldn’t the Captain’s job be to fill those seats with live bodies.
Has the Captain sent out for Tennille.
NBC Sports – Merged USFL-XFL apparently plans to sell franchises
TDN – BHA Announces 170 ‘Premier’ Race Days With £3.8m Extra Funding
People who live in the past generally are afraid to compete in the present. I’ve got my faults, but living in the past is not one of them. There’s no future in it.
Sparky Anderson
ESPN – Rangers complete sweep of Orioles, reach first ALCS since 2011
The Score – Josh Goldberg – Rangers punch ticket to ALCS with sweep of Orioles
ESPN – Jim Passan – Cristian Javier subdues Twins to put Astros on cusp of ALCS
Phil has a question:
What happens if Mattress Mack expands to Rangers / Cowboys territory.
While there appears to be a readymade reason for the decline in wagering, I think it’s worth mentioning that legal wagering on sports continues to skyrocket this year while average wagering per race day—a stat that accounts for this year’s reduction in racing—is up just 0.61%.
Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Dollars & Sense: Lost Race Days Impact Handle
Sports Business Journal – Barry Melrose leaving ESPN amid Parkinson’s battle
Canada’s National Observer – Cloe Logan – Canada has an inconsistent stance on fish farms – why?
Bloodhorse – Arcangelo on Top in Final BC Classic Rankings
Garden and Gun – John T. Edge Falls for a Slice of the Delta
The Bitter Southerner – Austyn Gaffney – Shark Hunting In Kentucky
Bloodhorse – Bolt d’Oro Filly Tops OBS October Yearling Sale Opener
TDN – Daughter of Bolt d’Oro Tops Day 1 at OBS October Yearling Sale
The Ringer – Kate Halliwell – A Ranking of Every Celebrity Who Attended Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour
Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.
Dr. Seuss
The Conversation – Aaron Pilkington – The Israel-Hamas war: No matter who loses, Iran wins
The wise warrior avoids the battle.
Sun Tzu
Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb but how well you bounce.
Cowboy Wisdom
SportsNet – Jets sign Connor Hellebuyck, Mark Scheifele to identical seven-year extensions
Phil has a question:
What happened to all the trade proposals that the media and web trolls proposed for these two.
A full mind is an empty bat.
Branch Rickey
National Post – Frank Stronach: Big business does best when workers get their share
Front Office Sports – The Top 10 Most Valuable NHL Franchises
Garden and Gun – Champions of Conservation 2023
TDN – Gregg Slager – Letter To The Editor: Churchill’s ‘Unprecedented’ Suspension Of Baffert
Bloodhorse – Molly Rollins – Classy Euro Fillies Square Off in QEII Challenge Cup
Bloodhorse – RMTC Promotes Hardy to Full-Time Executive Director
I ain’t ever had a job, I just always played baseball.
Satchel Paige
Fan Nation – An Incredible Note About the Braves’ Game-Ending Double Play in Game 2
ESPN – Kiley McDaniel – Braves’ historic double play caps Game 2 NLDS comeback win
The Ringer – Rob Mahoney – Five Teams That Will Define the 2023-24 NBA Season
Daily Hive – Colton Pankiw – Raptors’ Masai Ujiri helps introduce new basketball court in Edmonton
From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!
SportsNet – AP – Prescott calls Cowboys’ loss to 49ers ‘the most humbling game’ he’s played
ESPN – Stephen A.: I didn’t see 49ers’ complete domination of Cowboys coming
Phil has a question:
Are the Dallas Cowboys ever going to make Stephen A eat crow or are they just that brutal.
The easiest way to eat crow is while it’s still warm. The colder it gets, the harder it is to swaller.
Cowboy Wisdom
Sports Business Journal – Austin Karp – New season, same dominance for NFL
Front Office Sports – A. J. Perez – NHL Faces Complex Local Broadcast Terrain As New Season Begins
Phil has a question:
When will the NHL owners wise up and get a real Commissioner.
