Feb 062024
 

All the good music has already been written by people with wigs and stuff.

Frank Zappa

This Is It

Oh Canada

The Ringer – Nora Princiotti – The NFL Has Entered Its WAG Era

Kansas City-Style Pulled Pork Chili

BBC – Laura Kiniry – Why San Francisco does sourdough best

As Cooke wrote in National Review, “Online, one can say that Taylor Swift is a ‘Deep State psyop’ and prompt a million Lost Boys to clap their hands in glee. At a bar, a baseball game, a kids’ Christmas concert, or a church, such declarations would yield embarrassed confusion, the sound of feet slowly shuffling away, and a hasty investigation into the availability of straitjackets.”

New York Times – Jane Coaston – What MAGA Influencers Are Missing About Football

Los Angeles Times – Dylan Hernandez – Column: Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce is the cliché queen-football star romance that America loves

New York Times  – James Poniewozik – Fox News Suddenly Wants Celebrities Out of Politics. Well, One Celebrity.

Taxi

New York Times – Jonathan Weisman – Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and a MAGA Meltdown

Phil has a question:

Why are the MAGA Asshats scared so shitless by a white woman who sings and her white tight end boyfriend who are living the American dream making piss-pots of money

Isn’t making piss-pots of money the MAGA’s dream.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

The Conversation – Why Taylor Swift is an antihero to the GOP − but Democrats should know all too well that her endorsement won’t mean it’s all over now

What should I do with him—dress him in my apparel and make him my waiting gentlewoman? He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man; and he that is more than a youth is not for me, and he that is less than a man, I am not for him.

William Shakespeare

New York Times – Sarah Witman – The Elegant, Affordable Teku Glass Makes Most Beer Taste Better

SB Nation – Patrick Holloway – Everything you need to know to hop on the 49ers’ bandwagon

Food and Wine – 58 LVIII Recipes for Dips, Nachos, Wings, and More Super Bowl Food

The Bash – Taylor Swift Super Bowl party ideas

San Francisco

Taylor Swift Party Ideas for Super Bowl Sunday

Kansas City

Here’s What to Add to Cart If You’re Throwing a Taylor Swift Super Bowl Party

I Left My Heart in San Francisco

How to Host a Taylor Swift-Inspired Super Bowl Party (Because We Know Your Intentions All Too Well)

Dust in The Wind

Somewhere Over The Rainbow

NBC – Gia Vang – No 49ers Faithful allowed: SF bar to host Super Bowl watch party for Chiefs fans

The San Francisco Treat

Bon Appetit – Emma Laperruque – 49 Dip Recipes That Are a Total Slam Dunk

Phil has a question:

Which one isn’t a total slam dunk.

New York City

Taste of Home – Lisa Kaminski – Dip Your Chips into the Best Salsa, as Chosen by Expert Cooks

Tasting Table – Sarah Klimek – 15 Popular Tortilla Chip Brands, Ranked Worst To Best

SB Nation – Eric Stephen – The perfect recipes for a 49ers-Chiefs Super Bowl party

Gold Dust Woman

You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. 

Frank Zappa

I Want You to Want Me


Being John Malkovich


Robert (Bob) Clements

A funeral service will be held at Snodgrass Funeral Homes, High River, Alberta on Friday, February 16th, 2024 at 1:30 PM.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting all condolences be made out to the GoFundMe page in an effort to aid his wife, Renee, in fulfilling the rest of Bob’s lifelong dreams – including ensuring that his filly that he took so much pride in makes the races this spring.


Paulick Report – View From The Eighth Pole: An Asterisk For Kentucky Derby 150

Los Angeles Times – John Cherwa – Bob Baffert will not transfer any horses to other trainers for Kentucky Derby


Hey Kid Catch


ESPN – David Purdum – Survey: Americans expected to bet $23.1B on Super Bowl 2024

ESPN – David Purdum and Elizabeth Merrill – The NFL and Las Vegas’ evolution on sports and betting

Ooh Las Vegas

In a closed society where everybody’s guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity.

Hunter S. Thompson,

The Athletic – Tashan Reed – Once taboo, Las Vegas preparing to ‘pull out all the stops’ as Super Bowl host

Viva Las Vegas

“But the person who’s doing the survey is motivated to find the answer. … There is a cottage industry of consultants who are always getting you the biggest number and multiplying it times three or five or something.”

