Dec 062023
 

Bloodhorse – Joe Perez – Panel Discusses Evolution of Computer-Assisted Betting

Phil has a question:

Why does all of the talk about the CAWs duck the real problem – rebates.


Bloodhorse – Dick Downey – Baffert Seeks Default Judgment in Defamation Suit

Phil says it’s time for all horse players who are on Twitter (X) to start bashing responding to that fucking asshole Not that @swifthitter.

@swifthitter sure flaps his jaws at lot, but then hides behind his mother’s skirt when the bailiffs come looking for him. When they came to serve him was he in the basement of his mother’s trailer.

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big.

Theodore Roosevelt

Talk doesn’t cook rice.

Chinese Proverb

Talk that does not end in any kind of action is better suppressed altogether.

Thomas Carlyle


Bloodhorse – Eric Mitchell – NY Commission Upholds Suspension Due to Forte Positive

TDN – Bill Finley – Pletcher, Repole Lose Another Round in Fight to Overturn Hopeful DQ


Paulick Report – No, Justify Isn’t Going To Lose His Triple Crown Title; Here’s Why

Bloodhorse – Dick Downey – Horseman Ruis Prevails in Justify Disqualification Suit

Phil has a question:

Where do the dominoes stop.

Is this a case of the old lady who swallowed a fly.


Bloodhorse – Dean Keppler – Racing Commission Approves Turf Paradise Race Dates

TDN – T.D. Thornton – Turf Paradise Approved to Run ’24 Meet, Pending Sign-off by HISA Authority

Bloodhorse – Byron King – Arizona HBPA: Turf Paradise to Reopen Jan. 29

TDN – Report: Racing To Resume at Turf Paradise in January


 

OPENING DAY HIGHLIGHTS
Free* Santa Anita Wall Calendar
Frontrunner Buffet
Craft Beer Trackside Festival
Loge Box Seats & Trackside Dining
Whiskey in Winter in the Chandelier Room
Winter Family Fun Zone
Premium Golden Road Pub
Showvivor Contest Begins

*With paid admission, while supplies last


The Current Race Meet at Century Mile Is Not in Great Shape


There is a cultural movement in the white working class to blame problems on society or the government, and that movement gains adherents by the day.

J. D. Vance

The Conversation – Janet Music and Sylvain Charlebois – Here’s how much your holiday dinner will cost this year

TDN – T.D. Thornton – Amid Daunting Industry Issues, A Message To Symposium Students: Don’t Give Up

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Nicholas Godfrey – What’s been happening: Danedream put down, Belmont Stakes at Saratoga, Rosehill shock, Frankie Dettori voted out and more …

The Sun – Beth Allcock – Frankie Dettori reveals ‘disgusting’ camp moment that wasn’t shown on TV

Relax Frankie only got voted off the island.

The Ringer – Nora Princiotti – The End of Bill Belichick’s Tenure in New England Feels Inevitable

Horse Race Insider – John Pricci – UPDATE 2: LATE OAKLAWN PICK 3 COMPLETE WITH ADVENT; GULF, FAIR GROUNDS, BIG A TO COME

The Score – Bryan Mcwilliam and Simon Sharkey-Gotlieb Yankees acquire Soto from Padres in 7-player blockbuster

The Ringer – Zach Kram – The Yankees Are Back to Building With Stars. And Juan Soto Is Exactly What They Need.

Bloodhorse – Dean Kepler – Symposium: Exploring Racing’s New Economic Initiatives

Phil has a question:

If Clark Kent and the Undertaker had to meet the criteria discussed here how fast would there lazy asses be out of a position.

Front Office Sports – Michael McCarthy and A.J. Perez –  ‘The Amount of Useless Stuff You Guys Do Is Staggering.’ Inside a Shakeup at Sports Illustrated

Phil has a question:

Was he speaking of Sports Illustrated or Horse Racing Alberta.

Isn’t this the type of behaviour you’d expect from the Minister in charge of Horse Racing Alberta rather than just blindly signing off on the same fucking bullshit that Horse Racing Alberta has been feeding the Alberta Government since the days of the Captain and Tennille.

TDN – HISA And Oaklawn Park Designate Area For Intra-Articular Injection Treatments

Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Dollars & Sense: The Marketing of Illicit Substances

Paulick Report – HIWU Update: Parx Hall Of Fame Trainer Phillip Aristone Suspended 105 Days Over Lamotrigine Positives

Bloodhorse – ANZ Bloodstock News – Tim Rowe – Australian Turf Club in Talks to Sell Rosehill

Los Angeles Times – Kevin McCarthy uses PAC to lavish cash on high-end resorts, private jets and fine dining

Phil has a question:

Isn’t misusing public funds a criminal offense in the US.