Paulick Report – Ed Martin – ARCI Releases One-Year Analysis Of HISA Programs
The Score – AP – Correa stars, Lopez twirls gem as Twins beat Astros to tie ALDS
The Score – AP – Rangers send AL-best Orioles to brink of elimination with Game 2 win
Canadian Thoroughbred – Sunbird Captures Grade 3 B.C. Premiers’ for Felicella, Jordan
Bloodhorse – Molly Rollins and Lauren Gash – Can Group Edges Noted in Dramatic Bourbon Finish
TDN – Good Samaritan Colt Pulls off Bourbon Shocker
A man may have knowledge like an angel and yet not be Christian. So your sign of knowledge as evidence is not valid. Indeed, to know is a thing that pleases talkers and boasters, but to do is what pleases God.
John Bunyan
Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Idiomatic Has All Answers in Dominating Spinster Score
TDN – Flameaway’s Dreamfyre Sweats Out Inquiry to Win Surfer Girl
Bloodhorse – Bob Kieckhefer – Nations Pride Pulls Out Late Canadian International Win
You’re in pretty good shape for the shape you are in.
Dr. Seuss
TDN – Oscar Performance Colt Stays Perfect in Zuma Beach
Bloodhorse – Joe Perez – Fev Rover Adds to Big Season With E. P. Taylor Score
Bloodhorse – Joe Perez – Big Invasion Rallies to Take Nearctic Stakes by a Head
TDN – Pharoah Filly Cruises in Rained-Off Matron
ESPN – Tim Keown – The radical calm of Bruce Bochy
You can observe a lot by just watching.
Yogi Berra
TDN – J.N. Campbell – Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Heralds Close To Blockbuster Graded Weekend
Opinions are made to be changed – or how is truth to be got at?
Lord Byron
Paulick Report – Keith McCalmont – Champagne Score Sends Timberlake To Top Of Juvenile Charts
Bloodhorse – Bob Ehalt – Timberlake Catches General Partner in Champagne
TDN – Into Mischief’s Timberlake Puts Shows Out in Champagne
If you enjoy living, it is not difficult to keep the sense of wonder.
Ray Bradbury
Bloodhorse – Byron King – Locked Takes Next Step in Grade 1 Breeders’ Futurity
TDN – Joe Nevills – Locked Secures Breeders’ Cup Berth In Breeders’ Futurity
TDN – Gun Runner’s ‘Rising Star’ Locked Overcomes Wide Journey in Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity
Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it’s supposed to do.
Robert A. Heinlein
Bloodhorse – Tracy Gantz – Muth Leads Baffert 1-2 Finish in American Pharoah
TDN – Good Magic’s ‘Rising Star’ Muth Tops Baffert Exacta in American Pharoah
Paulick Report – Mike Willman – Muth Beats Baffert Stablemate Wine Me Up In American Pharoah
The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.
Robert A. Heinlein
For speed on Saturday Keeneland’s dirt track was like running on quicksand which makes Booth’s facile victory all the more impressive. The son of Mitole, in a manner reminiscent of his sire, bolted from the gate like a scalded cat with his tail on fire and never was headed. Down the stretch Nash never got close enough to beep his horn.
The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.
Thomas Paine
TDN – Alan Carasso – Gina Romantica Leads Home Brant, Brown 1-2 in First Lady
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Lao Tzu
Phil Has a question:
Will they do any of those covers at the Grey Cup.
Bloodhorse – Karen M. Johnson – Just F Y I Delivers Another Grade 1 Win for Connections
TDN – ‘Just’ on Fire: Just F Y I Rolls in Sloppy Frizette for Red-Hot Justify
Bloodhorse – Tracy Gantz – Chatalas Triumphs Around Two Turns in Chandelier
TDN – Alan Carasso – Up to the Mark ‘Nose’ Way To the Wire in Coolmore Turf Mile
TDN – Three Witches An Upset Winner In Gulfstream’s Princess Rooney
By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes.
Witch Two
Defector – Charles Pierce – Tim Wakefield Was A Wizard For The Working Day
New England Living – Robert Cocuzzo – Home Team: Behind the plate with Catherine and Jason Varitek
Phil M Stockmen
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