Aug 252024
 

Secretariat.com – Steve Haskin – The Fierceness of Holy Bull

1994 Travers Stake


Is there a way to make the classic BLT even better?

Southern Living – Ann Taylor Pittman – Millionaire Bacon BLT Puts All Other Sandwiches To Shame

Phil has an answer:

More fresh garden tomatoes.

A little tomato who knows her onions can go out with an old potato and come home with a lot of lettuce and a couple of carats.

Herbert V. Prochnow

When I eat a tomato I look at it the way anyone else would. But when I paint a tomato, then I see it differently. 

Henri Matisse

A homegrown tomato, you’re never going to taste anything like it. There is nothing close to it, the sweetness. And strawberries: The ones you get in the store are so hard; but you get a homegrown strawberry, it just melts, I’m telling you. 

Marc Gasol

Garden and Gun – Steve Russell – Why I Stood in the Rain for Three Hours to Buy a Bottle of Bourbon


2024 Travers PPs

“I am trying to stamp Thorpedo Anna as one of the greats,” McPeek said of the filly, who has won six of her seven races. “But I am also trying to bring new fans into the sport, to create some buzz, to show off how beautiful and thrilling horses are in full flight.”

New York Times – Joe Drape – Horse Racing Is Starved for Star Power. Could Thorpedo Anna Change That?

TDN – Katie Petrunyak – “She’s Got This,” Mark Edwards Riding High with Thorpedo Anna

TDN – Mike Kane – Brown Has Sierra Leone And Unmatched Wisdom Ready For The Travers Stakes

Bloodhorse – America’s Best Racing – Where to Watch/Listen: 2024 Travers Stakes Week

Bloodhorse – America’s Best Racing – Mike Curry – Answering Five Key Questions Ahead of Travers Stakes

Phil has a question:

Will Saratoga live up to its reputation as graveyard of favourites in the 2024 Travers Stakes.

Would the Undertaker have an answer to that if a plane flew by with a banner behind it.

Secretariat.com – Steve Haskin – Unraveling The Fierceness Mystery

Travers history is not without numerous examples of others upsetting the apple cart, a prominent example being Canadian invader Runaway Groom’s surprise win in 1982 over the Triple Crown race winners Conquistador Cielo, Aloma’s Ruler, and Gato Del Sol.

Brisnet – Vance Hanson – Travers pits three title aspirants and leading filly

Paulick Report – Travers Dark Horse? Chad Brown ‘Very Confident’ In 8-1 Unmatched Wisdom

Bloodhorse – Bob Ehalt – Hill Has Second Horse of a Lifetime in Dornoch

Bloodhorse – Bob Ehalt – Is an Encore on the Menu for Fierceness in Travers?

2018 Travers Stakes

Secretariat.com – Steve Haskin – The Fierceness of Holy Bull

1994 Travers Stake

Bloodhorse – Dornoch Looks to Become Seventh to Win Haskell, Travers

Bloodhorse – Thorpedo Anna Among Numerous Travers Breezers Aug. 17


Bloodhorse – Dick Downey – KY Supreme Court Throws Out McPeek Commission Claim

Bloodhorse – Bob Ehalt – McPeek Believes Distance Will Not Faze Thorpedo Anna

Garden and Gun – Emily Daily – A Rare Outer Banks Foal Gets a Second Chance 

Paulick Report – Jim Chavrat – Edwin Maldonado: Demon On The Front End, Mentor In The Jock’s Room

Paulick Report – Ray Paulick – Del Mar Summer: Once A Clown, Senor Buscador Has Grown Into A Serious Racehorse

TSN – Blues excited by offer sheets: ‘Good to see some fight from the management’

Phil has a question:

Are the player or their agents more excited now that the Blues have shown a propensity to pay double of what a player is worth.

The Ringer – Adam Nayman – The Defiance and Detachment of Zoë Kravitz’s ‘Blink Twice’

Sports Business Journal – Austin Karp – Lego, Nike ink partnership for series of co-branded products, content, experiences

Phil has a question:

Have you ever stepped on a Lego in bare feet.

It was looking like the Argonauts were going to come out on the losing end, but a crucial error by Roughriders head coach Corey Mace set the stage for Lirim Hajrullahu’s walk-off rouge, which allowed Toronto to steal a 20-19 win over the Roughriders in front of a season-best 19,327 at BMO Field on Thursday night.

SportsNet – David Morassorutti – Kelly wins in return as Argos beat Roughriders on walk-off rouge

Phil has  question:

When the football team in the largest city in the CFL draws 19,327 as a season best how long before the league will be shuttered.

Bloodhorse – Byron King – Rescheduled King’s Plate Tests Weekday Wagering Waters

Phil has a question:

Is Jim Lawson putting a family wedding ahead of racing at Woodbine.

Candlesticks Make A Nice Gift

Garden and Gun – Steve Russell – Why I Stood in the Rain for Three Hours to Buy a Bottle of Bourbon

The Ringer – Justin Charity – Celebrity Is Once Again Core to a Presidential Election. That Cuts Both Ways.

Sports Business Journal – Angel Reese lands endorsement deal with Reese’s

Paulick Report – ‘The Most Special Horse We Ever Had’: City Of Troy Shatters Course Record In International

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Jon Lees and Nicholas Godfrey – What’s been happening: City Of Troy and the Breeders’ Cup Classic, Thorpedo Anna and the Travers – and more

Bloodhorse – Racing Post – City of Troy Spectacular in Juddmonte International Win

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Virgil

Tasting Table – Eibhlis Gale-Coleman – What Kind Of Cheese Does Costco Use On Its Food Court Pizzas?

