Jan 262024
 

Bloodhorse – Bob Ehalt – Cody’s Wish Earns Horse of the Year Honors

ESPN – AP – Cody’s Wish wins top horse, older dirt male at Eclipse Awards

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – ‘The poet was right: what will survive of us is love’ – Steve Dennis on the heartbreaking story of Cody’s Wish and Cody Dorman

TDN – T.D. Thornton – Tears and Appreciation for Team Cody Carry the Evening at Eclipse Awards

TDN – Cody’s Wish Crowned Horse of the Year

Paulick Report – Who Else? Cody’s Wish Crowned 2023 Horse Of The Year


Bloodhorse – KIm Kelly – Industry Voices: N. American Race Judging Can Improve


Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Dollars & Sense: Top Average Purses by Track for 2023


Wire Cutter – Sarah Witman – The Elegant, Affordable Teku Glass Makes Most Beer Taste Better


Paulick Report – National Treasure Tabbed Morning-Line Favorite For Pegasus World Cup

Horse Race Insider – UNDERSTANDING TRACK BIAS THE KEY TO SUCCESS ON PEGASUS WORLD CUP INVITATIONAL DAY



Big Brass Bed is entered in the first race at Gulfstream Park on Pegasus Cup Day an OC 25000n1x for $91,000US going 1 1/16 miles on the turf for her new connections.  One of her siblings will be coming to a sale close to you pretty soon as Esquirol Farms has acquired her dame, Precision Farming, who is in foal to Medaglio D’Oro’s son Higher Power.

Not a bad nick.

Higher Power – Precision Farming_eNicks

May not end up at a western Canadian Sale.

Stay tuned.


Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

Miguel de Cervantes

TDN – J.N. Campbell – History Astride As Pegasus Card Promises Once Again To Slay Graded Weekend

Paulick Report – Weekend Lineup Presented By On Track Thoroughbred Solutions: Pegasus Party

Paulick Report – Joe Nevills – The Haiku Handicapper Presented By FanDuel Racing: 2024 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes

Horse Race Insider – John Pricci – UPDATE FINAL: ALL-GRADED STAKES RAINBOW SIX POSTED; FULL, QUALITY FIELDS RULE ON PEGASUS DAY

Bloodhorse – Atone Seeks to Repeat in Pegasus Turf

TDN – Alan Carasso – Mendelssohn Bay Proves Best In UAE 2000 Guineas

New York Times – Benjamin Weiser, Jonah E. Bromwich, Maria Cramer and – Jury Orders Trump to Pay Carroll $83.3 Million After Years of Insults

Phil has a question:

Will the biggest beggar in the US beg the fucking idiots who keep sending him money to send him more.

If the orange blob is such s great fucking businessman then why does he have to keep begging for money.

Is there a worse scumbag in the world than a rich person who begs.

The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman.

Jonathan Swift

Bloodhorse – Molly Rollins – Godolphin Rides Eclipse Awards High Into Pegasus

Southern Living – Hot Chocolate Lasagna

The Ringer – Nora Princiotti – Is No One Going to Hire Bill Belichick?

The Ringer – Derek Thompson – Why Did Stanley Water Bottles Suddenly Become a Cultural Phenomenon?

TSN – Insider Trading: Trade market jammed with teams assessing needs

Phil has a question:

Why are the London police leaving everyone twisting in the wind waiting for their February 5, 2024 news conference.

Didn’t the London police display sufficient incompetence in their initial investigation into this incident.

The Intelligencer – Will Leitch – 6 Things We Learned From the NFL’s Season of Swift

We loved with a love that was more than love.

