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May 2008 - Posts
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Winston Churchill famously observed that democracy is the worst form of government — except for all of the others.
Which is about how I feel about the House Commerce Committee’s decision to hold hearings on horse racing (article here). It’s...
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The owners of Big Brown — not ones to let the grass grow beneath their feet — were quick to find a post-racing home for the big boy. All it took, reportedly, was $50 million, and racing’s newest star already had a second career lined...
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They are only emails, these StableMail notices of when and where horses are running. Some, of course, are for horses I currently own.
But many notify me of the activities of horses once, but no longer, in our barn. They come like postcards from old friends...
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It’s Preakness time in Baltimore — a.k.a. Charm City — which is, of course, the best time in the Maryland horse racing year.
Well over 100,000 will attend the event — a number that will swell to approximately 17.6 million (at least...
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According to an article in the Thoroughbred Times, Magna Entertainment will fire Chris Dragone, president and general manager of the Magna-owned Maryland Jockey Club, following Saturday’s Preakness. Tom Chuckas, for 11 years the CEO of the nonprofit...
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The Baltimore Sun is reporting here that Magna Entertainment, parent company of the Maryland Jockey Club (MJC), which owns Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, may relieve MJC president and general manager Chris Dragone of his duties.
If so, it would...
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Six days away from the Preakness, which means that Maryland racing will put on its best clothes and don its party hats for the week.
We’ll put aside the disastrous Laurel winter meet — featuring declining handle and New York shippers coming...
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Though our races are run in circles, we speak of them as journeys.
Horses are sent off, away from the post. They have a good trip, or a bad trip. And most poignantly, they come home.
Except, of course, when they don’t.
And yesterday, in a Kentucky...
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