Front Office Sports – Daniel Kaplan – Does the Vegas Super Bowl Make Economic Sense? Depends Where You Get Your Figures

ESPN – 49ers-Chiefs: Super Bowl LVIII predictions, picks, odds

ESPN – David Purdum and Doug Greenberg – Super Bowl 2024 betting: Big bets, including $1M on S.F. ML

ESPN – Kevin Pulsifer – Super Bowl LVIII betting: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs thrive in underdog role

Vegas Insider – Patrick Everson – Super Bowl Odds: Lines, Spreads, Betting Trends for 49ers vs Chiefs

Phil has a question:

How much of that KC money can be attributed to the Swift Effect.

Who’s Mattress Mack betting.

TSN – TSN Edge examines FanDuel’s novelty props for Super Bowl LVIII

The Comeback – 10 most intriguing Super Bowl LVIII prop bets

ESPN – Doug Greenberg – Sportsbooks enchant with Taylor Swift-linked Super Bowl props

Phil has a question:

What’s the line on Taylor and Travis saying: “we’re going to Disneyworld” if the Chiefs win.

What would the line be if there wasn’t all that newbie money on the Chiefs.


Fence


Speed is often confused with insight. When I start running earlier than the others, I appear faster.

Johan Cruyff

This Is It

Los Angeles Times – Sam Farmer – What’s the ‘real’ Taylor Swift like? Travis Kelce’s dad talks about life around the pop superstar

Horse Race Insider – Marc Lawrence – EDITOR’S NOTE: YOU WON’T FIND A MORE COMPREHENSIVE SUPER LVIII ANALYSIS ANYWHERE

NBC News – Kaetlynn Liddy – Super Bowl Sunday (Taylor’s Version): How Swifties are celebrating the big game

Water From the Moon

Rolling Stone – Hunter S Thompson – Fear and Loathing at the Super Bowl

Los Angeles Times – Nothing irrelevant about the Patrick Mahomes vs. Brock Purdy Super Bowl showdown

ESPN – David Purdum – Sportsbooks fear big Super Bowl for Chiefs’ Travis Kelce

ESPN – Omar Flores Aldana – Mexico’s avocado industry prepares for its own Super Bowl

El Jefe de Jefes

Bloodhorse – Jay Hovdey – Pigskin Rules in Las Vegas but Still no Horseflesh

Phil has a question:

Whatever happened to Bobby Allen’s plans for a Las Vegas track.

I Came To Dance

THE EDGE, there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. The others–the living–are those who pushed their luck as far as they felt they could handle it, and then pulled back, or slowed down, or did whatever they had to when it came time to choose between Now and Later. But the edge is still Out there.

Hunter S. Thompson

SportsNet – Emily Sadler – 10 burning questions we’re asking ahead of Super Bowl LVIII

Sienna College Research Institute – American Sports Fanship Survey (ASFS) 2024

Sports Business Journal – Mike Boylan – Super Bowl LVIII ads: New brands highlighted with at least 12 first-timers

Hawkmoon

Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – In Seasonal Debut Endlessly Takes El Camino Real Derby

TDN – Endlessly Stamps Preakness Ticket With El Camino Real Derby Win

Paulick Report – Endlessly Storms To Victory In El Camino Real Derby

Ironic that a horse named Endlessly wins the final El Camino Real Derby at the soon to be shuttered Golden Gates Fields.

Good Vibrations

Detroit Style Pizza

Boomba of Beer

Bloodhorse – Byron King – No More Time Holds Off Agate Road in Sam F. Davis

TDN – Alan Carasso – No More Time Sharp in Front-Running Sam F. Davis Victory

Paulick Report – Mike Henry – Road To The Kentucky Derby: Front-Running No More Time Holds On For Sam F. Davis Victory

Purple Rain

New York Times – Jennifer Weiner – Why Is Everything Suddenly Taylor Swift’s Fault?

HANLON’S RAZOR:

Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

Robert J. Hanlon.

Phil has a question:

Do the minions from Horse Racing Alberta put their TV screens outside their window when they watch the Superbowl.

Man on the Moon

Bloodhorse – Molly Rollins – Power Squeeze Victorious in Suncoast, Life Talk Sixth

TDN – Power Squeeze Makes It Three Straight With Suncoast Win

Bloodhorse – In Stakes Debut Kinza Rebuffs Kopion in Las Virgenes

TDN – ‘TDN Rising Star’ Kinza Goes Gate To Wire In Las Virgenes

Paulick Report – Mike Willman – Kinza Romps Gate To Wire For Las Virgenes Triumph

Gimme Shelter

No sympathy for the devil; keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride…and if it occasionally gets a little heavier than what you had in mind, well…maybe chalk it off to forced conscious expansion: Tune in, freak out, get beaten.

