Jan 292024
Front Office Sports – Eric Fisher – Powerful Factors Fueling Unrivaled Demand for Super Bowl Tickets
TDN – Bill Finley – 1/ST Racing Unveils Marquee Event For Santa Anita
Paulick Report – 1/ST Racing Plans Pegasus World Cup-Style Program For Santa Anita
TDN – Bill Finley – New Details Emerge on California Crown
Phil has a question:
Will thoroughbred racing find a way to convert more of the big day fans into every day fans.
G3 Holy Bull, 3YO, 1 1/16 M / Dirt – $250,000
G3 Kitten’s Joy, 3YO, 1 1/16 M / Turf – $150,000
G3 Sweetest Chant, 3YO / F, 1 1/16 M / Turf – $150,000
G3 Claiborne Swale, 3YO, 7 Furlongs / Dirt – $125,000
G3 Forward Gal, 3YO / F, 7 Furlongs / Dirt – $125,000
Randy Howg, John Holleman, Norman Tremblay, Surging Sky Ventures, LLC (Albert Wisialko), Brian McGinnis and Selman Shaby’s Mr Fillip returns to action at Oaklawn Park in the 4th race on Saturday, February 3, 2024 a Three Years Old MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT for $115,000US going Six Furlongs on the dirt. Robertino Diodoro is the trainer with Christian A Torres in the saddle. The race has a couple of very tough first time starters and D Wayne Lukas’ Daily Grind a $1,350,000.00US purchase who will need a few hundred starts to earn his purchase price at his present pace.
Gary Kropp, Bill Dory and Adam Ference’s three year old filly Promisemeanempire makes her stakes debut on Saturday February 3, 2024 in the Martha Washington Stake at Oaklawn Park going 1 1/16 mile on the dirt for $250,000US. Trained by Robertino Diodoro Promisemeanempire will have Harry Hernandez in the irons. The Martha Washington is a Kentucky Oaks qualifying race with 20-10-6-4-2 points available.
Those who have succeeded at anything and don’t mention luck are kidding themselves.
Larry King
Phil has a question:
Is the London police department deliberately dragging this sordid affair out to further illustrate their absolute fucking incompetence.
Where would this investigation be if Rick Westhead and a couple of other sports scribes didn’t shake out the rug that Hockey Canada and the London Police were sweeping this scandal under.
Who the fuck failed in their obligations to provide proper supervision to these kids.
Why aren’t they being named.
Paulick Report – Gulfstream Park: Mandatory Rainbow 6 Payout Yields Multiple $1.8 Million Payoffs
The Ringer – Michael Pina – The Complicated Legacy of Doc Rivers
Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Japan’s Love of the Horse Yields Racing Success
DRF – Mary Rampellini – Groom dies following Oaklawn training accident
Paulick Report – Road To Kentucky Derby: Wynstock Among Dozen Entered For Southwest
Bloodhorse – Lauren Gash – Liberal Arts, Wynstock, Maycocks Bay Set for Southwest
Phil has a question:
Which Baffert horses will move barns.
Paulick Report – Road To Kentucky Derby: Fierceness Tops Field For Holy Bull
Bloodhorse – Molly Rollins – Fierceness a Towering Presence in 8-Horse Holy Bull
Paulick Report – FTBOA In Reality Upsetter Seminole Chief On Target For Withers
Southern Living – 50 Classic Mardi Gras Recipes To Let The Good Times Roll
TDN – Newgrange Eyes Dubai World Cup After San Pasqual Win
Don’t minimize the importance of luck in determining life’s course.
Alex Trebek
ESPN – 49ers-Chiefs: Super Bowl LVIII predictions, picks, odds
The Athletic – Mike Sando – Lamar Jackson’s legacy and Dan Campbell’s gambles: Mike Sando’s Pick Six
Front Office Sports – Eric Fisher – Clash of the Titans as Super Bowl LVIII Matchup Set
He (Patrick later added of his defensive teammates: “Seeing this defense all year long, I’ve learned that sometimes I’ve got to let them play, let them be the show. That’s what they were today. We didn’t score in the second half, but I knew if I just didn’t turn the ball over, we were going to win.”