Bloodhorse – Molly Rollins – Citizen Bull Strikes for Power Partnership at Del Mar

The Conversation – James Deaville – From Beyoncé to a jubilant musical roll call, music ignites the Democratic National Convention

Paulick Report – Joe Nevills – How Does Trainer Gary Contessa Choose The Right Jockeys For His Horses?

Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind

Paulick Report – Thorpedo Anna’s Gallop ‘So Strong’ McPeek Calls Audible On Gate Schooling

TDN – Tim Wilkin – Saratoga Notebook, Presented by NYRA Bets: Baffert Expects Good Showing from Prince of Monaco in Jerkens

SportsNet – Chiefs star Travis Kelce joins cast of ‘Happy Gilmore 2’

Bloodhorse – Deep Field Awaits Book’em Danno in H. Allen Jerkens

Brisnet – Vance Hanson – Skippylongstocking bids for Charles Town Classic repeat

Immigrant Song

Armageddon was yesterday, today we have a serious problem.

Stieg Larsson

Paulick Report – Tom Pedulla – Kirkpatrick & Co. Presents In Their Care: A ‘Summer Hurrah’ That’s Good For The Soul

Bloodhorse – Molly Rollins – August Rain, Classy City Meet Again in Canadian Derby

The Ringer – Miles Surrey – ‘The Crow’ Endures as a Testament to Brandon Lee’s Untapped Potential

Food and Wine – Jeff Gordinier and George McCalman – How a Single Grain Shaped the History of This City — and Holds the Key to Its Future

BBC – Tiffanie Turnbull and Isabelle Rodd – How Raygun made it to the Olympics and divided breaking world

Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.

Voltaire

I Can’t Dance

Dancing is like bank robbery; it takes split-second timing.

Twyla Tharp

And Then He Kissed Me

Sports Business Journal – Ben Fischer – New York Giants marking their 100th NFL season with an epic calendar of events that was 18 months in the making


TDN – Bill Finley – Ryan Picks Jerkens For Book’em Danno

Randy Howg, Norman Tremblay, John Holleman and Selman Shaby’s Mr. Fillip makes his next start in the Robert Hilton Memorial Stake for three year olds going 7 furlongs on the dirt for $500,000.00US at Charles Town on Friday August 23, 2024. Junior Alvarado gets the call for Trainer Robertino Diodoro. The son of Mitole is moving up off 2 Stake wins at Assiniboia Downs for trainer Rick Wise.

Later on the same card Robertino has Komorebino Omoide (JPN) a son of California Chrome in the Charles Town Classic GII going 1 1/8 miles on the dirt for $1,000,000.00US for owner Perry Martin, the other half of the Chrome partnership. Ramon A Vasquez gets the mount.

So far California Chrome has not matched Sunday Silence’s influence on the Japanese breeding industry.

Immigrant Song


TDN – Power Squeeze Outduels Candied To The Wire In Thrilling Alabama

Bloodhorse – Teresa Genaro – Power Squeeze Runs Down Candied to Win Alabama

Paulick Report – Mary Eddy – ‘She Knows How To Win’: Power Squeeze Edges Candied In Dramatic Alabama Duel

TDN –   Grayosh An Upset Winner Of The Lake Placid

Bloodhorse – Molly Rollins  – Iscreamuscream Remains Perfect 4-for-4 in Del Mar Oaks

TDN – Iscreamuscream Stays Perfect In Game Del Mar Oaks Victory

Ice Cream

Today

Sometimes Phil just gotta give into the Urge.


The Ringer – Danny Heifetz – Jim Harbaugh’s Been Born Again in L.A.—but Can He Save the Chargers?

TDN – GISW Arabian Knight Retired to Hill ‘n’ Dale

Paulick Report – Jim Chavrat – ‘It’s Been A Really Slow Year’: Joe Talamo Returns To Del Mar Looking To Revitalize Career

TDN – Rich Strike Re-Injured, Retirement Likely

Horse Race Insider – A MAJOR HORSERACEINSIDER.COM ANNOUNCEMENT AND TRAVERS DAY COVERAGE, TOO

Paulick Report – King’s Plate, Four Other Stakes Anchor Woodbine’s Friday Card

Phil has a question:

Why is the King’s Plate being run on a Friday rather than a Saturday or Sunday.

Sports Business Journal – Bret McCormick – Bills show plans for premium spaces at new stadium

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – JA McGrath – ‘It wasn’t just that she kept on winning, it was that she overcame adversity’ – JA McGrath pays tribute to the one and only Black Caviar

Paulick Report – Final Foal Out Of Late Australian Legend Black Caviar Dies Shortly After Birth

Bloodhorse – Racing Post – Charlie Huggins – Aussie Legend Black Caviar Euthanized Due to Laminitis

Southern Living – Catherine Jessee – We Asked Southern Living Test Kitchen Pros Their Favorite Hot Sauce—And This Was Their Pick

Bloodhorse – Byron King – Heavy Rain, Track Conditions Cancel King’s Plate Card

TDN – 1,000 Wins in North America for Trainer George Weaver

CNET – John Skladny – Pasta Faux Pas: 9 Pasta Myths and Mistakes We’re All Guilty of

Southern Living – Steve Bender – Are Coffee Grounds Good For Plant Growth?

Phil has a question:

Does the caffeine keep the plants awake at night so they grow longer.

There is a painful joke that Europeans often tell of their Gallic neighbors: God created France, the most beautiful country in the world with so much good in it, and ended up feeling guilty about it. He had to do something to make it fair. And so, he created the French people.

Janine di Giovanni

Rock N Roll Music


Phil M Stockmen

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