Hunter S. Thompson

Sympathy For The Devil

Bloodhorse – Byron King – Track Phantom, Sierra Leone Lead 12-Horse Risen Star

Paulick Report – Robert Yates – Otto The Conqueror, Carbone Regrouping After Poor Southwest Showing

Bad Moon Rising

Bloodhorse – Molly Rollins – Sibelius Dubai-Bound After Repeat Pelican Score

Radar Love

Us And Them

I couldn’t imagine, and I don’t say this with any pride, but I really couldn’t imagine writing without a desperate deadline.

Hunter S. Thompson

Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Big City Lights Makes Grade in Palos Verdes Stakes

MoonDance

Bloodhorse – Byron King – Missed the Cut Defeats Planetario in San Marcos

TDN – Oaklawn Adding Two Race Days

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Jay Hovdey – ‘A racing tale spilled straight from the guts of people who cared very much about getting things right’ – Jay Hovdey on Jockey

Riptide

Sometimes something’s got to happen before something is going to happen.

Johan Cruyff

National Post – Bloomberg News – Taylor Swift vs. conservative China: U.S. singer an outlet for Chinese women tired of authoritarian Xi era

Garden and Gun – G&G’s Top Game-Day Recipes

New York Times – Billy Witz – The Super Bowl in Las Vegas: What Would Hunter S. Thompson Think?

Like most others, I was a seeker, a mover, a malcontent, and at times a stupid hell-raiser. I was never idle long enough to do much thinking, but I felt somehow that some of us were making real progress, that we had taken an honest road, and that the best of us would inevitably make it over the top. At the same time, I shared a dark suspicion that the life we were leading was a lost cause, that we were all actors, kidding ourselves along on a senseless odyssey. It was the tension between these two poles – a restless idealism on one hand and a sense of impending doom on the other – that kept me going.

Hunter S. Thompson

The Athletic – Alex Andrejev – How could Taylor Swift get to the Super Bowl from her Eras Tour? Here are possible routes

The Loco-Motion

Paulick Report – Weekend Lineup Presented By FanDuel: Dozen Entered In Tampa Derby Prep

Bloodhorse – America’s Best Racing – Bob Ehalt – At a Glance: Change of Command the Pick of Sam F. Davis

TDN – Alan Carasso – Agate Road Back To The Dirt For Sam F. Davis

When Doves Cry

Bloodhorse – Byron – Endlessly Tops Golden Gate’s Final El Camino Real Derby

Girl

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!

Hunter S. Thompson

The Conversation – Jane Kuehne – Why do people have different tastes in music? A music education expert explains why some songs are universally liked, while others aren’t

Anvil

Horse Race Insider – John Pricci – UPDATE 1: WIDE OPEN, SAM F DAVIS TOPS FESTIVAL PROGRAM; FIRST TWO LEGS OF PICK 5 POSTED

Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Japan to Highlight Breeding at Asian Racing Conference

Basket Case

TSN – What Happens in Vegas – by Matthew Scianitti

Ooh Las Vegas

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Nicholas Godfrey – Saudi Cup fields: National Treasure gets green light for world’s richest race

TDN – Alan Carasso – White Abarrio, National Treasure Lead U.S. Challenge Into Saudi Cup

The Ringer – Nora Princiotti – Left Out of This Coaching Cycle, Eric Bieniemy Is Running Out of Options

Fujiyama Mama

Paulick Report – Delgado Team Has Another Promising 3-Year-Old In Victory Avenue

The Ringer – Steven Ruiz – The NFL’s Star-Vs.-System Super Bowl

Have You Ever Seen The Rain

ESPN – Chris Berman – Swami Sez: Chris Berman picks the winner of Super Bowl 2024

In The Air Tonight

The Score – Brenden Deeg – Report: Bears would need ‘crazy’ deal to trade No. 1 pick

My foundation now has some 120 football pitches laid out for children, a lot of them immigrants. We live in a multicultural society.

Johan Cruyff

TDN – Sue Finley – Turf Writers President Makes Eclipse Disagreements Public

The Ringer – The Ringer Staff’s Super Bowl Predictions

Bloodhorse – Byron – Endlessly Tops Golden Gate’s Final El Camino Real Derby

Good Vibrations

Paulick Report – Natalie Voss – Simms Suggests Turf Paradise Could Run A Fall Meet, If The Current Meet Will ‘Run Smoothly’

Southern Living – Jenna Sims Grandma’s Favorite Super Bowl Recipes

Newsweek – National Pizza Day: Where to Get Free Pizza, Other Deals

Bloodhorse – Orseno Knew He ‘Bought a Racehorse’ in Hades

Paulick Report – Chelsea Hackbarth – Breeders’ Cup Presents Connections: ‘Fairytale’ Journey Has Uncle Heavy Eyeing Roses

Garden and Gun – Kim Severson – Potato Soup for the Soul

Bloodhorse – Bob Kieckhefer – IL Gaming Board Urges Action on Racino Construction

TDN – Churchill Brings on SAP as an Official Signature Partner for Derby

Nights of Wine and Roses

The Ringer – Zach Kram – 2024 NBA Trade Deadline Winners and Losers

The Conversation – Guiseppe Di Labbio – Higher, faster: what influences the aerodynamics of a football?

