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• Something fishy

  Horse racing has a problem — well, many problems actually, but just one that’s bugging me today. The problem is this: Many people simply don’t believe that the game is on the level. Racing has a long and inglorious history of crooked... Posted Sep 12 2008, 12:17 PM by ThatsAmoreStable.net Filed under: Betting and bettors, IEAH Stables, Big Brown, Marketing

• Connections, or, Ya know, maybe she’s right

  Our fellow blogger Teresa, over at Brooklyn Backstretch, suggested (here) a few weeks ago that she and I are, as she put it, “separated-at-birth siblings.” At the time, I poopooed the idea as a suggestion that would come as news to our mothers... Posted Jul 28 2008, 01:47 PM by ThatsAmoreStable.net Filed under: Breeding, Experience of owning horses, That's Amore horses, Human connection to horses, Handicapping, Betting and bettors, Responsibility to horses, Retired horses

• Caution

  A thoroughbred barn just before the races begin is like a locker room before game time. The rituals of preparation are in full swing. One horse is walking the shedrow, getting the blood flowing, the legs stretched. Others are pawing at the ground, stamping... Posted Jul 17 2008, 11:18 AM by ThatsAmoreStable.net Filed under: Experience of owning horses, That's Amore horses, Betting and bettors, Horse health and well-being, Horse breakdowns, Patience, Responsibility to horses

• Voice(s) of the fans

  It’s somehow typical of horse racing — the sport characterized by decentralization, not to say disarray — that, after years of fans suffering in silence, there are suddenly not one but two groups aiming to give voice to the long-suffering... Posted Jul 11 2008, 10:49 AM by ThatsAmoreStable.net Filed under: Uncategorized, Future of racing, Congress, Observations, Betting and bettors, Racing industry, Eight Belles

• Yelling my fool head off

  I don’t blog much about betting, and there’s a simple reason for that: I don’t bet very often, or very much. It’s certainly not a moral stance; indeed, I got into racing as an owner specifically through my love of handicapping... Posted Jul 07 2008, 12:51 PM by ThatsAmoreStable.net Filed under: Handicapping, Betting and bettors