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| Montreal Harness Racing Goes Dark |
June 27th 2008 |
| Good morning. Today we learn that L'Hippodrome de Montreal, formerly known as Blue Bonnets, has gone dark, indefinitely, while the yahoos at Loto-Queb... [Read More] |
| Thanks for the Memories, Doonbeg! |
June 26th 2008 |
| Good Thursday morning. First thing I read when I woke up this morning was the news that one of my favorite horses, Doonbeg, has been retired. The tiny... [Read More] |
| Good for SC on O'Brien take-back |
June 25th 2008 |
| Good for Standardbred Canada for rescinding the O'Brien Award given to Jeff Snyder and Michelle's Power. Is there anyone out there who believes that t... [Read More] |
| Battle of Ontario: WEG v. ORC |
June 24th 2008 |
| Here is the link to a column I wrote over the weekend as a follow up to the ORC ruling last week that slapped down WEG restrictions. Standardbred Cana... [Read More] |
| A Note on Anonymous Posting |
June 24th 2008 |
| Three months into this venture it's probably time to refresh the posting rules for First Over. We simply don't accept anonymous posts. Whether they ar... [Read More] |
| Good News from Golden State |
June 23rd 2008 |
| Good Monday morning. As someone who vaguely remembers the old Hollywood Park's harness action I am delighted to learn that things are going ... [Read More] |
| What About Bob? Galterio and Me |
June 19th 2008 |
| Here is the text of a letter we ran this week in the Horseman and Fair World magazine, from Bob Galterio, vice president and general manager of Yonker... [Read More] |
| An Online Gift from Carol Hodes |
June 18th 2008 |
| Good morning. Our legendary friend (and fellow blogger) Carol Hodes passes along this interesting article about catastrophic injuries in the T-bred ga... [Read More] |
| Hooray for Hawthorne |
June 17th 2008 |
| I am keenly aware that I don't know enough, and rarely pay attention to, tracks in Illinois and Indiana. I wish it were different and I always welcome... [Read More] |
| Call Grows for a Commissioner |
June 17th 2008 |
| Good morning. Today's lead story comes from Louisville, Kentucky where on the eve of Congressional hearings into horse racing some leaders are ca... [Read More] |
| Teague Without Tears |
June 16th 2008 |
| The big news in harness racing today-- and probably for the week-- are the steroid positives for horses trained by George Teague and Greg Peck at Harr... [Read More] |
| He's a Jolly Good Fella |
June 16th 2008 |
| Happy Monday morning-- and congratulations to the connections of Artistic Fella, who broke a world record yesterday by pacing in 1.48 to win the ... [Read More] |
| He Does It Easy-- in 149. |
June 14th 2008 |
| Well, that was quite undramatic. Somebeachsomewhere went unchallenged- or is unchallengeable-- and romped to an easy 1.49 win in the final of the Nort... [Read More] |
| MacGrath: SBSW warms up well |
June 14th 2008 |
| From Kathy at the track: She just talked to Brent McGrath, Somebeachsomewhere's trainer, who reports the horse warmed up "well" and did not have the h... [Read More] |
| Looking forward to NA Cup Elims |
June 14th 2008 |
| I don't know about you but I'm dying to see the NA Cup elims, which is where our Share the Delight would have been racing this week. I would love to s... [Read More] |
| The Call Post at 6.54 p.m. |
June 14th 2008 |
| Good evening. If you are reading this in real time-- live, that is-- I look forward to spending part of the evening with you on this big night in... [Read More] |
| Mr. Stumbo Takes His Shot |
June 13th 2008 |
| Here is precisely what we need more of in our sport; a leader willing to take a shot, a gamble if you will, not knowing precisely whether he'll succee... [Read More] |
| The Weekend's Top Picks |
June 13th 2008 |
| Good Friday morning. What a great weekend of racing ahead for us. Tonight there is New Jersey Sire Stakes action at the Meadowlands and the Lady Liber... [Read More] |
| NA Cup Final: Drama or Dynasty? |
June 11th 2008 |
| In the wake of Tuesday's draw, harnessracing.com has a comprehensive article on the North America Cup finals. To me, the storyline is simple... [Read More] |
| USTA Goes Looking for its Veep |
June 11th 2008 |
| Good Wednesday morning. There are two searches underway now for Vice President. Barack Obama is looking for a partner to run with him in the president... [Read More] |
| A New York Sire State of Mind |
June 10th 2008 |
| Good Tuesday morning. And good for the Harness Horse Breeders of New York State, which has committed to showing replays of New York Sire Stakes r... [Read More] |
| Get on the Bus, Gus! |
June 9th 2008 |
| Oh, no! My favorite harness story of the year-- the story of the Somebeachsomewhere Express-- is in jeopardy. The idea of a bunch of Atlantic Canadian... [Read More] |
| A Big Brownout Sort of Saturday |
June 8th 2008 |
| A few hours earlier, just after Big Brown faded to last in the Belmont Stakes, I had turned to a friend and said, as only a erstwhile horseman can, "t... [Read More] |
| It's Race Day |
June 7th 2008 |
| You wait all fall and winter long, and sometimes you wait your whole life, for this sort of race day. Your horse is in a big race, with the promise of... [Read More] |
| Big M Baby Race Results, Day One |
June 4th 2008 |
| My friends at harnessracing.com have a great summary of this morning's baby-racing action at the Meadowlands. And here are charted lines from the... [Read More] |
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