Phil has a question:

Did he interview Tom Brady.

The Ringer – Austin Gayle – The Winners and Losers of NFL Honors

Front Office Sports – Margaret Fleming – The NFL Is ‘Just Scratching the Surface’ with SpongeBob Super Bowl Broadcast

Phil has a question:

When will thoroughbred racing start to gear it’s marketing to the fans rather than try and “Educate” them.

Football is a game you play with your mind.

Johan Cruyff

Romper – Katie McPherson – 19 Seriously Good Dips To Make For The Super Bowl

BBC – Ben Collins – Super Bowl 2024: San Francisco 49ers v Kansas City Chiefs – UK start time, date, half-time show, how to follow on BBC & will Taylor Swift be there?

Times Like These

TDN – Bill Finley – TDN Kentucky Oaks Top 10 for Feb. 8

ESPN – Bill Barnwell – Super Bowl preview: 49ers-Chiefs stats, prediction, more

BBC – Frank Krentcil – How one great sweater can last a lifetime

Man Who Sold The World

Paulick Report – Mike Henry – ‘We’ve Got A Big Chance’: Michael Campbell High On Davis Entrant Patriot Spirit

Bloodhorse – Byron King – Agate Road Receives Dirt Test in Sam F. Davis

I Know Places

The Ringer – Lex Pryor – Patrick Mahomes Is Whatever You Want Him to Be

The Ringer – Steven Ruiz – How Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce Built Their Backyard-Football Connection

Paulick Report – Mike Willman – Omaha Beach Filly Kopion Has Baffert Duo To Beat In Las Virgenes

Bloodhorse – Santa Anita Postpones Feb. 9 Card After Historic Rain

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Nicholas Godfrey – What’s been happening: Triple Crown entries, Damien Oliver comeback, big-money Coolmore buy and more …

Vox – Li Zhou – The Grammys’ Beyoncé snubs speak to a deeper problem

BBC – Ben Collins – Super Bowl 58: Brock Purdy & Christian McCaffrey lead San Francisco 49ers’ all-star cast

Reason To Believe

Deadline – Dade Hayes – Super Bowl Ads Remain Big Draw For Marketers In Age Of Fragmented Media, But Can All Those Celebrity Pitches Really Land?

Sports Business Journal – Terry Lefton – How brands will cut through the noise of another big Vegas event

Mousetrap

SportsNet – Elliotte Friedman – 32 Thoughts: Where will the Coyotes call home after Mullett Arena?

A Horse With No Name

Front Office Sports – Eric Fisher – Loophole Located: NFL Always Finding New Spots on the Calendar

To win you have to score one more goal than your opponent.

Johan Cruyff

Sports Illustrated – Kevin Sweeney – Men’s Bracket Watch: Purdue, UConn Both Impress As March Madness Inches Closer

Tallyho – The prestigious world of thoroughbred breeding is facing a crisis!

TDN – T.D. Thornton – The Week In Review: Nysos Rockets To Derby Relevance, Unaware His Trainer Is Dis-Invited From The Big Bash

Horse Race Insider – John Pricci – IF SATURDAY IS A TRUE MEASURE, THE CURRENT LEADING 3-YEAR-OLD WILL NOT RUN IN DERBY-150

Paulick Report – Baffert-Trained Runners 1-2 On NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll

Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Nysos Clear Leader in NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll

Horse Racing Nation – See the list: 346 horses are nominated to 2024 Triple Crown

2024 Triple Crown Nominations – Early

Complicated

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Chris Smith – Great horses who transcended the sport: here’s one more for our list of household names

Former Alberta trainer Robert M Clements was killed in a single vehicle accident in southern Alberta last week. Phil will post more details when he hears.

Bloodhorse – Joe Perez – Obituary: Horse Racing ‘Thrilled’ Country Singer Keith

The Score – Caio Miari – Super Bowl LVIII Tale of the Tape: Who has the edge at each position group?

The Ringer – Danny Heifetz – Ranking This Super Bowl’s Most (and Least) Valuable Units

The Conversation – Mark Otten – Does defense actually win championships?

Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.

Casey Stengel

3LVNews – Matthew Seeman – Las Vegas mayor wants A’s to stay in Oakland after land offer was rejected

Bon Appetit – 56

Garden and Gun – Paige N Miller – An Upcoming Auction of Elton John’s Treasures Is a Love Letter to Atlanta

Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)

Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Dollars & Sense: Finding a Path Forward in California

Global News – Kalina LaFrambroise – Quebec to dole out $870M for Olympic Stadium’s new roof

Phil has a question:

How much of the $870m is transfer payments from Alberta.

Lines – History of SuperBowls

Phil has a question:

Is the LV LVIII SuperBowl current line: 49ers -II.

How would you do half points: -II.V.

Mr. Brightside

The Hustle – Mark Dent – Why the Super Bowl halftime show is the most important commercial on TV

Ty D Bol

The Hustle – Ben Berkley – Keeping fannies happy will keep fans happy

Phil has a question:

How many of the major sporting and other event venues supply hot water to the handwashing taps.

The Ringer – Ben Solak – Kyle Shanahan Is No Longer Running the Shanahan Offense

Paulick Report – Paulick Report – Super Bowl Radio Row Confusion: ‘Is There Another Randy Moss?’

The Ringer – Riley McAtee – The Commanders Are Not Mad About Ben Johnson. Please Don’t Put in the Newspaper That They Got Mad.

I had a great shoe contract and glove contract with a company who paid me a lot of money never to be seen using their stuff. 

Bob Uecker

Los Angeles Times – Sarah D. Wire – Trump’s claim of presidential immunity rejected by D.C. appellate court

New York Times – Charlie Savage – Forceful Opinion Repudiates Claim That Trump Can’t Be Charged in Election Case

With A Little Help From My Friends

National Post – Glen McGregor – Leafs captain John Tavares fighting Canada’s tax agency over $8M it claims he owes

Italians can not beat us, but we can certainly lose against them.

Johan Cruyff

SportsNet – Luke Fox – Islanders’ Engvall finds sweet revenge as Maple Leafs do ‘just enough to lose’

Southern Living – Kait Hanson – Does Bourbon Have To Be Made In Kentucky?

MindBodyGreen – Abby Moore – Is Corn A Grain, A Fruit, Or A Vegetable — And Is It Actually Healthy?

The ’60s are gone, dope will never be as cheap, sex never as free, and the rock and roll never as great. 

Abbie Hoffman

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Nicholas Godfrey – ‘He is a really good colt’ – Nysos charges to top of three-year-old charts as Flavien Prat claims Top 3 spot

Horse Racing Nation – Ron Flatter – Turf Paradise limps into meet as insiders wonder what’s next

America’s Best Racing – Mike Curry – 2024 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Southwest Stakes Winner Mystik Dan

Bon Appetit – Wilder Davies – The Best Carbon-Steel Pans of 2024, Reviewed by Our Experts

Front Office Sports – A.J. Perez – Before It Was a Major Sports City, Las Vegas Became a ‘Hockey Town’

When You Were Young

Las Vegas Sun – Casey Harrison – Teachers group suing Nevada over funding for A’s stadium in Las Vegas

Goodell has become so effective as a human shield that he has been leathered to almost any and all controversies.

Sports Illustrated – Conor Orr – It’s Time for NFL Owners, Not Roger Goodell, to Speak for Themselves

Legal Sports Reporting – Mike Mazzeo – Goodell Says 25 Employees Fired For NFL Betting Violations

New York Times – Santul Nerkar – $7 Million for 30 Seconds? To Advertisers, the Super Bowl Is Worth It.

Sports Business Journal – Big crowds, party atmosphere at SB Opening Night

TDN – Jessica Martini – ‘Encouraging Start’ as $500k Home Cooking Tops Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Opener

Southern Living – 38 Swoon-Worthy Valentine’s Day Cake Ideas

ESPN – Matt Miller – 2024 NFL mock draft: Miller’s pick predictions in Rounds 1-2

Proud Mary

The Ringer – Rob Mahoney – Can the Dallas Mavericks Hit the Right Notes Around Luka Doncic?

The Athletic – Ian Mendes, Katie Strang and more – As NHL players face sexual assault charges, media ‘circus’ begins in London, Ont.

Phil has a question:

What’s the difference between Canada being a hockey obsessed nation and the United States’ relationship with football.

After all, is football a game or a religion?

