Oct 162024
 

Paulick Report – Ray Paulick – View From The Eighth Pole: Shiny Object Syndrome And The Race To The Breeding Shed

Canadian Thoroughbred – Jockey Club Releases NA Foal Crop News, Stallions, Mares Bred


TDN – Average Wagering per Race Up as Hastings Closes for Season

Paulick Report – Hastings Racecourse: Total Handle Down, But Average Handle Up For 2024


Friday November 1, 2024

Saturday November 2, 2024

Del Mar

America’s Best Racing – Breeders’ Cup

Bloodhorse – Breeders’ Cup Pre-Entries Will be Televised

America’s Best Racing – Understanding the Language of Horse Racing: Key Terms, Phrases to Know for the 2024 Breeders’ Cup

Phil has a question:

What word do you think they’re missing.


Horse Race Insider – John Pricci – PERRYVILLE: BOOK’EM DANNO VS. TWO RETURNING TOP PROSPECTS + KEENELAND’s LATE DOUBLE

Hawaii Five-0

TDN – Prince of Monaco Among Breeders’ Cup Workers at Santa Anita Friday

Paulick Report – ‘Error In Judgment’: Luan Machado Gets Three-Day Ban, $2,500 Fine For Misjudging Finish

Athletic – CJ Moore – As Tony Bennett’s way strayed further from the norm, change pushed him away

Sports Illustrated – Stephanie Apstein – Guardians’ Late Game 3 Heroics Prompt a Change in Tradition

Wild Thing

TDN – Breeders’ Cup Brothers: Fierceness, Mentee Work at Saratoga for Breeders’ Cup

Paulick Report – Fierceness Getting ‘Bigger, Stronger’ Ahead Of Breeders’ Cup Classic Bid

Bloodhorse – The Challenge: Talented Closers Target Breeders’ Cup

The Ringer – Nora Princiotti – Liam Payne Was the Original Glue for One Direction, a Generational Band That Redefined Fandom in the Social Media Age

Paulick Report – Chelsea Hackbarth – Breeders’ Cup Presents Connections: ‘We Know That You Don’t Get Too Many Of These’

Paulick Report – Victor Ryan – Nooni, Senor Buscador Among Breeders’ Cup Hopefuls Breezing At Santa Anita

Sports Business Journal – Browns intend to build Brook Park dome stadium

Phil has a question:

When did Cleveland get suburbs.

Bloodhorse – Racing Post – Andrew Scutts – Qatar Racing’s New Century Gears Up for Breeders’ Cup

Bloodhorse – Prince of Monaco to Claiborne Upon Retirement

Bloodhorse – Olivia Newman – Swift Delivery Looks for Stakes Win in Ontario Derby

Paulick Report – Woodbine – Chris Lomon – …Ready For It? Swift Delivery Tackles Six In G3 Ontario Derby

Garden and Gun – Helen Bradshaw – My Town: Pamela Brown’s Lexington, Kentucky

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Nicholas Godfrey – What’s been happening: City Of Troy stud plans, latest Breeders’ Cup news, Economics-Calandagan clash and more

Paulick Report – ‘Willing To Give Him A Shot’: Next Likely To Pre-Enter Both Breeders’ Cup Classic, Turf

Front Office Sports – David Rumsey – Alternate Super Bowl Broadcast Could Boost NFL’s Record Ratings

Phil has a question:

Will there also be an alternate set of Super Bowl Commercials.

Does the alternate broadcast sound the same when you turn the volume off and play some tunes.

The Sound of Silence

The Bitter Southerner – Kiese Laymon – Letter From Home

Paulick Report – Report: Seize The Grey Headed To Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile

Hands

America’s Best Racing – Noel Michaels – Pick 6 Dining Options Near Del Mar for This Year’s Breeders’ Cup

The Ringer – Danny Heifetz – The Davante Adams Trade Is the New York Jets’ Latest Hail Mary

TDN – Horse Racing Women’s Summit: An Afternoon of Racing and Wagering

Garden and Gun – Lindsey Liles – She’s One of Florida’s Most Lethal Python Hunters

Front Office Sports – Derryl Barnes – Inside the Most Expensive NFL Stadiums Ever Built

Bloodhorse – Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards to Varied Group

Los Angeles Times – Liam Dillon and Doug Smith – Los Angeles’ $22-billion homelessness problem gives leaders a choice: Double down or change strategies

The Ringer – Austin Gayle – However Bad You Think Deshaun Watson Has Been, He’s Actually Been Worse

Sports Illustrated – Ryan Philips – Jerry Jones Offers Bizarre Explanation for Yelling During Heated Radio Interview


Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Dollars & Sense: Integrity Critical for Racing’s Future


TDN – Old Friends to Host Big Brown Barn Bash

2008 Kentucky Derby

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

Garden and Gun – Lindsey Liles – A Homecoming for Corn

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

Nikolai Gogol

Researchers say this is a familiar playbook, one that mirrors the psychological approach used by slot-machine designers to create continuous play. Slots use certain colors and sounds to keep players engrossed. The sports-wagering apps use in-game betting, parlays and “free” bonuses.

“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.

Chinese Proverb

Misirlou

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.

Ernest Hemingway

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


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


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.

Infinite Patience


Fred Hilts passed away October 6, 2024

Frederick George Hilts

Elite Prospects – Fred Hilts

Hockey DB – Fred Hilts


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.


Bloodhorse – Molly Rollins – She Feels Pretty Scores Explosive Victory in QEII Cup

Paulick Report – She Feels Pretty Wins Keeneland’s QEII Challenge Cup By Record Margin

TDN – Karakontie’s She Feels Pretty Much the Best in Queen Elizabeth Challenge Cup

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.

Wednesday Addams

Kellogg's® Wednesday Cookies & Creme Flavour Cereal

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

Bullet With Butterfly Wings

Hell is empty and all the devils are here.

William Shakespeare

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

Rolling Stone – The 50 Most Disappointing Albums of All Time

Radioactive

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

Trash City

After 19 years of marriage, I find it very sad that we have to pay someone to teach us how to interact.

Carmela Soprano


Study Finds – Sophia Naughton – The Ultimate Guide To Halloween 2024: Costumes, Candy, Movies, and More

Tonight, Tonight

Southern Living – Kait Hanson – 15 Thrilling Books To Read This Spooky Season To Keep You On The Edge Of Your Seat


Bloodhorse – Six-Time Leading New York Sire Freud Retired

Sometimes a Cigar is just a race horse.

Sometimes Phil just gotta give in to the Urge.

Crazy

Cheap cigars come in handy; they stifle the odor of cheap politicians.

Ulysses S. Grant

There is no such thing as talent. There is pressure.

Alfred Adler

Under Pressure

Under Pressure

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

Summer in the City

The Conversation – Vincent Wong  and Jamie Chai Yun Liew – R v. Kloubakov: Supreme Court of Canada ignores sex workers in case on sex work


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

Oldest US Horse Racing Track Freehold Raceway Closing December 28


Phil M Stockmen

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