Monthly Archives: July 2009

Saturday quick picks

Bits and pieces of news, in no particular order… Louisiana Downs race-caller Travis Stone, along with Mark Midland and Mike Shutty, have launched Horse Racing Nation, a “free, wiki community focused on racing information, insights and discussion for passionate horse … Continue reading

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Brian’s Pick 4 preview, July 18th

It took a 47-1 shot in the finale to derail us last week, so maybe we’re getting closer to cashing. It’s a tough Saturday sequence but let’s have a look. –Brian Nadeau Race 7. $22,000 claimer for filly/mares 3-year-olds and … Continue reading

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Jaipur

On Travers morning, the gates at Saratoga open at 7 am, several hours earlier than usual, in order to allow the expected crowd to jam in, secure picnic tables, and while away the time until first post. NYRA entertains us … Continue reading

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Worlds Colliding, Part III

So I arrive at downtown law firm to take care of a little business; I’ve never been there, I don’t know this firm, and I figure that I’ll be waiting a while, so I’ve brought a book, The Buccaneers, an … Continue reading

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Happy Bastille Day!

May your day be full of boules, good wine, French cuisine, and revolutionary spirit. The Francophile in me is honoring the holiday by doing a little historical digging on appropriately-named horses—at least before the Champagne and Provencal rosé are broken … Continue reading

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Sunday morning quick picks

In no particular order, racing bits that have recently amused me: Day of the Kitten at Belmont on Friday afternoon—and race 4 had “hunch bets” written all over it for me: three Kitten’s Joy offspring (Raise the Kitty, Lisa’s Kitten, … Continue reading

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Brian’s Pick 4 preview, July 11th

The Grade I Man o’ War leads off Saturday’s tough Pk4 sequence. You better have your turf handicapping shoes on for this one. Enjoy and good luck! –Brian Nadeau Please note horses are preceded by their betting number. 7th. The … Continue reading

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Saratoga Sample

Not that one needs an excuse to head to Saratoga, even briefly, but a bit of business called me there this week, and I used it as an opportunity to mix business with all kinds of Saratoga pleasure. Mama Backstretch … Continue reading

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Gotcha

So Rick Dutrow heads to the sidelines again, this time for thirty days following a Clenbuterol overage that took place in, ahem, May of 2008. Glenn Craven wrote about this at length at his site yesterday; his piece and the … Continue reading

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Tuesday morning quick picks

Last summer, I wrote about a filly who went through the ring during the New York bred sales in Saratoga; she sold for $200,000 and is a half-sister to New York favorite Naughty New Yorker. By Songandaprayer out of Naughty … Continue reading

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