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Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Ken Snyder – From little acorns grow mighty oaks – but never mind the Oaks, what about the Derby?

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Paulick Report – Joe Nevills – East Avenue Brings Legacy Of Cody’s Wish Back To Breeders’ Cup

Paulick Report – Fierceness Leads City Of Troy In Final Edition Of Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings

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The only man who makes money following the races is one who does it with a broom and shovel.

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“They have learned the psychology of slot machines,” said Dr. Michelle Malkin, an associate professor at East Carolina University who has studied online sports betting. “The same kind of people who may get lost in a slot machine will get lost in those same kind of apps.”

The Athletic – Jason Quick – ‘I literally can’t stop.’ The descent of a modern sports fan

If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time.

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The Guardian – Scot Tobias – Pulp Fiction at 30: Quentin Tarantino’s masterwork remains electric

Sometimes Phil just gotta give in to the Urge.

ESPN – ‘On Jerry’s birthday!’: Stephen A. trolls Cowboys after blowout loss to Lions

You know what makes a good loser? Practice.

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ESPN – Todd Archer – After worst home loss of Jones era, owner backs coach McCarthy

The Ringer – Steven Ruiz – The Winners and Losers of NFL Week 6

TDN – Brown’s Breeders’ Cup-Bound Workers Led By Sierra Leone

TDN – Breeders’ Cup-Bound Cabo Spirit Returns to the Worktab

Paulick Report – Unbeaten Jessamine Winner May Day Ready In Fine Fettle Ahead Of Breeders’ Cup

New York Times – Alexandra E. Petri – Attention Kmart Shoppers: It’s Closing Time

Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Ortiz Jr. Achieves 4,000 Wins

Paulick Report – Del Mar Reduces Purses For 2024 Fall Meet

Canadian Thoroughbred – Jennifer Morrison – Infinite Patience Goes Out a Winner, Takes Third Ballerina

Phil has a question:

Did RNH name the horse after what the Oilers’ fans need to have.

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Fred Hilts passed away October 6, 2024

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Bloodhorse – Racing Post – David Milnes and Catherine Macrae – Tepin’s Final Foal Delacroix Lands Autumn Stakes

This is my costume. I’m a homicidal maniac. They look just like everyone else.

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New York Times – Rose Maura Lorre – The Wirecutter – Want Your Jack-o’-lantern to Last Longer? Stop Cutting a Hole in the Top!

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Hell is empty and all the devils are here.

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Bloodhorse – Peter Denk – Subsanador Out of BC, but Wathnan Has Other Hopefuls

Rolling Stone – The 50 Most Disappointing Albums of All Time

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ESPN – MLB Playoffs: What Yankees, Guardians need to do to win ALCS

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Sometimes Phil just gotta give in to the Urge.

BBC – Phoebe Shechter – ‘Saleh wasn’t the issue for the Jets, it’s Rodgers’

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Nicholas Godfrey – It’s not good to talk: trail-blazing female Nanako Fujita quits after breaking mobile phone rules in Japan

TDN – “Amazing” City Of Troy To Stand At Coolmore Ireland After Breeders’ Cup Tilt

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Los Angeles Times – Jack Harris: Dodgers vanquish recent postseason frustrations in NLDS Game 5 win over Padres

Phil has a question:

Could MLB get lucky and have 2 New York – Los Angeles series this year.

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Sometimes Phil just gotta give in to the Urge.

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Sometimes Phil just gotta give in to the Urge.

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Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Steve Dennis – The big Breeders’ Cup question: can City Of Troy win the Classic on the dirt?

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Horse Race Insider – John Pricci – MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IN 2024 AMERICA; “CUCKOO’S NEST 2.0” NEEDS AWARENESS AND SUPPORT

TDN – HISA and Jockeys’ Guild Announce Groundbreaking Jockey Mental Health Initiative with Onrise

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The Ringer – Katie Baker – Alonso. Lindor. Grimace. The magical Mets have come so far, and they could keep going.

ABC NET – AU – Bill Birtles – Why a lush horseracing track with 182 years of tradition is being torn up to make way for affordable housing

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ESPN – Greg Wyshynski – The NHL 2024-25 season guide: Key players, teams, stories

Phil has a question:

If Jake Neighbours has a breakout season with the Blues, how high will the Oilers’ offer sheet be.

Shelley Ann Brown

A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., at Assiniboia Downs, 3975 Portage Ave, Second Level Terrace Dining Room.

It is with great sadness we pass along the unfortunate news that Trainer Shelley Brown has passed away.

A lover of all things horse from a young age, Shelley was no stranger to horses or racing when she decided to make a trip from Regina to Winnipeg to watch a few races. Reflecting on that trip she later joked it was almost the trip that didn’t happen. Having issues with her truck less than half way into her trip she could have turned around and headed home, but she ended up at Assiniboia Downs.

Paving her own way, in 2009 Shelley brought a handful of horses back to Winnipeg and started her training career at Assiniboia Downs and never looked back. Proving that hard work will get you everywhere, in 2012 Shelley wrote her own page in the ASD history books as she became the first woman to win the leading trainer title. She became an inspiration to so many, a position she never asked for but wore proudly.

Shelley continued to mentor, coach, teach and advise in her racing career and in the horse community leaving a sea of better riders, competitors, future trainers, and grooms behind her.

To know Shelley was to truly know determination, and grit. If she put her mind to something it was going to happen. She proved this over and over and yet again when she received the diagnosis that her fatigue was more than just the late season lack of sleep setting in.

As Real Grace stepped into the starting gate in the Grade 3 Canadian Derby with the odds stacked against him, Shelley watched from a hospital bed with the odds not in her favor either. Real Grace won that day, Shelley found her fight and was determined this was not how her story was going to end, and it didn’t.

Shelley rode through life jumping obstacles, and navigating a course she designed with beauty, class and determination. In the end she let go of the reins and trusted her horse to take her across the finish line and lead her home. She did it her way.

On behalf of the HBPA Board of Directors and the Membership we represent, we would like to offer our sincere and heartfelt condolences to Shelley’s family and friends. We hope you find comfort in the memories and stories shared. May Shelley’s memory live on in every life she has touched.

Manitoba HBPA

Shelley Brown

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