Lava Man in the Eddie Reade (Charles Pravata)
Lava Man will lead the parade to the post for today’s Cal Cup Classic at Santa Anita.
Post time is 4:30 PST if you have access to view Oak Tree and would like to get one last look at Lava Man on the track!
Posted by dana on Oct 05 2008
Filed Under: Charles Pravata, Geldings, 2008, Santa Anita, Lava Man, Fans, Retirement, Racing
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Fan favorite Evening Attire at Aqueduct (Sarah K. Andrew)
No doubt the blogosphere and racing sites in general will be regaling Evening Attire with well deserved retirement send offs in the next couple of days.
Until then, just wanted to say a simple “thank you” to Evening Attire and his connections.
His last out, a win on the road in the Greenwood Cup at Philadelphia Park:
The announcer couldn’t have said it better, “Evening Attire, amazing!”
Posted by dana on Sep 28 2008
Filed Under: Get Well Soon, Farewell, Geldings, 2008, Sarah K. Andrew, Evening Attire, Fans, Retirement, Race Replay, Injury, Racing
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Tough Tiz’s Sis at Belmont prior to her career ending work out (EASY GOER)
All I have to say is UGH.
According to trainer Bob Baffert, Tough Tiz’s Sis took an awkward step at the end of the workout. Baffert said an exam revealed the “beginning of a condylar fracture” in her right front. “It makes you sick to your stomach; she was peaking at the right time.”
More info here…
Posted by dana on Sep 20 2008
Filed Under: Farewell, Tough Tiz's Sis, Get Well Soon, :(, Retirement, Injury, Racing
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Hello Broadway, half to No Biz breaking his maiden at Saratoga (budmeister 26.2)
When I saw this today, I remembered immediately that I recently asked if they had announced the inevitable regarding War Pass yet.
Today was the day… they finally came out with it and announced that War Pass has been officially retired and will stand at Lane’s End, a deal that was put in place after last year’s BC Juvenile. No surprise, just check it off the “when will they announce it” list.
Within a half an hour I notice that No Biz’s stud fee has been announced… $7,500. As Jessica put in in her reply to my email question “Is it just me or is No Biz a huge bargain?”
What a great price on a horse that won stakes at two and three, on dirt and turf.
And what do we think the fee for War Pass will be? (Upcoming poll alert!!) Much more than $7,500, that’s for sure.
Just last weekend halfs to No Biz and War Pass duked it out it a classy baby race with No Biz’s little bro, Hello Broadway, gamely defeating Imperial Council (no relation) by a nose while War Pass’s little bro was in the mix for show.
What are the odds of that coincidence? And too bad I didn’t have a few bucks on it!
Posted by dana on Sep 05 2008
Filed Under: 2yo, Injury, 3yo, War Pass, 2008, Maiden, Nobiz Like Shobiz, Breeding, Let Horses Race, Retirement, Saratoga, Racing
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...That’s right, now you can peruse the SAFC’s July reports in handy charts and graphs! Although, if you’re a Safari user there will be a few oddities here and there (like how all the post headlines are now tiny here at GbG… it gets even weirder at SAFC).
Looking for something to do this week? Our “official” timetable for monthly reports is now the 15th of every month and the cut off time for inclusion in the previous month’s reports is the 7th (this coming Sunday). So, there’s still plenty of time to get over there and share your ideas, rants or even notes of praise!
Long holiday weekend have your rant-o-meter out of sorts? Here are few things that I’ve noticed lately…
Lack of coverage national TV coverage for the Woodward… I was able to watch it locally (although the NYC OTB channel aired taped interviews instead of the parade…. arrrrrr) but I know a few folks had a bone to pick. Go pick it at SAFC! And thanks to Geno for getting the ball rolling!
California now has a new fund to assist with rescue and safe retirement of any horse that has raced in California. Submit ideas that other racing jurisdictions should follow suite or that the NTRA should look into spear heading a similar national effort!
Early retirement season is quickly approaching… start submitting your ideas about how to change the economics of the game! You surely have some great ideas about how to create more incentives to race older horses, such a high profile racing series for 4yos & up or even changing conditions of current races, such as Derby preps, to favor entrants who’s sires are at least 5yos.
The Breeders’ Cup is right around the corner! Everyone seems to have a bone to pick with them… even if you’re ok with the name change, you might have an issue with the two day format or the outrageous ticket prices… and there’s always the completely untested surface. This is one event where there’s something for everyone to complain about!
And how about the never ending racing season or just plain old too many races on the card? I saw a cite today (while researching a rant I have in the making) for total races in 2006. The US was top ranked with 51,668 races while the next closest amount was Australia with 19,963 races! According to the Jockey Club we had 1% less racing last year with a total of 51,304 (1989 had 74,071 races!). Think winter racing at Aqueduct is over kill? Or, like Robert, that there should only be 9 races on the card? Great… submit it!
I see valid complaints and great ideas all over the place, there’s definitely no shortage of either! But beyond making the bright idea haver or annoyed customer feel unburdened they’re not doing anyone any good sitting around the internet waiting for someone from who can act upon them to find them.
We offer a 2 fold strategy for getting issues addressed 1) we compile the issues in reports and send them to the folks who can act upon them and 2) by collecting all the information in one place and making it accessible to all, we can start to compile stats and/or build cases for the various issues out there.
Sounds great, right? It’s only great if people with ideas and complaints submit them… so what are you waiting for? It’s not like there’s much else going on this week!
Posted by dana on Sep 02 2008
Filed Under: Mainstream Media, Technology, Aqueduct, Internet, Self Appointed Fan Committee, Industry, You Can Help, Marketing, Let Horses Race, Fans, Retirement, Saratoga, Breeders' Cup, Racing
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