Bloodhorse – Byron King – Wagering Drops in Third Quarter After 11% Sept. Decline
Phil has a question:
Does the start of college and NFL football have anything to do with the decline.
How long can horse racing survive with wagering declining and purses increasing.
New York Times – John Branch – What Does College Football Have to Do With College?
Phil has an answer:
Other than being played in “College” stadiums and being named after Colleges not a damn thing.
Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.
Peter De Vries
The Ringer – Extremely Accurate Predictions for the Rest of the 2024 MLB Playoffs
The Bitter Southerner – Jim Barger Jr. – Unwavering
There are four questions of value in life, Don Octavio. What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love.
Lord Byron
Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman
It isn’t necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, and the other is nostalgia.
Frank Zappa
TDN – Alan Carasso – Saturday Preview: Fall Stars Weekend Rolls On in Lexington
Paulick Report – Weekend Lineup Presented By Sky Racing World: Win And You’re In Extravaganza
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
George Ball
The Ringer – Hannah Keyser – The Phillies Were the Hunters. Now They’re the Hunted.
The initial ruling by the stewards was that Ceballos had violated racing rules by using the crop on Alotaluck 11 times, which would be five times over the limit. But in overturning that ruling, administrative law judge D. Michael Chappell determined that seven of those strikes should not have counted as they were administered to prevent the horse from lugging out, which meant they fell under a safety exception.
Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – FTC Overturns HISA Ruling Against Jockey Ceballos
The most powerful force in American politics is not anger, it’s nostalgia.
Pete Hamill
ESPN – Dan Hajducky and Zuan Thai – Who owns Ohtani 50/50 home run ball? Legal experts weigh in
The future belongs to crowds.
Don DeLillo
Bloodhorse – Byron King – Qualifying Time: 20 ‘Win and You’re In’ Stakes Oct. 4-6
TDN – Breeders’ Cup Classic Scheduled Mid-Card As Post Times and Wagering Menu Released
Paulick Report – NYRA To Host Special Future Stars Pick 5 This Saturday
Front Office Sports – David Rumsey – NHL Drawing Larger TV Audiences Thanks to ESPN, TNT Deals
TDN – CHRB Issues EIA Advisory at Los Alamitos, Seven Positive Horses Euthanized
Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Immersive Leads Spinaway Rematch in Alcibiades
Bloodhorse – Bob Ehalt – At a Glance Look at Champagne Stakes Field
TDN – Fair Grounds Ups Purses for Two Derby Points Races
Bloodhorse – Racing Post – Aisling Crowe – Numbers Decline at Opening Book 2 Session of Goffs Orby
The Score – Ben Wrixon – Alonso sends Mets to NLDS with go-ahead 3-run HR in 9th
Phil has a question:
Why didn’t the Brewers change pitchers.
Front Office Sports – A.J. Perez – Imprisoned Ex-Jaguars Employee Sues FanDuel for $250 Million
The Score – Bryan McWilliam – Tigers stun Astros to make 1st ALDS since 2014
Bloodhorse – Byron King – A Full Flight: 19 Japanese Horses Aimed at Breeders Cup
Bloodhorse – Hopeful Winner Chancer McPatrick Heads Champagne
The Ringer – Miles Surrey and – Meghan Schuster – The Definitive Ranking of Clowns
Paulick Report – ‘Unethical Treatment’: US Equestrian Making Rule Changes To Address Cruelty, Abuse
Paulick Report – Andrew Cohen – Keeping Pace: Horse Racing Regulation In Parallel Universes
Bloodhorse – Joe Perez – Former Turfway Owner Recalls Pete Rose’s Love of Racing
The Globe and Mail – Cathal Kelly – Pete Rose unashamedly ushered in the realpolitik era of sports
TDN – Forever Young Returns A Winner in Japan Dirt Classic
Bloodhorse – Bob Ehalt – Fierceness Training Forwardly for BC Classic
National Post – Chris Knight – The most common cure for alcohol hangover is most likely a lie
Phil has a question:
After Pierce’s stupid like of an Adams trade rumour how much was Adams trade value to the Raiders diminished.
Phil M Stockmen
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