Phil has a question:
Have you ever heard a better spin on the poor play of an offense than Mahomes.
The Score – Daniel Valente – Chiefs heading back to Super Bowl after upsetting Ravens
Phil has a question:
Wasn’t Taylor Swift one of the Conspiracy Theories.
Is this Superbowl LVIII or LVLVIII.
Phil has a question:
Wasn’t one of the conspiracy theories the number 34.
The Athletic – Marcus Thompson II – Brock Purdy saves the 49ers and sheds the ‘game manager’ label
TSN – New Taylor Swift-inspired flight numbers offered for Super Bowl LVIII
The Ringer – Danny Heifetz – A Nightmare Ending to Lamar Jackson’s Dream Season
I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.
Jonathan Swift
Randy Howg’s recently claimed Promise Keeper wired the $150,000US Fifth Season Stake at Oaklawn Park Saturday January 27, 2024 over a sloppy sealed track for trainer Robertino Diodoro with Harry Hernandez in the saddle.
Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.
Honore de Balzac
Bloodhorse – Molly Rollins – National Treasure Outlasts Senor Buscador in Pegasus
TDN – National Treasure Survives Late Scare To Win Pegasus World Cup
Paulick Report – Ray Paulick – National Treasure Gives Baffert Third Pegasus World Cup Triumph
We’re in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone’s arguing over where they’re going to sit.
David Suzuki
Bloodhorse – Charlie McCarthy – Warm Heart Sets Course Record in Winning Pegasus Turf
TDN – Alan Carasso – Warm Heart Beats Boys, Sets Course Record In Pegasus World Cup Turf
Paulick Report – Warm Heart Defeats Males In Pegasus Turf In Career Swan Song
Nevermore.
The Raven
Bloodhorse – Bob Kieckhefer – Didia Adjusts Early, Thrives Late in Pegasus F&M Turf
TDN – Alan Carasso – Didia Outclasses Rivals In Pegasus World Cup F/M Turf
Paulick Report – Didia Delivers Big Performance In Pegasus F&M Turf
Phil did a double take and had to check the pedigree when he saw Lure as the grandsire.
Bon Appetit – Li Goldstein – Be Prepared for More Taylor Swift-Themed Football Food
Baking makes me focus. On weighing the sugar. On sieving the flour. I find it calming and rewarding because, in fairness, it is sort of magic – you start off with all this disparate stuff, such as butter and eggs, and what you end up with is so totally different. And also delicious.
Marian Keyes
The Athletic – Mike Vorkunov – Why white home uniforms — once an NBA mainstay — have disappeared
Phil ha$ a que$tion:
How may jersey$ do you have.
TV that people will never see, that giant international corporations will never touch, will never pay your salary.
Norman Lear
Paulick Report – Tumbarumba Gamely Prevails In Fred W. Hooper
Bloodhorse – Molly Rollins and Sean Collins – Francesco Clemente, Tumbarumba Shine on Pegasus Day
Bloodhorse – Francesco Clemente Makes Grade In W. L. McKnight
The New Yorker – Jessica Winter – How “Co-regulation” Became the Parenting Buzzword of the Day
Phil has a question:
Is this how Americans are supposed to react when the orange blob throws a tantrum.
Would you buy a child rearing book from an author who was probably raised by a nanny and has nannies to look after her kids.
Bloodhorse – Charlie McCarthy and Byron King – Alpha Bella, Olivia Darling Score at Gulfstream
Bloodhorse – Tracy Gantz – Newgrange Wins San Pasqual Stakes Second Straight Year
Bloodhorse – Byron King and Sean Collins – Bellamore, Dynadrive Win Graded Races at Sam Houston
New York Times – David Marchese – John Malkovich on really being John Malkovich
TDN – Champion Fierceness Breezes for Holy Bull
Paulick Report – Seven Sophomores Tune Up At Santa Anita For Feb. 3 Robert B. Lewis
Paulick Report – Turfway Park: Vote No Headlines Early Prep For Jeff Ruby Steaks
TSN – Rivers lured back to coaching by chance to compete for NBA title with Bucks
Sports Business Journal – Toyota reverses decision to sit out Super Bowl
Phil M Stockmen
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