The Big Picture Presented By Excel Equine: What’s The Answer For Marketing Horse Racing’s Unique Qualities?

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Paulick Report – The Big Picture Presented By Excel Equine: What’s The Answer For Marketing Horse Racing’s Unique Qualities?

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America’s Best Racing – Breeders’ Cup

Breeders Cup Pre-Entries

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

Horse Race Insider – Dave Rosenthal – THE KEY TO BREEDERS’ CUP BETTING SUCCESS? TREAT IT LIKE IT’S ANY OTHER DAY AT THE RACES

British Columbia CTHS President Darien Edwards passed away just two weeks after his Willow Creek Farms secured its second consecutive leading-owner title.

Dairen Edwards

The Ringer – Ben Lingbergh – There’s No World Series Like a Dodgers-Yankees World Series

I Am I Said

Sometimes Phil just gotta give in to the Urge

ESPN – David Schoenfield – The history behind the Dodgers-Yankees World Series rivalry

I’ve heard people say that the trouble with the world is that we haven’t enough great leaders. I think we haven’t enough great followers. I have stood side by side with great thinkers – surgeons, engineers, economists; people who deserve a great following – and have heard the crowd cheer me instead.

Babe Ruth

Centrefield

Sports Business Journal – Terry Lefton – Dodgers-Yankees World Series expected to draw unprecedented demand for licensed products

Phil has a question:

How much demand is there for Breeders’ Cup licensed products.

How much demand is there for Breeders’ Cup merchandise in Japan.

California Girls

A full mind is an empty bat.

Branch Rickey

Sports Illustrated – Tom Verducci – The Nine Keys That Will Decide the 2024 World Series

Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.

Casey Stengel

The Athletic – Rustin Dodd – Breakfast with Ohtani: In Japan, watching this World Series may be the national pastime

Canada’s National Observer – Mateo Cimallero – Churchill at a Crossroads: looking forward from the past

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

Winston Churchill

Sometimes Phil just gotta give in to the Urge

Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.

Winston Churchill

Los Angeles Times – Bill Plaschke – In a year that’s been so improbable, Freddie Freeman becomes Kirk Gibson

USA Today – Bib Nightengale – Dodgers honor Fernando Valenzuela in poignant ceremony before Game 1 of World Series

Bloodhorse – Eric Mitchell – Fierceness, Mentee Unique as Same-Year BC Starters

Paulick Report – Fierceness Training ‘Every Bit As Good, If Not Better’ Than Before Travers Victory

New York Times – Marc Tracy – The Personal Plea Phil Lesh Made Every Time He Took the Stage

The Globe and Mail – What is the best Halloween candy of all time? Cast your vote now

The only thing that really scares me about Halloween is running out of candy.

Melanie White

Bloodhorse – Racing Post – David Milnes – Gosden: Dettori to Reunite With Emily Upjohn in BC Turf

Relax

Bloodhorse – Byron King – O’Brien Chases an Elusive BC Classic With City of Troy

Garden and Gun – Caroline Hatchett – Why Do Greens Taste Sweeter After the First Frost?

Accel said it will invest $85 million-$95 million in casino construction and “modest track improvements.” By law, a percentage of adjusted gross revenue from the casino operations will be earmarked for the track’s purse account—expected to be a major shot in the arm for the struggling Illinois industry. The law also requires investment in backstretch improvement.

Bloodhorse – Bob Kiecjhefer – Gaming Board Clears Way for an Illinois Racino

Paulick Report – Ray Paulick – Carstanjen: Churchill Downs To Embark On ‘Largest Expansion We Have Done To Date’

The Ringer – Justin Sayles and Rob Arthur – The Sexless State of Cinema, by the Numbers

Bloodhorse – Eric Mitchell and Sean Collins – Idiomatic Retired From Racing Due to Injury

TDN – Jessica Martini – ‘Between Thrilled And Ecstatic’: Record-Breaking Fasig-Tipton October Sale Concludes With A Pair Of $500k Colts On Top Thursday

Paulick Report – Frank Mitchell – Bloodlines Presented By Walmac Farm: Kyprios And His Impossible Dam

TDN – T.D. Thornton – Colonial Aims For 50 Dates In ’26, ‘Would Love More’ If Virginia Raises Gaming Cap

Southern Living – Jrissy Tiglias – 20 Breakfast Ideas Our Readers Make When They Don’t Feel Like Cooking

Bagel B.E.L.T.®

Weetabix

The Ringer – Abe Beame – The Future of Film May Just Be Old Movies

Sports Illustrated – World Series Roundtable: Expert Predictions, MVP Picks, X-Factors

You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six.

Yogi Berra

Girl

Phil has a question:

Who will Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri be rooting for.

NME – Tom Skinner – KISS’ Gene Simmons “can’t remember anything Flea plays” and “does not like the sound of a bass being slapped”

Phil has a question:

Would now be a good time for Gene Simmons to shut the fuck up.

Under The Bridge

Sports Business Journal – TKO acquires IMG, On Location, PBR in $3.35B deal

Baba O’Reilly

Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Next Confirmed to Take Shot at Breeders’ Cup Classic

Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Into Mischief Leads Sires in Breeders’ Cup Pre-Entries

TDN – Chris McGrath – Breeding Digest: Dresden Breeders Show A Special Eye

Southern Living – This Halloween Charcuterie Board Will Be A Graveyard Smash

Paulick Report – Chelsea Hackbarth – Aidan O’Brien Pre-Enters Largest Breeders’ Cup Contingent Ever At 18 Horses

Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Distance Causes Brown to Skip BC Filly and Mare Turf

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Nicholas Godfrey – What’s been happening: Breeders’ Cup entries, The Chosen Vron controversy, Via Sistina hiccup, Oisin Murphy and more …

The Ringer – Austin Gayle – The Best and Worst NFL Character Casting in ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’

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

Bloodhorse – Breeders’ Cup Releases Post Times, Wagering Menu

Paulick Report – Record Number Of International Horses Pre-Entered For 2024 Breeders’ Cup

Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Pre-Entries Point to a Most International Breeders’ Cup

Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Churchill Fall Meet Begins With Derby Prep, Turf Racing

The Bitter Southerner – Caroline Hatchett – Clam South

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

New York Times – Sarah Maslin Nir – How Two of the Rarest Horses on Earth Got Lost

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 – Holyn Thigpen – The Best Halloween Costume Ideas Based on 2024 Movies

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

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

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)

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