Thursday, July 25th, 2013“Your body is a wonderland.”
July 25, 2013 – “Your body is not a temple, it’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.” Anthony Bourdain
Archive for 2013
Monday, July 22nd, 2013Thoroughbred Racing Roundup – July 22, 2013
By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer A battle royal is shaping up among fillies and mares after weekend racing, while the 2-year-olds have started sorting themselves out. Last year’s champion mare, Royal Delta, got back to her winning ways with authority in the weekend’s biggest race. But she had plenty of company in winner’s circles […]
Monday, July 15th, 2013Thoroughbred Racing Roundup – July 15, 2013
By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Boisterous picked up from injured stablemate Point of Entry to win the biggest race in a weekend of important grass races. The question now is — where next? Trainer Shug McGaughey held out options from California to Chicago to upstate New York. And that was only one of the […]
Monday, July 8th, 2013Thoroughbred Racing Roundup – July 8, 2013
By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Upsets were the order of the weekend in racing as two Breeders’ Cup champs were beaten and Canada’s signature race ended in a surprise. But some big names won, too. Among them, Game on Dude and Flat Out posted victories that could put them on track for the Breeders’ […]
Friday, July 5th, 2013Jude Feld’s Summit of Speed Day Stakes Analysis
Follow @racehorsereport CRC 6 – $100,000 Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint 5F (Turf) MADAME GIRY fires every time. Turf sprints are her specialty and this race came up much softer than the stakes she scored in at Keeneland and Belmont Park. Her :58 4/5 workout from the gate on June 29 at Gulfstream Park indicates she’ll […]
Thursday, July 4th, 2013Well stated.
July 4, 2013 – “If our country is worth dying for in time of war let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace.” Hamilton Fish
Monday, July 1st, 2013“Give me $100 on the five to win.”
July 1, 2013 – “Action is the antidote to despair.” Joan Baez
Monday, July 1st, 2013Thoroughbred Racing Roundup – July 1, 2013
By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Centralinteligence taking Saturday’s Triple Bend (G1) at Betfair Hollywood ParkBenoit Photo Potential previews for this fall’s Breeders’ Cup races played out this weekend in Iowa, Kentucky and California. While much of the attention was on Wise Dan, the reigning Horse of the Year in Saturday’s Firecracker at Churchill Downs, […]
Monday, June 24th, 2013Thoroughbred Racing Roundup – June 24, 2013
By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer A bittersweet ending to Royal Ascot, a big upset on the turf in America and a showdown among Japanese stars highlight weekend racing. Three-year-old fillies also had their day on both American coasts. And there was plenty of action on the grass from Canada to California. Let’s get right […]
Monday, June 17th, 2013Thoroughbred Racing Roundup – June 17, 2013
By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez, who won his 5000th race last week, looks to reprise his Kentucky Derby victory with Animal Kingdom, in the Queen Anne (G1) at Royal Ascot on Tuesday.Amanda Duckworth Photo Last year’s top Breeders’ Cup champs won one and lost one at Churchill Downs […]
