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Horses worth watching, a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov that should improve significantly or do well next time out, won seven times, ran second four times and finished third four times since Dec. 17. These thoroughbreds are worth considering when developing your betting strategy.
Bible Belt: Fractious at start, leapt out of gate spotting field five lengths, raced eight lengths behind in sixth while saving ground after a half-mile, rallied belatedly in stretch to make up three lengths and gained third by a length at six furlongs on Jan. 24.
Posted on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 in Horse Racing Industry, Horses, Race Tracks, Racing Picks & Betting Tips | No Comments »
By GREG MELIKOV
A fairly new American saying describes Santa Anita Park: What goes around comes around.
Is it really a case of justice served? I believe the more accurate interpretation is the status of Santa Anita’s main track is returning to its original surface after completing some sort of synthetic cycle.
The startling announcement came from Santa Anita race track president Ron Charles during a barrage of heavy rains that began Jan. 17 and forced cancellation of three racing days during that week…
Posted on Thursday, January 28th, 2010 in Horse Racing Industry, Race Tracks, Special Features | No Comments »
By GREG MELIKOV
I saw my first Holy Bull Stakes when it was called the Preview Stakes in the early 1990s. I especially remember the ‘94 renewal when Go for Gin defeated Halo’s Image and ran the fastest time for 14 of the races staged at 1 1/16 miles – 1:41 3/5.
Holy Bull swallowed his palate and finished off the board. But the loser had surgery and bounced back in the Florida Derby, winning by 5 3/4 lengths, while Go for Gin was fourth.
The Gulfstream Park race might have been called the Go for Gin after he captured the 120th Kentucky Derby while Holy Bull was finishing 12th after breaking slowly, being carried very wide in the slop and tiring badly.
Posted on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 in Horse Racing Industry, Horses, Race Tracks, Stakes Races | No Comments »
By GREG MELIKOV
“It’s a two-horse race” applies off the track between two talented ladies this season. At stake: 2009 Horse of the Year.
In this corner, Rachel Alexandra, the top 3-year-old that won the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes, and beat the boys three times, going undefeated in eight outings on conventional dirt.
In the other corner, Zenyatta, top older horse that became the first female to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic, unbeaten in five races on synthetic surfaces, that retired a perfect 14 for 14.
Posted on Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 in Horse Racing Industry, Horses, Special Features | No Comments »
Horse racing superstars Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra, who dominated thoroughbred racing, were the only horses receiving votes for Horse of the Year, however, there were 3 finalists in each of the other 16 Eclipse Award categories.
Eclipse Award winners will be announced on January 18 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
Either Rachel Alexandra or Zenyatta will become the first female to win the Horse of the Year honor since Azeri in 2002. They are virtual locks to win divisional championships.
Posted on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 in Horse Racing Industry, Horses, Jockeys, Owners & Breeders, Special Features | No Comments »
Churchill Downs‘ exclusive online offering of 3,000 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks reserved seat packages which went on sale at 12 p.m. EST Wednesday were sold out in 48 minutes.
The limited number of 2-day ticket packages, which ranged in price from $172 for individual first floor grandstand bleacher seats to $6,390 for a 6-seat box in the third floor clubhouse with daily access to the exclusive Secretariat Lounge, were made available exclusively at Churchill Downs’ new online box office, http://tickets.churchilldowns.com.
“The demand for both Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks tickets is truly exceptional,” Churchill Downs Racetrack President Kevin Flanery said.
Posted on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 in Horse Racing Industry, Kentucky Derby, Race Tracks, Special Features, Stakes Races, Triple Crown | No Comments »
Horses worth watching, a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov that should improve significantly or do well next time out, won six times, ran second five times and finished third four times since Nov. 28. These thoroughbreds are worth considering when developing your betting strategy.
Fortyninegeorgest: Raced sixth early, dropped to seventh more than nine lengths behind after a half-mile, split rivals in upper stretch, finished strongly to make up…
Posted on Monday, January 4th, 2010 in Horse Racing Industry, Horses, Race Tracks, Racing Picks & Betting Tips | No Comments »
Horses worth watching, a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov that should improve significantly or do well next time out, won six times, ran second once and finished third four times since Nov. 27. These thoroughbreds are worth considering when developing your betting strategy.
Quiet Mover: Checked at start, raced sixth more than 5 1/2 lengths behind after a half-mile, rallied belatedly in stretch to make up 5 1/2 lengths and…
Posted on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 in Horse Racing Industry, Horses, Race Tracks, Racing Picks & Betting Tips | No Comments »
The New York Racing Association (NYRA) is calling for harsh penalties for horsemen who directly or indirectly sell a horse for slaughter.
The policy announced by NYRA on Thursday also asks horsemen to support horse rescue, adoption initiatives and to find humane ways of dealing with horses unable to continue racing.
Owners or trainers would have their stalls permanently revoked from NYRA tracks Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga if it is determined their horses ended up being sold for slaughter.
Posted on Thursday, December 10th, 2009 in Horse Racing Industry, Horses, Race Tracks, Special Features | No Comments »
Horses worth watching, a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov that should improve significantly or do well next time out, won five times, ran second four times and finished third three times since Nov. 14. These thoroughbreds are worth considering when developing your betting strategy.
Check It Twice: Raced eighth more than five lengths behind after a half-mile, angled out in upper stretch
Posted on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 in Horse Racing Industry, Horses, Race Tracks, Racing Picks & Betting Tips | No Comments »
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