Edgar Allen Poe

What’s Love Got to Do With It

Bloodhorse – Molly Rollins – An Emotional Eclipse Awards Night to Remember

Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Given Another Shot, Fierceness Delivers a Championship

Bloodhorse – Byron King – Distaff-Winning Year Propels Idiomatic to Eclipse Award

Bloodhorse – Joe Perez – Travers Win Lifts Arcangelo to 3-Year-Old Male Eclipse

Bloodhorse – Molly Rollins – Godolphin Retains Owner/Breeder Title for 2023

New Yorker – Kalefa Sanneh – The Weird, Enduring Appeal of Tool

Third Eye

Bloodhorse – Dick Downey – Court Order Officially Dismisses Medina Spirit Appeal

Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Ortiz Jr. Captures Fifth Eclipse as Outstanding Jockey

Bloodhorse – Fourth Top Trainer Title to Mott for Unforgettable Year

Paulick Report – Pegasus: Hoist The Gold ‘A Different Horse’ For Second Start At Two Turns

Immigrant Song

Paulick Report – Undefeated Integration Gets ‘Litmus Test’ In Pegasus Turf

Southern Living – Meghan Overdeep – Alabama Sophomore Nick Dunlap Becomes First Amateur Golfer To Win PGA Tour Event In More Than 30 Years

“If He’s so tough, why won’t he publicly criticize Trump.”

Phil has a question:

Is the Republican party going to change it’s animal from an elephant to a Plymouth Rock.

The Score – Andrew Dixon – Report: Falcons to hire Rams DC Morris as head coach

The Ringer – Sheil Kapadia – AFC and NFC Championship Game Picks Against the Spread

A lie does not consist in the indirect position of words, but in the desire and intention, by false speaking, to deceive and injure your neighbour. 

Jonathan Swift

TDN – Novel Promotion Rewards Coolmore Breeders with Justify Season

Bloodhorse – Eric Mitchell – Ashford to Hold Drawings for 2024 Seasons to Justify

Paulick Report – Belmont Stakes Purse Increased To $2 Million

The Ringer – Adam Nayman – The Zone of Balance. The Zone of Contradiction. ‘The Zone of Interest.’

Bloodhorse – Byron King – Oaklawn to Require X-Rays for Repeat Fetlock Injections

Front Office Sports – David Rumsey – Put on Your Tinfoil Hat: Super Bowl Logos, Taylor Swift, and the No. 34

Phil has a question:

Do you know why it’s called Tik Tok know.

I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run. 

Babe Ruth

Los Angeles Times – Plaschke – Column: Chargers hiring Jim Harbaugh is a bolt of brilliance

The Ringer – Stephen Ruiz – Jim Harbaugh Was the Commonsense Hire. And That’s Exactly What the Chargers Need.

Bloodhorse – Dick Downey – Ward-Ramsey Case Comes Down to the Wire

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – What’s been happening: Maximum Security Saudi DQ, Cody’s Wish, Bob Baffert, City Of Troy and more …

Paulick Report – Cody’s Wish Voted Repeat Winner Of NTRA Moment Of The Year

The Ringer – Nora Princiotti – What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Brock Purdy?

If we’re going to win the pennant, we’ve got to start thinking we’re not as good as we think we are.

Casey Stengel

SportsNet – Report: Five players told to surrender in connection with 2018 World Juniors investigation

Phil has a question:

Who does not naming the players protect.

With 5 players who were on the 2018 team taking leaves of absence from their current teams is there anyone in the hockey world who doesn’t know who the 5 players are.

Paulick Report – Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Winner Fierceness Tops Nominees To Holy Bull

Bloodhorse – Woodbine Appoints Headrick New VP of Finance, Strategy

Los Angeles Times – Mary McNamara – Shocking Oscar snubs for ‘Barbie’s’ Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie just prove the movie’s point

Paulick Report – Natalie Voss – New Study Gives Clues About What Types Of Training Schedules May Reduce Injury Risk For Thoroughbreds

Bloomberg – Kendra – Pierre-Louis – The World’s Largest Cruise Ship Is a Climate Liability

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Jay Hovdey – Smarty Jones: ‘You know, this is America’s horse!’

TDN – Monmouth Park Unveils Haskell Weekend Trainer Bonus

Garden and Gun – Jennifer Kornegay – Seven Women Bringing Bourbon into the Future

Sports Illustrated – Tom Dierberger – Three Players Inducted Into National Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2024


Phil M Stockmen

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