Paulick Report – Mike Willman – Junior Alvarado, Julien Leparoux Among Finalists For 2024 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award

Remember this: classics never make a comeback. They wait for that perfect moment to take the spotlight from overdone, tired trends. 

Tabatha Coffey

TDN – Bill Finley – P. Val Eyeing Comeback

Paulick Report – ‘Most Everybody Has Been Encouraging’: Pat Valenzuela Considering Comeback

Do It Again

Bloodhorse – Hochul: Saratoga Hosting ’24 Belmont ‘A Win’ for Racing

Phil has a question:

If a horse wins the Triple Crown in 2024 will it get an *.

Will Justify get an *.

Bloodhorse – George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award Finalists Announced

Paulick Report – Ray Paulick – What I Learned At The Global Symposium On Racing

National Post – Steven Beattie – Heather gets the last word: Queen of reading launches her Indigo comeback

Paulick Report – ‘He Kind Of Came To Life’: Just Steel To Get Second Chance At Two Turns In Oaklawn Derby Prep

The Ringer – The 27 Best Albums of 2023

Paulick Report – Economic Indicators: November Handle Nearly Level, Despite Breeders’ Cup Declines

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Fund-raising calendar for 2024 honors Secretariat’s daughter Secrettame

Bloodhorse – Byron King – Symposium: Track Closures Expected to Continue

TDN – TD Thornton – U of A Symposium: Trying to Find a Way Forward Amid Track Closures

Paulick Report – HISA, Palantir Technologies Develop AI Tool To Help Identify Horses At Risk Of Increased Injury; To Debut In Early 2024

Bloodhorse – Juddmonte Lands Teona for $5.7M+ at Tatts December

The Ringer – Paul Thompson – Dangerous Insecurity: ‘May December’ and the Rotting Core of True Crime

Global News – Elizabeth McSheffrey & Kylie Stanton – Now in disrepair, world’s largest hockey stick in Duncan, B.C. to be benched for good

The Ringer – Ben Solak – Quarterback Injuries Are Defining the NFL Playoff Race

Front Office Sports – Eric Fisher – NHL Plans To Stage 2024 Draft At $2.3B Vegas Sphere

If you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics. 

Will Rogers

The Ringer – Adam Nayman – The Best Movies of 2023

Fairytale of New York

Phil was doing a quick perusal of the Stakes nominations at Fairgrounds to see when the nominations for the Gun Runner close when what to his astonished eyes did appear but a Stakes Race restricted to Alabama breds called the Magic City Classic running on December 8, 2023. Alabama doesn’t even have their own state book on the Jockey Club, but they do have a stakes race restricted to Alabama breds. There are only 6 horses entered and half the field is by a sire aptly named Doc n Bubba G out of the same Cryptyoclearance mare Ausbrook.

Phil’s not gonna denigrate the fine state of Alabama for the state of their thoroughbred breeding industry, but Phil got to wondering if Clark Kent and the Undertaker could manage thoroughbred racing in Alabama.

Sweet Home Alabama

Bloodhorse – Karen M Johnson – On the Rise: Matt Dinerman

Mommy, why does daddy cuss the TV and call it Howard? 

Howard Cosell

ESPN – GM Dana Brown says Astros not trading ‘pillar’ 3B Alex Bregman

Phil has a question:

Will Mattress Mack offer free furniture for life to get Bregman to re-sign with the Astros.

Will Mattress Mack offer free breeding to Runhappy for life to get Bregman to re-sign with the Astros.

Bloodhorse – Bernhards, Bregman Named New Owners of the Year

TDN – Bill Finley – European Riders Murphy and Levey Look to Make Their Marks at Gulfstream

Bloodhorse – Dean Keppler – Ring The Bell, Mistletoe Head Oaklawn Dec. 9 Stakes

Bloodhorse – Lauren Gash – Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Mixed Sale Caps 2023

Paulick Report – Natalie Voss – This Week In History: Man o’ War’s Legacy Overshadows Sir Barton

Fairytale of New York

Los Angeles Times – Nabih Bulos – ‘The Bedouins are being whipped from both sides’ in the Israel-Hamas war

Southern Living – 26 Easy Cookie Recipes For Once-A-Year Bakers

The cookie recipe once a year bakers really use.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer. 

Bruce Lee

Sports Business Journal – Bret McCormick – Clippers confirm Levy will handle Intuit Dome F&B

FiveThirtyEight – Geoffrey Skelley – The fourth Republican debate may have just three participants

When The Night Feels My Song


Phil M Stockmen

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