Larry Gourneau Jr.’s Bricklayer sat at the back of the pack early, started his move in the final turn and rallied down the centre of the track to win the 2024 Manitoba Derby. Bricklayer is trained by the owner and had Luis Fuentes in the irons for the win. McEwen got up for place with Lt. Norm getting show money.
Just before the Don Alberto bred Bricklayer went to post in the Manitoba Derby two Don Alberto-Breds sold for seven figures within minutes of each other at the 2024 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale.
Equibase shows the handle for Manitoba Derby day as $3,743,784 with $1,981,277 being bet into the Pick 5 Jackpot Pool.
Hastings Racecourse handle was $1,061,584 for the holiday Monday BC Cup card.
Century Mile holiday Monday handle was $0,000,000.00 as there was no thoroughbred racing on the Midsummer holiday Monday.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
William Shakespeare
Phil has a question:
With the quarantine on Assiniboia Downs being lifted why wasn’t the Western Canadian Triple Crown challenge reinstated.
Paulick Report – Monday’s Manitoba Derby Program Includes Mandatory Payout On Jackpot Pick 5
Assiniboia Downs – Bob Gates – Manitoba Derby Photo Album
Assiniboia Downs – Manitoba Derby
ChrisD – Scott Taylor – A Nine-Horse Derby on Monday Night
Wagering on Assiniboia Downs has been up approximately 11% from last year’s remarkable results. This comes as the track has also been navigating through a single case of an equine virus, resulting in a quarantine of the barns. The track has temporarily adjusted its racing schedule to manage the situation, with the quarantine expected to be lifted on August 2, provided all tests continue to come back negative. The changes to the racing calendar have actually increased the average field sizes which has been very appealing to horseplayers.
Canadian Thoroughbred – Assiniboia Downs Ready for Manitoba Derby
Bloodhorse – Bob Ehalt and Byron King – McPeek Commits Thorpedo Anna to Travers
Bloodhorse – McPeek Not Rushing Call on Thorpedo Anna’s Next Race
Paulick Report – Natalie Voss – No 30-Day Live Meet At Arapahoe; Bally’s Accepts $4.6 Billion Buyout
Whether a tomato or a rumor, consider the source.
Chris Bianco
Southern Living – Josh Miller – 40 Fresh Peach Recipes To Savor This Summer
Bloodhorse – Bob Ehalt – Top 3-Year-Olds Set for Travers Prep in Jim Dandy
Paulick Report – AppleTV Releasing Docuseries On How Los Zetas Used Horse Racing To Launder Money
Paulick Report – Ray Paulick – View From The Eighth Pole: Make The Punishment Fit The Crime
Paulick Report – Ray Paulick – Del Mar Summer: It’s That Time Again For The Turf To Meet The Surf
Bloodhorse – Jay Hovdey – Kimura Kicks Down a New Door at Old Del Mar
Garden and Gun – Lindsey Liles – In a Time of Crisis for Coral, Consider the Lobster
TDN – T.D. Thornton – In Kentucky’s Battle Of Midway, Horse Farms Fight Massive RV Park Development
Bloodhorse – Teresa Genaro – Without Caution First U.S. Winner For Without Parole
It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.
A Tale of Two Cities
Phil has a question:
How many Magats including the fat fucking orange blob of a maggot have read A Tale of Two Cities or any classic literature.
How many Magats including the fat fucking orange blob of a maggot understand A Tale of Two Cities or any classic literature.
Bloodhorse – Bob Ehalt – Dornoch Rises to Division Leader With Haskell Score
Front Office Sports – David Rumsey – Pulling Back the Curtain on the NFL’s $25 Billion Revenue Dream
Bloodhorse – Bob Kieckhefer – Deal Set for Sale, Development of Former Fairmount Park
ESPN – HR Derby anthem singer Ingrid Andress says she was drunk
US and Canadian National Anthems
Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Plans Underway to Celebrate Preakness 150 With Festival
Bloodhorse – George Williams – ‘A Poignant Moment’: Wilson Eclipses Krone’s Earnings
Bloodhorse – Wilson Passes Krone’s All-Time Earnings Record
Phil has a question:
What does the Canadian sports and regular media’s utter lack of even a passing mention of a Canadian female athlete setting an earnings record say about the state of horse racing in Canada and North America.
Bloodhorse – Bob Ehalt Discusses Good Vibes Going Into Saratoga Meet
Some times Phil just hasta succumb to the Urge
Some times Phil just hasta succumb to the Urge two times
The Bitter Southerner – Roxane Gay – The New Pornographers
Bloodhorse – NYRA’s ‘Saratoga Live’ Launches With New Twists
Front Office Sports – Dennis Young – Teenage Sprinting Prodigy Sues Gatorade After Positive Test
Phil has a question:
If Asinga’s gummie theory is correct why aren’t there thousands of other athletes testing positive.
