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The Aspiring Horseplayer

Casino Drive has arrived
May 11 2008, 02:22 PM

Big Brown may have defeated the group we thought were the best 3 year-olds in the country at the 2008 Kentucky Derby, but Saturday at Belmont Park a colt named Casino Drive proved there may still be hurdles left to climb with a resounding 5 3/4 length...

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Filed under: news, Horse Racing News, sports, thoroughbred, Triple Crown, Triple Crown Coverage, Preakness, Belmont, Peter Pan, Casino Drive, Belmont Park, horse racing. Casino Drive

Sunday Hollywood Park selections
May 11 2008, 11:02 AM

It’s been a while since I posted some handicapping picks, as I”ve been so caught up in keeping up with the Triple Crown races. Today is Mother’s Day, and what better way to show mom how much you care than by winning some sweet cash at...

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Filed under: news, Handicapping Selections, horse racing, sports, Hollywood Park selections, handicapping, pick 4, thorougbred, Hollywood Park

Icabad Crane in; Recapturetheglory out
May 10 2008, 08:44 PM

The challengers keep lining up. You can add Icabad Crane, the Graham Motion colt who last won the Frederico Tesio Stakes at Pimlico on April 19. On the down side you can scratch the fifth placed finishe from the Kentucky Derby, Recapturetheglory, who...

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Filed under: news, horse racing, Horse Racing News, sports, thoroughbred, Pimlico, Triple Crown, Triple Crown Coverage, Preakness, Preakness field, Preakness runners, Icabad Crane, Preakness Stakes

Hey Byrn is in
May 10 2008, 08:35 PM

Hey Byrn, a three year old son of Put it Back, has added his name to the Preakness field. You may remember him as a horse I liked a lot during the pod-cast I was on with the guys from the Sports Mafia. He was going against Big Brown that day and I thought...

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Filed under: news, Horse Racing News, sports, Pimlico, Preakness, Preakness field, thoroubhred, hore racing, Hey Byrn, Preakness runners

Preakness field grows; Curlin’s future still uncertain
May 09 2008, 06:43 PM

Ah, the weekend is finally here! The lyrics from a certain 80’s anthem keep repeating over and over again in my head: “Everybody’s working for the weekend!” When we last checked in, I was feeling a bit down on the Preakness. It...

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Filed under: news, horse racing, Horse Racing News, sports, Big Brown, Curlin, Pimlico, Triple Crown, Triple Crown Coverage, Preakness, Preakness field, Harlem Rocker

Preakness field starts to take shape
May 07 2008, 07:49 PM

It’s been a wild week since the Derby as the game continues to take a look at itself in the mirror and come to grips with some of the concerns of the general public. Quietly in the background, the forward procession of the Triple Crown continues...

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Filed under: horse racing, Horse Racing News, sports, Big Brown, Pimlico, Triple Crown, Giant Moon, Kentucky Bear, Behindatthebar, Stevil, Triple Crown Coverage, Tres Borrachos, 2008 Preakness, Preakness, Preakness field, Yankee Bravo

Where do we go from here?
May 05 2008, 10:58 PM

I’m still reeling a bit from the tragedy of Eight Belles going down in the Derby. In the 48 hours or so since that awful moment, a lot of discussion and debate has occurred. Our game has always been one that has attracted controversy. We are dealing...

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Filed under: news, horse racing, Horse Racing News, sports, Eight Belles, thoroughbred, animal abuse, changing horse racing

RIP Eight Belles - a moment of reflection
May 04 2008, 08:36 AM

Time to step back for a moment and pay tribute to Eight Belles. No words or commentary from me. I’ll let her tell the story: Video#1 - Video made by BitterSweet2525 on youtube. Video #2 -made by rachellevine on youtube Video #3 -made by Carlykaiser...

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Filed under: horse racing, Kentucky Derby, sports, Eight Belles, Eight Belles euthanized, RIP Eight Belles, derby tragedy

Big Brown Wins Kentucky Derby; Eight Belles Euthanized
May 03 2008, 07:25 PM

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The famous line from Dickens could not ring any truer for the post race atmosphere at Churchill Downs following the 134th Kentucky Derby. The overwhelming favorite, Big Brown, turned in a jaw-dropping...

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Filed under: Churchill Downs, news, horse racing, Kentucky Derby, Horse Racing News, sports, Big Brown, Eight Belles, The Aspiring Horseplayer, Derby results, Add new tag, Big Brown wins Derby, Eight Belles euthanized

Derby Selections - It’s Time to Pick a Winner
May 02 2008, 11:26 AM

It’s hard to believe that in just 24 hours we’ll be gearing up for the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby. Derby day is a special day for horse racing fans around the country, and the single day on the calendar where our sport takes center...

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Post Positions and Odds Set for the Kentucky Derby
Apr 30 2008, 08:20 PM

The field is set. The post positions have been drawn. Even the morning line odds have been established for the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby. All that’s left to do now is pick a winner, lay the bets, and wait for the gates to open. I’m...

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Note to readers/feed subscribers
Apr 29 2008, 07:13 PM

Just a quick FYI to anyone subscribed to my RSS feed through a feed reader, and to others that frequent this location in their web browsers. I’ve purchased the domain “theaspiringhorseplayer” so that you no longer have to include “...

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Filed under: horse racing blog, thoroughbred blog, sports blog, The Aspiring Horseplayer, Announcements, kevin stafford

Tuesday Morning Derby Updates
Apr 28 2008, 10:49 PM

Here’s the latest and greatest as the buildup to Saturday’s running of the Kentucky Derby continues to gain momentum: Behindatthebar, Todd Pletcher’s most recent Derby qualifier, will skip the Kentucky Derby and instead point to the...

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Filed under: Gayego, Pyro, Churchill Downs, Z Fortune, news, horse racing, Kentucky Derby, Horse Racing News, sports, thoroughbred, Big Truck, Visionaire, Kentucky Derby Trail, Tale of Ekati, Derby workouts, horse, Curlin, Derby preps, Derby contenders

Monday Derby Update
Apr 28 2008, 09:55 AM

Well folks, it’s finally here. Kentucky Derby week has arrived! It seems like centuries have past since last year’s Derby and the moment we’ve all been waiting for - the so called “greatest 2 minutes in sports” - is fast...

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Filed under: Colonel John, Churchill Downs, news, Court Vision, horse racing, Kentucky Derby, Horse Racing News, sports, Eight Belles, thoroughbred, Monba, Adriano, Kentucky Derby Trail, Z Humor, derby hopefuls, derby watch, Proud Spell, derby news

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