Howard Cosell

SportsNet – Paul D. Grant – What to expect next in 2018 World Junior investigation

SportsNet – Emily Sadler – London police apologize to woman at centre of 2018 sexual assault investigation

SportsNet – Flyers, Devils, Flames will receive cap relief for players facing charges

Phil has a question:

Why are the NHL scribes pussyfooting around the Philadelphia goaltending situation now that Carter Hart is unavailable.

The Conversation – Paul T Mitchell – Canada’s military is ‘too woke?’ Hardly — it must embrace diversity to survive

I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires. 

Susan B. Anthony

The Score – Ciao Miari – Best moments from Super Bowl LVIII Opening Night

Phil has a question:

Whose do costs more: Patrick’s or Taylor’s.

Southern Living – 50 Classic Mardi Gras Recipes To Let The Good Times Roll

Vulture – Nate Jones – Why Maestro Became the Oscar Villain (and Oppenheimer Didn’t)

Bloodhorse – Eric Mitchell – Endorsed Entering Stud at Northview Stallion Station

TDN – HISA Appoints Bethany Erb To Director of Public Affairs

The Ringer – Ben Solak and Steven Ruiz – The Game Plans That Could Decide the Chiefs-49ers Super Bowl

Phil has a question:

Have you ever noticed that bureaucracies share a common feature with cancer – growth for the sake of growth.

The Chain

Football is a game of mistakes. Whoever makes the fewest mistakes wins.

Johan Cruyff

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Nick Luck: The fan has become the least important part of the puzzle – which is a crying shame

TSN – London Police confirm charges against five former WJC players

Phil has a question:

Was there any purpose to the news conference other than the London Police Department covering their asses.

SportsNet – Paul D. Grant – Court proceedings adjourned to April 30 in 2018 World Junior case

Paulick Report – Oaklawn: Mystik Dan, Liberal Arts Pointed To Arkansas Derby; Just Steel Likely For Rebel

Rebel, Rebel

Paulick Report – Pletcher Trio Look Set For Tampa Bay’s Kentucky Derby, Oaks Qualifiers

TDN – ‘TDN Rising Star’ Locked To Miss Saturday’s Sam F. Davis

The Ringer – Julianna Ress – The Winners and Losers of the 2024 Grammy Awards

The Ringer – Ben Lindbergh – How to Build an Empire (Taylor’s Version)

Rolling Stone – Jon Blistein – Taylor Swift Makes History, Miley Cyrus and SZA Clean Up: The Grammys Were for the Girls

Los Angeles Times – Mikael Wood – Taylor Swift makes history (again) with Grammy for album of the year; Celine Dion presents award in emotional moment

New York Times – Elena Bergeron, Jon Pareles, Ben Sisario and Best and Worst Moments From the 2024 Grammys

Proud Mary

That’s energetic.

Sports Illustrated – Kristen Wong – Trevor Noah Cracked the Perfect Joke About Taylor Swift and the NFL at the Grammys

Yesterday

TSN – If Swift makes it to Super Bowl, finding private jet parking could be tricky

Love Is Fire

Bloodhorse – Karen M Johnson – On the Rise: Alex Foley

TSN – CP – Year 25 for Reid might be his best coaching job yet

The Ringer – Sheil Kapadia – Super Bowl Cheat Sheet: The 25 Things You Need to Know About the Chiefs-49ers Matchup

Sports Business Journal – Ben Fischer and Bill King – Super Bowl LVIII: Arriving In Las Vegas

Front Office Sports – Daniel Kaplan – What Happens When the NFL Welcomes Hundreds of Players to a Locale It Once Shunned?

Bloodhorse – McPeek Basks Day After Wins by Mystik Dan, Band of Gold

Bloodhorse – Trainer Orseno Had High Hopes for Hades From Start

TDN – Fierceness Comes Out Of Holy Bull In Good Order

TDN – Saturday’s Derby Prep Runners Look Ahead

TSN – Penguins sign F Puljujarvi to two-year, $1.6M contract

Times Like These

Paulick Report – Finalists Announced For 2023 Sovereign Awards

Footballers from the street are more important than trained coaches.

Johan Cruyff

TDN – Forecast Rains Force Cancellation of Sunday Racing at Santa Anita; Stakes Rescheduled

TDN – Saturday’s Derby Prep Runners Look Ahead

TDN – Hades Guts It Out In the Holy Bull As Fierceness Folds

Paulick Report – Champion Fierceness Fades To Third As Hades Steals Holy Bull On Front End

Brisnet – Vance Hanson – Hades wins as Fierceness misfires in Holy Bull

Bloodhorse – Molly Rollins – Hades Holds Off Champion Fierceness to Win Holy Bull

Sympathy For The Devil

The Come Back – Kevin Harrish – NFL world reacts to Colin Kaepernick, Jim Harbaugh news

Centrefield

Bloodhorse – Tracy Gantz – Nysos Remains Perfect With Romp in Lewis

TDN – Nysos Proves A Smooth Winner of the Robert B. Lewis

Brisnet – Kellie Reilly – Nysos explosive in Robert B. Lewis

Paulick Report – Undefeated Nysos Dominates Robert B. Lewis Field

There are mysteries which men can only guess at, which age by age they may solve only in part.

Bram Stoker

Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Illinois Derby Back on Hawthorne’s Schedule in 2024

Brisnet – Kelly Reilly – Uncle Heavy nabs El Grande O in Withers

Paulick Report – Brian Bohl – Parx Invader Uncle Heavy Nose Best In Withers; Wood Memorial Could Be Next

Bloodhorse – Bob Ehalt – Uncle Heavy Puts Reid on Derby Trail With Withers Win

TDN – Uncle Heavy Pulls The Upset in the Withers

Tax not so bad a voice to slander music any more than once.

William Shakespeare

Bloodhorse – Byron King – – McPeek’s Mystik Dan Surprises in Sloppy Southwest

Paulick Report – Big Day For McPeek, Hernandez As Mystik Dan Skims Rail En Route To Southwest Victory

TDN – Kenny McPeek’s Mystik Dan Upends Oaklawn’s Southwest

Brisnet – James Scully – Mystik Dan spectacular in Southwest; Band of Gold gets up in Martha Washington

All the CDI detractors thinking that CDI is ruing the Baffert ban with Nysos and Wine Me Up gobbling up 30 points and Nysos looking the best 3 year old right now better give their heads a shake. CDI is reveling with 3 brand new shooters each earning 20 points muudying the Derby picture and making it so much more interesting than it was on Friday.

The Weight

Paulick Report – Road To The Kentucky Oaks: Band Of Gold Upsets Martha Washington

Bloodhorse – Tracy Gantz – Three Witches’ Santa Monica Gives Prat Stakes Triple

Bloodhorse – Eric Mitchell – Hanson’s River Ranch Buys Conquest Farenheit

I hate all politics. I don’t like either political party. One should not belong to them – one should be an individual, standing in the middle. Anyone that belongs to a party stops thinking.

Ray Bradbury

Immigrant Song

TDN – First World War Impresses In Return To Turf With Kitten’s Joy Win

Randy Howg, John Holleman, Norman Tremblay, Surging Sky Ventures, LLC (Albert Wisialko), Brian McGinnis and Selman Shaby’s Mr Fillip went wire to wire in the slop in Oaklawn Park’s 4th race on Saturday, February 3, 2024 a Three Years Old MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT for $115,000US. Robertino Diodoro trained with Christian A Torres in the saddle. The first time starters will have to wait for another day and D Wayne Lukas’ Daily Grind a $1,350,000.00US purchase will need a few hundred starts to earn his purchase price since 5th doesn’t pay very much.

Bloodhorse – Timberlake Could Target Rebel for Sophomore Debut

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Alex Cairns and Sarah Sands – A life after racing: new horizons for Ireland’s ex-racehorses as big names turn out for show jumping extravaganza

Bloodhorse – Molly Rollins – Life’s an Audible Gets Up Late in the Sweetest Chant

Bloodhorse – Byron King – R Harper Rose Blossoms in Seven-Furlong Forward Gal

TDN – Longshot Frankie’s Empire Best Late in Swale

Deadspin – Anthony Locicero – Trevor Bauer wants back in the majors, but does MLB want him?

Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

Ronald Reagan

Los Angeles Times – Bill Walton claims Chewbacca was modeled after him after auditioning for ‘Star Wars’

Subsidies for horse-racing has a long tradition in the commonwealth: Since 2004, more than $3.5 billion in taxpayer money has flown toward the equine sport, as The Center Square previously reported.

WFMZ News – Centre Square – Anthony Hennen – Horse racing industry gets $198M taxpayer subsidy

Paulick Report – Brian Sanfratello: Setting Record Straight On Pennsylvania Purses, Incentives

Phil has a question:

Does Sanfratello or anyone else really believe that their semantics argument about the slot and casino funds not being subsidies published in a horse racing niche media article will convince any person in the general population who never read them.

If you want to make peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.

Moshe Dayan

Front Office Sports – Alex Schiffer – Jaguars Ask FanDuel for $20M Refund of Stolen Funds

The Ringer – Rob Harvilla – Carl Weathers Was Forever a Champion—and Forever Your Friend

TSN – Canadiens trade F Monahan to Jets for a first-rounder and a conditional pick

Paulick Report – After Favorite Stumbles, Comparative Rolls To Bayakoa Victory

SportsNet – Luke Fox – NHL waits on legal system before deciding on punishment for 2018 WJC players

Phil has a question:

What will Gary Bettman do if Russian teams in the KHL sign the 4 NHLers and let them play while the wheels of justice slowly grind.