Bloodhorse – NYRA, FanDuel Settle Saratoga Impasse Before First Post
Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Dollars & Sense: Fixed Odds Could Attract New Players
Paulick Report – View From The Eighth Pole: Don’t Forget The Horseplayer
TSN – Wehry accused of cheating to beef up result at Nathan’s hot dog contest
ESPN – Stars leave Diamond Sports Group umbrella, turn to streaming
The Ringer – The 111 Best Horror Movie Kills of All Time, Ranked
TDN – Dan Ross – Lucinda Finley Q&A on the Fifth Circuit Bombshell
Paulick Report – National HBPA Claims Victory Over HISA In Fifth Circuit Court Of Appeals Ruling
Bloodhorse – Olivia Newman – Saudi Bidding War Sets Record at Fasig-Tipton HORA Sale
Bloodhorse – Informed Patriot Supplemented to Fasig-Tipton Sale
Phil has a question:
Are there any western Canadian owners willing to step up.
Phil has a comment:
$1,550,000.00US is a bit of stepping up for thoroughbred owners who race in western Canada.
Paulick Report – Belmont’s New Synthetic Track Will Be NYRA’s Exclusive Winter Racing Surface
ESPN -Euro 2024 Power Rankings: Spain still top ahead of semifinals
Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple
Johan Cruyff
Years before, R.J. Bennett campaigned Travelling Victor, who made history in 1983 when he became the first horse not campaigned in Ontario to win Horse of the Year honors in Canada. He also won a Sovereign Award that year in the older horse category, and the R.J. Bennett took home a Sovereign award as breeder of the year in 1983.
Bloodhorse – Byron King – Canadian Hall of Famer R.J. Bennett Dies at 94
Bloodhorse – Court: HISA Violates Private Non-Delegation Doctrine
TDN – T.D. Thornton – Part of HISA Ruled Unconstitutional in Fifth Circuit Split Decision
The Ringer – Alan Siegel – The Heat Is On, Again: The Oral History of Axel Foley
TDN – Additional 2024 Thoroughbred Breed Improvement Program Funds Allocated
Paulick Report – Training, Racing At Pimlico Will Cease Sept. 1 To Begin Rebuild
The annual Canada Day card at Millarville was down to 4 races with a total of 19 horses entered.
Phil has a question:
What happens to horse racing when the states decide that the support could be better used on health and education.
Bloodhorse – Golden Gate Equipment Auction Set for Aug. 1
TDN – Bill Finley – Week In Review: Northern California Racing Begins Its Uphill Battle For Survival
Phil has a answer:
How about the rebates the ADWs give to the whales.
Bloodhorse – Legacy of Rockingham Park to be Honored in Salem, N.H.
Bloodhorse – Joe Perez – Report: Castleton Lyons Land Could Be Sold for Housing
California is not the only state that has seen track closures. Other tracks shuttered or bulldozed over the last several decades include Suffolk Downs in Boston, Mass., Rockingham Park in New Hampshire, Calder and Hialeah Park in Florida, Arlington Park and Sportsman’s Park in the Chicago suburbs of Illinois, Detroit Race Course, Great Lakes Downs, Hazel Park and Pinnacle Race Course (among others) in Michigan, Bowie in Maryland, and Atlantic City Race Course and Garden State Park in New Jersey. New York’s Aqueduct and Maryland’s Laurel Park are likely gone once Belmont Park and Pimlico are rebuilt.
Paulick Report – Ray Paulick – Another One Bites The Dust: Golden Gate Fields Ends 83-Year Run
SAREEHA (IRE) sprinted to the front, was joined by TURA LURA before the turn, dueled that foe through rapid fractions with the rider at first trying to temper the pace then committing to the lead, held sway to the far turn then began to shorten strides turning for home and was not persevered with late when hopelessly beaten, and became the last horse to cross the finish line to close out eighty four years of racing at Golden Gate Fields. GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY.
TDN – Bill Finley – After 83 Years, the Curtain Comes Down at Golden Gate Fields
Horse Racing Nation – Ron Flatter – Flatter: A loving, bittersweet farewell to Golden Gate Fields
DRF – Steve Andersen – Racing at Golden Gate Fields hits the wire for final time
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.
