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July 2009 - Posts

• Will Old Folks Ever Stop Being Cranky?
  Jul 27 2009, 02:02 PM

  When you don't have anything else to write pick on the bloggers. I think this happens every Summer, no? This time it's Vic Zast and his Track Words blog. I'll try and keep this short and sweet. Here's the source material . Which I found... Post Reactions

• Nerd Herd 09 - A Haskell Meet Up
  Jul 27 2009, 10:50 AM

  I will be at the Haskell, a few of my friends are coming to the Haskell, and I'd personally like to see how "social" this media truly is. So, before the race before the Haskell (If Haskell is Race 12, let's meet before race 11) I will... Post Reactions

• It's Kind of Embarrassing - No?
  Jul 25 2009, 08:06 PM

  I'm just about ready to sit down and watch tonight's race coverage on ESPN. You really couldn't ask for a better setting to show a race than Del Mar. Good weather, beautiful people, and what should be a well contested race. It will be a success... Post Reactions

• Monmouth Park
  Jul 24 2009, 10:09 AM

  They are on a roll. 3 things I'd like to mention. They bumped the purse of the Haskell. That's the easy one, but I'd like to bring up two other great things they are doing. The Haskell Challenge is a must sign up for event. You bet WPS on... Post Reactions

• Every Track with $1500 should buy 5 of these
  Jul 23 2009, 08:34 PM

  I've talked about these cameras before , with great results. Emerald downs got footage on a local radio show, Zenyatta carried one along with her for a workout (shown again below). They give the greatest footage imaginable. For horse racing fans it's... Post Reactions

• Ascot - Something to Behold
  Jul 23 2009, 06:55 AM

  Kenny Mayne's fan feast took a turn to Ascot today. He does label the BC as racing's 2nd must go to event. I'm sure the Haskell was third. Read More... Post Reactions

• A Great Use of Twitter
  Jul 22 2009, 08:29 PM

  You don't have to have a Twitter account to join Twitter. You don't even have to go to twitter.com The TBA is keeping track of every important person in racing. I just wanted to use the example of DelMarRacing which today has posted a ton of photos... Post Reactions

• Thank Horses for Your Knees (if you need surgery)
  Jul 21 2009, 01:53 PM

  Just found this interesting piece on horses recieving stem cell therapy, and supposedly it's working pretty well. LINK Read More... Post Reactions

• Single Entity - Most Important Words to Racing
  Jul 20 2009, 09:27 AM

  The NFL won a case in court, but has decided to support the appeal all the way to the Supreme Court . The NFL is doing this because it wants this appeal to be the last one. It faces numerous litigations every year, and a ruling by the Supreme Court would... Post Reactions

• Why Mine That Bird should Reconsider the Haskell
  Jul 15 2009, 02:42 PM

  There is nothing to gain from winning the West Virginia Derby, everyone expects it. There is everything to lose by losing the West Virginia Derby, a loss even a scratch would diminish your ranking in Eclipse voters and the general public's eye. There... Post Reactions

• Dinner with D C and Jose Velez, Jr. win at Monmouth Park
  Jul 15 2009, 01:15 PM

  Dinner with D C and Jose Velez, Jr. win at Monmouth Park Originally uploaded by Rock and Racehorses I tracked down Kelly Breen at Monmouth last weekend. He's not hard to spot wearing his, I'm not sure what to call it, it's not fedora, it's... Post Reactions

• What Holds Back Racing - It Ain't Marketing - And An Open Letter to Grass Roots
  Jul 15 2009, 11:32 AM

  400 pages. That's the size of a report that was created for the BC members, and I tend to agree 120% with Bill Christine and his Consultants by the Carload , the last thing the industry needs is more consultants. I should know I guess I've been... Post Reactions

• The Argument Against Standings
  Jul 14 2009, 11:12 AM

  These are the common arguments against standings, and as no one came out against standings yesterday on the blog I guess I have to do it myself. Confusion - How can we count every graded stakes race? That's just too much for a casual fan to handle... Post Reactions

• A New Website
  Jul 14 2009, 08:15 AM

  Please check out the new tbablogs.com The site makes it easy to not only follow 123 people on Twitter 132 blogs 38 horse racing news feeds but interact w/ those posts w/ facebook and twitter. The site also includes Video Free Past Performances search... Post Reactions

• A Tactical Plan
  Jul 13 2009, 10:35 AM

  400 pages but none of them include tactical details. Good job. So, here's the plan for strengthening the road to the Breeders' Cup. And, if you follow this blog you might have heard bits and pieces of it before, but I'll try and put a fresh... Post Reactions