Has Gary Bettman heard of Roman Polanski.

Time Waits For No One

TDN – Letter to the Editor: Nick de Meric

SportsNet – Slumping Kings fire head coach Todd McLellan, Jim Hiller named interim coach

Bloodhorse – Minnesota Ready Tops Lothenbach HORA Dispersal

Bloodhorse – Exercise Rider Mares Dies Five Days After Accident

The Ringer – Danny Heifetz – NFL Draft Season Is Underway. What Did We Learn After a Week at the Senior Bowl?

A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.

Chinese proverb

Canada’s National Observer – Marie-Michele Rousseau- Clair – Canada’s wetlands need to be conserved and restored

The Defector – Patrick Redford – Republicans Struggle To Comprehend Nation’s Interest In NFL All-Pro And Taylor Swift

Phil has a question:

When will the MAGA Asshats comment on Patrick Mahomes haircut looking like Sideshow Bob’s.

TSN – Rick Westhead – With players from 2018 WJC team charged, lawyers say behind-the-scenes legal battles brewing

Phil has a question:

What effect will the Hockey Canada settlement have on the trial of these 5 players.

With Gary Bettman hammering Logan Mailloux for just sending out a picture without consent why hasn’t the NHL acted to suspend the 4 players.

Sports Business Journal – Goodell sends gambling memo to all NFL teams

There is always room for losers in the football business. They are the mother’s milk of gambling, and why not? Somebody has to do it, or there won’t be any winners. 

Hunter S. Thompson

Ooh Las Vegas

Elle – Alyssa Bailey – Why Travis Kelce Won’t Be Joining Taylor Swift at the 2024 Grammys: ‘I Wish I Could Go’

What Was I Made For?

A dollar won is twice a sweet as a dollar earned.

Fast Eddie Felson

Horse Race Insider – John Pricci – EXTENDED FEUD LOWERS EXPECTATIONS THAT AMERICA’S GREATEST EVENT WILL BE ALL IT CAN BE

Paulick Report – View From The Eighth Pole: An Asterisk For Kentucky Derby 150

Paulick Report – Letter To The Editor: ‘Churchill Needs To Learn When To Say When’

Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – KTDF Committee Approves Funds for Keeneland, Churchill

The Athletic – Jeff Howe – Why Bill Belichick, perhaps the greatest coach in NFL history, didn’t land a job

Phil has a question:

What team could afford him with the salary he’d command and the money they’d have to pay to all the front office lackeys he terminated and replaced with his people.

Garden and Gun – Elizabeth Florio – Why Your New Favorite Tomato Soup Recipe Calls for Bourbon

Phil has a question:

Why would you desecrate good tomatoes with bourbon.

Why would you desecrate good bourbon with tomatoes.

Does a Bloody Mary have bourbon.

Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup

Sports Business Journal – Eric Fisher – A New Era in Baltimore Is Dawning With Rubenstein’s Profile, Wallet

ESPN – AP – Harness racing trainer charged with striking horse that died

The Athletic – Richard Deitsch – Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl would be a ‘gift from the gods’ for CBS’ broadcast

Phil has a question:

If Swift does make the game, how does the network balance the commercials and the shots of her entourage.

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Ken Snyder – ‘It’s in our blood’ – tracing the rich tradition of Black horsemen in Cajun country

Immigrant Song

TDN – T.D. Thornton – For Third Straight Spring, MSW Purses at Keeneland and Churchill Projected to Remain Level

TDN – Economic Impact of Maryland Horse Industry Grows to $2.9 Billion

TDN – National Treasure to Stand at Spendthrift Farm Upon Retirement

Paulick Report – Lone Star Stakes Schedule Worth $2.8 Million In 2024

TSN – NHLers tight-lipped on charges against members of Canada’s 2018 world junior team

The Ringer – Lindsay Jones – Three Takeaways From the Most Chaotic NFL Coaching Carousel in Recent Memory

The Score – Andrew Dixon and Daniel Valente – Grading all 8 NFL head coaching hires

The Ringer – 10 Questions About Lewis Hamilton’s Stunning Move to Join Ferrari

The government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

Ronald Reagan

Front Office Sports – Eric Fisher – Peacock, Fresh Off NFL Playoff Bump, Eyes Subscriber Retention 


Phil M Stockmen

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