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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.

Bloodhorse – America’s Best Racing – Mike Curry – Looking at Historical Trends in Breeders’ Cup Classic

Men do not learn much from the lessons of history, and that is the most important of all the lessons of history.

Aldous Huxley


Los Angeles Times – Ed Guzman – Dodgers star Fernando Valenzuela, who changed MLB by sparking Fernandomania, dies at 63

Sports Illustrated – Tom Verducci – Fernando Valenzuela’s Immediate MLB Success Gave Way to a Lasting Legacy

Front Office Sports – Eric Fisher – Yankees-Dodgers Tickets Selling for Twice As Much As 2023 World Series

Paulick Report – Kevin Kerstein – Derby Dreams: Sandman Leads Field Of 10 In Sunday’s Street Sense

TDN – The Chosen Vron to Miss Breeders’ Cup

Paulick Report – Elizabeth Martiniak – Lest We Forget: Majestic Prince Earned His Name, But Arts And Letters Earned Respect

TDN – Hooligans Hurl Debris At Horses And Jockeys; Races Abandoned After DQ At Jamaica’s Caymanas Park

Bloodhorse – Alan Porter – Fastest U.S. 2-Year-Old May Bypass the BC Juvenile

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – JA McGRath – Is this the new French superstar? Ghost of Arazi hovers as JA McGrath uncovers the tale of Maranoa Charlie

The Conversation – Noah Fry – Is conservatism really on the rise in Canada? Blaine Higgs’ big loss in New Brunswick suggests not

Garden and Gun – Martin J. Smith – For the Love of a Smart Dog

The Ringer – Scarlett Harris – The Rise of Ending Explainers, Explained

TDN – Bill Finley – Week In Review: Vinnie Viola’s Unlikely Derby Contender

Paulick Report – Rachel King Will Become First Australian-Based Jockey To Ride At Breeders’ Cup

Paulick Report – Andrew Cohen – Keeping Pace: Be Careful What You Wish For By Inviting Federal Judges To Rule Horse Racing

Garden and Gun – Liv Reilly – Paranormal Investigator Amy Bruni Shares Hauntingly Good Recipes

Bloodhorse – Olivia Newman – Solid Trade on Day 1 of Fasig-Tipton’s October Sale

Bloodhorse – Eric Mitchell – Catholic Boy Sold to Harris Farms

Sports Illustrated – Conor Orr – NFL Power Rankings: A New No. 1 Emerges While the 49ers, Bucs Tumble

Southern Living – Sarah Lyon – 4 Things You Should Never Buy At A Yard Sale

The Athletic – Jason Lloyd – The Browns’ Deshaun Watson era is over. Why Dorian Thompson-Robinson should be QB for now

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – ‘Let’s get wild again!’ Triumph and controversy – remembering the inaugural Breeders’ Cup Classic 40 years on

Los Angeles Times – Bil Shaikin – Column: L.A. is four wins away from Dodgers World Series parade it never got

New York Times –  Victor Mather –  After 43 Years, Yankees and Dodgers Resume Their World Series Rivalry

ESPN – Alden Gonzalez – Dodgers finish off Mets in NLCS Game 6 to reach World Series

I Am, I Said

Paulick Report – Saffie Joseph Jr.’s Breeders’ Cup Possibles Skippylongstocking, Batucada Drill At Spa

Immigrant Song

Bloodhorse – Newgate Leads BC Workers on Santa Anita Worktab Oct. 20

Bloodhorse – Scottish Lassie Tuning Up for Breeders’ Cup

TDN – Breeders’ Cup Updates: Frizette Winner Scottish Lassie Leads Busy Sunday Work Tab

Paulick Report – Keith McCalmont –  ‘Training Great’: Rick Dutrow Looks For Messier To Strike Off Layoff In Forty Niner

Phil was doing some early handicapping for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf and came to a real conundrum. How can you bet horses based on past performance when they’re facing The Waco Kid.

Sports Illustrated – Emma Baccelleiri – Justice for All: Liberty’s Steady Build Finally Pays Off With First WNBA Title

The Ringer – Stephen Ruiz – The Winners and Losers of NFL Week 7


Bloodhorse – Peter Denk – Dresden Row Scores Second Graded Win in Ontario Derby

Paulick Report – Chris Lomon – Dresden Row Keeps Momentum Going With Ontario Derby Triumph

Canadian Thoroughbred – Jennifer Morrison – Dresden Row Delivers in the Ontario Derby


Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Jay Hovdey – ‘It would be a shame to leave it off the viewing list of any serious racing fan’ – Jay Hovdey on Frederick Wiseman’s Racetrack

ESPN – MLB playoffs: Why these Yankees finally won the ALCS

SportsNet – Yankees advance to World Series after Soto hits clutch homer in extras

Phil has a question:

Why didn’t Cleveland use the Wild Thing

Wild Thing

Bon Appetit – Carina Finn and Meghan Wahn – The Absolute Best Chocolate Advent Calendars

CNN – Tobey Grumet – These wine Advent calendars are the perfect way to toast the holiday season (and they’re going fast)

ESPN – Alabama lose again in thriller vs. Tennessee

Deacon Blues

Front Office Sports – Margaret Fleming – New NWSL Boston Team Scrambles to Erase ‘Too Many Balls’ Campaign

Phil has a questioning:

Did the team use Tim Reid Consulting.

Bloodhorse – Thorpedo Anna, Sierra Leone Lead New York BC Workers

TDN – Breeders’ Cup Prep for Brown Trainees at Belmont While Thorpedo Anna Drills Upstate for McPeek

Bloodhorse – 3 Things You Might Not Know About: East Avenue

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Paulick Report – Victor Ryan – The Chosen Vron, D’Amato Quintet Among Breeders’ Cup Prospects To Log Santa Anita Works


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


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

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

Bloodhorse – Prince of Monaco to Claiborne Upon Retirement

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


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

Phil M Stockmen

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