T.S. Eliot
TDN – Dan Ross – Golden Gate Fields: Dispatches From A Track Facing the End
Brisnet – Vance Hanson – The Long Goodbyes to Aqueduct and Laurel
TDN – Bill Finley – On The Future of Maryland Racing, A Q & A With Corey Johnsen
The Guardian – Cecilia Nowell – I went a week without ultra-processed foods. Here’s what I learned
Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Owner Ramsey in Need of Kidney Transplant
Paulick Report – Del Mar Overnight Purses Down Approximately Eight Percent
Paulick Report – Report: CDI’s Downtown Louisville Historical Racing Venue Off To Slow Start
The Bitter Southerner – 2024 Summer Reading Roundup
TDN – Bill Finley – The Sport Can Learn From This Preakness, But Will Anyone Pay Attention
“The fact that we’ve removed Lasix from the conversation makes it an even better test. Horses recover quicker without the Lasix. Lasix was a detriment. I know there are guys that will hear me say that and scream, ‘I need Lasix.’ No, you don’t need Lasix. Maybe there are certain horses that do and, yes, we do have bleeders. But they shouldn’t be the ones running in the Grade I, Grade II, Grade III races. The two weeks is easier without the Lasix because the Lasix would dehydrate a horse and then you’d have to recoup that fluid within the two weeks.
TDN – Bill Finley – McPeek Gives Update on Mystik Dan’s Preakness Status
Phil has a question:
Has anyone ever gave a better reason for getting rid of Lasix.
Covers – Geoff Zochodne – Horse Racing is Set on Winning Over Sports Bettors. It Isn’t Easy.
Phil has a question:
How can you win sports bettors over when Covers has no horse racing on its site other than the Preakness.
TDN – Dan Ross – The Piper Rose Story: One of Aftercare and Regulatory Deficiencies in Arizona
Bloodhorse – Racing Post – Peter Scargill – After Test Run, Britain Scraps Sunday Evening Racing
Front Office Sports – Eric Fisher – New Stadiums, New Hurdles: Coyotes and A’s Face High Stakes
ESPN – David Purdum – NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB weigh betting risks after Porter scandal
Bloodhorse – Byron King – California Tracks at Odds Over Regulatory Cost Split
TDN – Bill Finley – Report: Turf Paradise Gets New Lease on Life
Bloodhorse – John Scheinman – Maryland Considers Paths Forward for Stakes Program
Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Dollars & Sense: Strength in Racing’s Job Numbers
TDN – Bill Finley – Royal Breeze Racing Remains Bullish on Massachusetts Breeding and Racing
Sports Business Journal – Pirates poised to capitalize on Paul Skenes’ debut on and off the field
Phil has a question:
Who does the Freddie Mercury moustache better: Skenes or Matthews.
Defector – Corbin Smith – Sports Is Betting It All On Gambling
Bloodhorse – FanDuel’s Breakout Success at Kentucky Derby 2024
TDN – Monmouth Park, Caesars Celebrate Sportsbook Groundbreaking
When uncashed tickets are “purged” at the end of the fiscal year in June, those unclaimed monies go directly to the Kentucky Racing Health & Welfare Fund, which benefits in-need workers in the state’s large Thoroughbred racing industry—people who hold titles such as groom, exercise rider, hot walker, and assistant trainer. Programs include medical, dental, vision, and chiropractic care, plus contributions to a retirement plan.
Front Office Sports – Eric Fisher – Commissioners Grapple with Power Limits Amid Sports Betting Boom
Phil has a question:
Why have none of the sports scribes mentioned that the NHL is moving a team to a state that is absolutely anti-gambling.
TDN – Bill Finley – Champion German Rider Adrie De Vries Mulls Moving To Southern California Circuit
Innisfil – Chris Simon – What does casino’s possible move mean for current Innisfil site?
TDN – Year-to-Date Wagering Falls
SportsNet – Sam Cosentino – NHL Top 16 Mock Draft: Who will go after Macklin Celebrini?
Phil has a question:
Who gives a shit when the players selected won’t be in the league for 3 or 4 more years.
Paulick Report – Chelsea Hackbarth – Judge Reverses HISA’s Ruling For Voided Claim On Dead Horse
TDN – Katie Petrunyak – How I brought five young people to their first Kentucky Derby
SportsNet – Luke Fox – Why a Mitch Marner trade makes sense for the Maple Leafs
Phil has a question:
What other than a trade can the Leafs do in a mediocre free agent year.
Can Treliving trade Marner for the same type of underperformers he got in the Thachuk trade.
Can Treliving bring in a couple of former Flames for their playoff prowess.
TSN – Jets head coach Bowness announces retirement
TDN – Wyoming’s Cowboy Racing To Partner With 1/ST
TDN – Mike Kane – Belmont Buzz Hits Saratoga
Phil M Stockmen
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