Archive for 2007

By Jude T. Feld Here are a few of my thoughts on Thoroughbred racing in 2007. Do you agree or disagree? What are your racing favorites or our sport’s biggest concerns? Share them at racehorsereport@aol.com. FAVORITE NEW RACETRACK VISITED IN 2007: CALDER – My exact words were, “How long has this place been going on?” […]

December 31, 2007 – “The first time I see a jogger smiling, I’ll consider it.” Joan Rivers

The $100,000 Frances A. Genter Stakes (G3) and $100,000 Pete Axthelm Stakes for 3-year-olds at 7 ½ furlongs on turf, the former for fillies, are among the most popular events on the Calder Race Course calendar each year, and Saturday’s renewals of the companion events have attracted overflow fields to highlight the track’s Grand Slam […]

December 24, 2007 – “Nostalgia is a seductive liar.” George W. Ball

December 19, 2007 – Sanding. Painting. Laundry. Dishes. Cooking. Baking. It’s a lot of work being metro at the Holidays. Paul J. Feld

Jude T. Feld Listening to Mike Battaglia call Lineofbull and Mr. Mabee back and forth down the lane in the 8th at Turfway Saturday afternoon reminded me of an incident that has bugged me for over 20 years. Before Del Mar’s renovation, I shared a barn with Ted West, Sr., that sat about the seven […]

By Jude T. Feld Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay Hopes His Grace and Power Grills the Hollywood Starlet Field In Chicago, they call it, “a wintry mix.” That’s the weather horseplayers will face this afternoon as even sunny Florida is expecting rain. Keep an eye on the track conditions and remember that late weather scratches can […]

December 13, 2007 – “The e-mail of the species is deadlier than the mail.” Stephen Fry

December 12, 2007 – “Life is like a jar of jalapeno peppers. What you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow.” Unknown

December 10, 2007 – “Instead of getting married again, I’m gonna find a woman I don’t like and just give her a house.” Rod Stewart