Rising Jockey Stars

Rising Jockey Stars

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Many so called experts would have you believe that the pilot aboard your horse is of little importance. That simply is not true. While the best jockey in the world cant win when placed on what is clearly an inferior horse, there are riders that move horses up and make them better simply by sitting [...]

$10k Haskell Invitational betting tournament

$10k Haskell Invitational betting tournament

DerbyWars $10k Haskell Game

Your best chance for a big score this weekend will go through the Haskell Invitational. Your chance for this score will be hosted by the world’s premier horse racing tournament website, DerbyWars. Personally, I love playing in games like this. It provides me with a chance to compete with some of the best horse players [...]

Horse racing rules in desperate need of reform

Horse racing rules in desperate need of reform

Inquiry at Fair Grounds

I’ve been known to bet a first time starter on occasions when I’m simply underwhelmed by the horses in a maiden race that have already made their debut. Just such an occasion arose on December 23 at Fair Grounds.  The favorite, Big Chief Deke, wasn’t much at all and was catching most of his money based on [...]

Freshman Sire: Tiz Wonderful

Freshman Sire: Tiz Wonderful

Tiz Wonderful

It’s not often that I see seemingly limitless potential in a juvenile racehorse. I saw just that back in 2006 when Tiz Wonderful hit the scene. Now, the horse is trying to make his mark in the breeding industry as a sire for Spendthrift Farm. His first crop, which includes 143 horses, will hit the [...]

Freshman Sire: Curlin

Freshman Sire: Curlin

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Interested in owning a racehorse? Visit SouthCoast Bloodstock. When Secretariat retired from racing at the end of his three-year-old season the expectation was that he would become a “super sire“. While not a total flop at stud, he came nowhere close to satisfying the expectations of the breeding industry. 35 years later, Curlin started with a [...]

Concord Point ad features quote from Ryan Patterson

Concord Point ad features quote from Ryan Patterson

Concord Point ad featuring quote from Ryan Patterson's Top 5 Stallions for 10k or Less Story

Earlier this week I ran a story called 5 best sires for $10k or less. Hill ‘n’ Dale’s stallion Concord Point earned my top spot. Concord Point (Tapit x Harve de  Grace by Boston Harbor) Tapit is proving to be one of the best sires in America and his fee has jumped to $125k for 2012. [...]

2012 California value stallions

Unusual Heat (Nureyev x Rossard by Glacial) was one of the primary beneficiaries of a poor group of top horses in 2011. His son, Acclamation, was able to win the Charlie Whittingham Memorial, Eddie Read and Pacific Classic; all Grade 1 races. The sire is also boosted by Grade 2 winner Burns. Likely emboldened by [...]

5 best sires for $10k or less

5 best sires for $10k or less

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Interested in owning a racehorse? Visit SouthCoast Bloodstock. Breeding a thoroughbred race horse is risky business. The saying goes “breed the best to the best; and hope for the best.” Just like handicapping, breeding is an inexact science. New sires hit the scene every year and bargains are there for those interested in trying to [...]

My thoughts on ESPN’s Charismatic documentary

My thoughts on ESPN’s Charismatic documentary

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I remember hearing about Charismatic as a child. Being a mere 9 years old I can recall little other than that he won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes before falling short in the Belmont Stakes where Lemon Drop Kid ran on to a game victory. ESPN Films presented a documentary entitled Charismatic on Tuesday [...]