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September 2008 - Posts

• Taking the Non-mainstream mainstream
  Sep 30 2008, 01:50 PM

  Yep, that's my bi-line in Bloodhorse today. Make sure to check it out. I'm a big fan of the Racing Hub and Adam's Turf, so now we're all blog-buddies. I'll have the reins of the TBA Bloodhorse outpost for a week, so if you want to... Post Reactions

• Presious Proof
  Sep 30 2008, 09:57 AM

  Presious Passion (275) ran this weekend . He is a "Win and You're In'er" having won the Gr I United Nations, and he tried the same go-to-the-lead trick this past weekend, but couldn't find the same magic, leading three turns of a... Post Reactions Filed under: standings

• The Legacy of Eight Belles
  Sep 29 2008, 04:38 PM

  Barbaro broke down at Pimlico, one of the safest surfaces, I believe, in the country, and the breakdown might have been caused by Brother Derek. Anways, Barbaro's legacy is synthetic surfaces across the racing landscape. It's a great legacy, and... Post Reactions Filed under: 8belles

• Horse Sense
  Sep 29 2008, 03:49 PM

  New horseracing-based learning for secondary schools - Equestrian news, equine news, horse news - Horse & Hound Doubt this would ever fly in the America, but I admit I learned fractions at the track. Read More... Post Reactions

• New Feed
  Sep 29 2008, 09:25 AM

  I know a lot of you all out there are kind enough to watch the group RSS feed. Well, what did we, I, go and do? I changed it. Please update accordingly, or join it for the first time. It's the best way to keep up on all that is going on in the non... Post Reactions

• Game On!
  Sep 29 2008, 09:11 AM

  This is going to be hard to swallow, but it doesn't matter if Curlin shows up or not for the BC ratings. The star of the show will be Big Brown. GAME ON! He's the name in horse racing right now, Curlin isn't half as well known as Big Brown... Post Reactions

• Adena Racing Venture III - Lord Justice
  Sep 27 2008, 05:11 PM

  It was all smiles once they finally got a hold of him. Lord Justice a 2yo from ARVIII broke sharply and pulled away on the far turn. He broke again after winning the race and was pulled up by an outrider as he tried to go back out again. All good! Chuck... Post Reactions Filed under: ARV

• Chicken - Egg Marketing
  Sep 26 2008, 02:30 PM

  Is horse racing a game or a sport? Do you market the gambling or the finish line? My answer is both, but you market the sport first, the gaming second. Why? If you were to bring a friend to the track who's never been there before where do you go first... Post Reactions Filed under: NTRA

• The Road to Success
  Sep 26 2008, 12:01 PM

  I think the best question I asked Alex Waldrop was, "Could you have come in when you started and tackled horse safety?" The answer was he didn't think so. The NTRA has been around for about 9-10 years, and the feeling I got from many there... Post Reactions Filed under: NTRA

• Tracks Get It
  Sep 26 2008, 09:30 AM

  I was checking out the entries for SAFC , and I was pleased to see mentioned standings in many of them. The #1 problem with the sport is image. I agree. And so do the people in charge. It's small steps that will fix the problem for sure. Unfortunately... Post Reactions Filed under: standings, NTRA

• Middle Road - Slaughter
  Sep 25 2008, 02:30 PM

  What am I doing getting into this beehive. Well as stated, I'm tired of being pushed out of the argument because I'm not extreme enough. So, here's common sense. Please leave me comments, but lets keep it civil. The NTRA voted for and was... Post Reactions Filed under: NTRA

• Working On It
  Sep 25 2008, 12:01 PM

  I'm working on my next post, about something middle road, and I need to clarify a few things. The comments on Alex's blog about the Marketing forum have morphed into Peta's homepage, and I wanted to address the people kind enough to mention... Post Reactions Filed under: NTRA

• The Middle Road
  Sep 25 2008, 09:30 AM

  There is no safety being in the middle. There is no joy when both sides say you aren't doing enough. The middle, common-sense approach is boring. I'm a middle road person: I agree with few, become frustrated by being tag teamed for two opposite... Post Reactions

• Whip It
  Sep 24 2008, 11:43 AM

  Victorian jockeys reject calls for padded whips Herald Sun Anything involved with change you can guarantee this is a stock quote: I'm happy with the whip we've got and think we shouldn't change Just take out whip and put in anything you want... Post Reactions

• Things You Don't Know
  Sep 24 2008, 11:30 AM

  A shoot off from my first post was that I really didn't know what was going on at the national level. And what I want to do right now is throw up a 15,000 word post about what I know now. However, that won't do any good. Who wants to read 15 of... Post Reactions Filed under: NTRA