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We have met the enemy and ....

The shrill noise in the background comes from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which claims a membership of 1.8 million habitués of the lunatic fringe and is planning a demonstration at the Preakness. Caution: The neighborhood adjacent to Pimlico is not exactly Rodeo Drive or one of those...

Posted to Paul Moran at the Races (Weblog) by Anonymous on Thu, May 8 2008
Musings

The good news is that the NTRA is taking what happened to Eight Belles in the Derby very seriously; president and CEO Alex Waldrop has a blog entry musing about how we can make racing safer (and he invites comments and suggestions). I've weighed in with quite a few already, and Green but Game has...

Posted to SuperfectaBlog (Weblog) by Anonymous on Tue, May 6 2008
Musings

The good news is that the NTRA is taking what happened to Eight Belles in the Derby very seriously; president and CEO Alex Waldrop has a blog entry musing about how we can make racing safer (and he invites comments and suggestions). I've weighed in with quite a few already, and Green but Game has...

Posted to SuperfectaBlog (Weblog) by Anonymous on Tue, May 6 2008
Get a grip; move on

Let’s take a deep breath here and put the tragedy thing in perspective. You want tragedy. On a flight from Louisville to New York on Monday, I read a piece in the New Yorker about trafficking in humans, women forced into prostitution in an array of nations not excluding the United States of America,...

Posted to Paul Moran at the Races (Weblog) by Anonymous on Tue, May 6 2008
Where do we go from here?

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 with animals that are under the care of [......

Posted to The Aspiring Horseplayer (Weblog) by Anonymous on Mon, May 5 2008
Gabriel Saez speaks

Statement issued by Delaware Park "I remain heartbroken over Eight Belles, and I want to let her many fans know that she never gave me the slightest indication before or during the race that there was anything bothering her. All I could sense under me was how eager she was to race. I was so proud...

Posted to Paul Moran at the Races (Weblog) by Anonymous on Mon, May 5 2008
Still the greatest game played outdoors

Every horse and every rider goes into every race run anywhere in the world at risk of injury, sometimes fatal. It is an unavoidable if heart-wrenching part of racing, which goes on today with a heavy heart after the death of Eight Belles, the filly, in the 134th Kentucky Derby while in the face of a...

Posted to Paul Moran at the Races (Weblog) by Anonymous on Mon, May 5 2008
James Scully's Derby Recap

It was an afternoon of brilliance and sadness. BIG BROWN (Boundary) sparkled with a convincing victory in the 134th Kentucky Derby (G1), dominating as trainer Richard Dutrow all but promised he would, but the aftermath was marred by the breakdown of the gallant EIGHT BELLES (Unbridled's Song). read...

Posted to Kentucky Derby (Weblog) by Anonymous on Sun, May 4 2008
Derby Thoughts - One Day After

A shout out to Rick Dutrow Jr., overwhelming sadness regarding Eight Belles, and other random thoughts from Kentucky Derby 134....( read more )

Posted to Triple Crown Talk (Weblog) by Anonymous on Sun, May 4 2008
Post Derby Notes

BIG BROWN – IEAH Stables and Paul Pompa Jr.’s Big Brown , the emphatic 4 ¾- length winner of the 134th Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI), had an easy morning at Barn 22 following his victory in the “Run for the Roses.” read more

Posted to Kentucky Derby (Weblog) by Anonymous on Sun, May 4 2008

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