Phil has often commented that the one of the most cogent comments he has ever heard about thoroughbred racing in the province of Alberta is that:
The horse racing symposium in Arizona and the recent climate talks in Paris have much in common.
Phil’s starting with a question today:
If you haven’t noticed slowly but surely Daily Racing Form is moving back to allow more free public access to the articles on their website.
Dortmund’s domination of the Native Diver at Del Mar on Saturday added a couple more exclamation points to Triple Crown winner American Pharoah’s year.
While the Yanks are gorging themselves on turkey and then heading to the malls to get away from the family that came home for the holidays, horseplayers can gorge themselves on the best days of racing between Breeders Cup and Boxing Day.
North American jurisdictions not only need to standardize the medication rules right across North America they need to standardize the whip use rules.
DraftKings and FanDuel are learning what Uber found out when the regulators went after it a few months ago.
Nyquist may be the early favourite for the 2016 Kentucky Derby but he better keep his head up as Toews on Ice will be heading for the same net and he’s got a couple of other buds in Baffert’s barn.
To borrow and modify Kin Hubbard’s Comment: