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A Wee Bit of ORC Action Over Western Fair Fiasco	October 30th 2008
This afternoon we learned just a tad bit more about the Ontario Racing Commission's response to the now infamous "pylon race" at Western Fair the othe... [Read More]

Western Fair Pylon Race a Joke (updated 'n corrected)	October 29th 2008
Want to know why so many outsiders (and insiders) consider harness officials a joke? Check out this video from last night's action at Western Fair Rac... [Read More]

Saturday Night's All Right!	October 26th 2008
It's the morning after. What a night of racing last night. In the States. In Canada. In the rain. Somebeachsomewhere cements his place as one of the g... [Read More]

Art Official Shut Down For Year	October 26th 2008
What do we think of the news that Art Official will be shut down for the year with a muscle tear? Bad for his connections, of course. But does it impa... [Read More]

No Shadow On This Beach	October 25th 2008
It's been less than one hour since Somebeachsomewhere won the 53rd Messenger with a huge final quarter effort against Shadow Play, another great horse... [Read More]

Prayers for Eric A	October 25th 2008
Good guy Eric Abbatello was involved in a horrible accident at Freehold Raceway yesterday. Here is the link to the story and the video clip of the rac... [Read More]

A New "Sweet Pete" Kleinhans Post on ET	October 25th 2008
Hot off the presses here is another guest blog post from Peter Kleinhans, the man behind champion Enough Talk: "It's a cloudy morning here in... [Read More]

Big M, Big Ambiguities About Race Dates	October 25th 2008
Good Saturday. Because enough of you asked, on and off the blog, I tried for an hour or so yesterday afternoon to figure out precisely how/why the New... [Read More]

In Praise of Zenyatta	October 24th 2008
Do yourselves a favor. As soon as you are done here, Google the filly Zenyatta so you can see her BC "Ladies Classic" race. It was amazing and so is s... [Read More]

Do We Care About Hambo Date?	October 24th 2008
Good Friday to you. Some of you have written me over the past few days expressing varying degrees of frustration and skepticism over the proposed chan... [Read More]

Stop the "Cancer" Analogy: it Doesn't Fit	October 23rd 2008
First Over Friend Dean Towers put up a great post yesterday on his Pull the Pocket blog riffing off comments made by a fellow named Halsey Minor, an I... [Read More]

No-Whipping Race a Success-- So Why Not More?	October 22nd 2008
By all accounts this past Saturday's "whipping-free" race at Indiana Downs was a success. No one got hurt. The best horse won. And several of the driv... [Read More]

The 'Beach from the six-hole at Yonkers	October 22nd 2008
Good morning. So now we know that if Somebeachsomewhere is going to win the Messenger (and thus be successful in his first half-mile-track race i... [Read More]

Proposed new USTA Rules: What Do We think?	October 20th 2008
Here from the United States Trotting Association are 10 proposed rule changes to be discussed at the USTA's February meeting. Take a look at the link ... [Read More]

Tupperware and Harness Racing	October 17th 2008
So I was talking yesterday to Grand River Raceway's marketing star Kelly Spencer and she was telling me about how she, of all people, w... [Read More]

Mike Tanner on EVP Duties	October 17th 2008
Good morning. Earlier this week I asked Mike Tanner, the incoming Executive Vice President of the United States Trotting Association, to answer some o... [Read More]

The "Calculated Gamble" Column	October 16th 2008
Here is a great article about the future of betting from Joe Riddell, an important and interesting voice in the horse racing-horse wagering world... [Read More]

For Anthony and Others: a Posting Reminder	October 16th 2008
Hey there, folks. Just want to offer a friendly reminder about the rules of the game here at First Over. First, no anonymous posts-- eve... [Read More]

WIttstruck on Important Ohio-Pa. Ruling	October 15th 2008
Good afternoon, folks. Just wanted to pass along from First Over Friend Chris Wittstruck (and horseman association attorney) his analysis of an i... [Read More]

Kleinhans on Enough Talk's Record... And More	October 15th 2008
Good morning. Here from our guest blogger Peter Kleinhans is an entry about his wonderful trotter Enough Talk and his last race at Colonial Downs... [Read More]

An Innocent's Questions about Off-Shore Wagering	October 14th 2008
Okay, someone out there explain it to me like I'm in fifth grade. What steps can be taken to stop illegal off-shore betting via computer?&nb... [Read More]

Dean Towers: Horse Racing in the Internet Age	October 14th 2008
First Over Friend Dean Towers has written a very interesting and worthwhile piece about horse racing in the age of new technology that I think is... [Read More]

Indiana Downs: You get a carrot if you don't use the stick	October 13th 2008
Good morning. I love this story about how Indiana Downs is trying to prod drivers into putting down their whips by offering higher purses in races whe... [Read More]

Tanner Named USTA EVP	October 12th 2008
We interrupt your football action Sunday to report news that the United States Trotting Association is set to tab as its new executive vice president ... [Read More]

Enough Talk in 1.49.3: Asterisk or No?	October 12th 2008
Good Sunday morning. The big news in our tiny world today is Enough Talk's 1.49.3 trotting mile last night at Colonial Downs. We are happy about this,... [Read More]

The Calm Before the Storm	October 11th 2008
Good Saturday. Sorry I've been away. Blame it on the campaign! Those darn pols. Anyway, this past week strikes me as a tame one. Somebea... [Read More]

Good for Dewey! And Good for Kentucky!	October 8th 2008
It's altogether fitting-- and not in the least surprising-- that we learned today that the great trotting colt Deweycheatumnhowe will stand at Walnut ... [Read More]

The ORC's Kangaroo Court	October 8th 2008
Several months ago I wrote a series of columns/posts criticizing the Ontario Racing Commission for the silly way in which it wrote one of its importan... [Read More]

Who Was the Steal of the Lexington Sale?	October 6th 2008
Of course it's too early to tell who were the "winners" or who were the "losers" at the Lexington Selected Sale. Clearly the sale was not a blood... [Read More]

Somebeach to Hanover: Early Word	October 5th 2008
So it's official-- signed Saturday afternoon during the Grand Circuit meet at the Red Mile in Lexington. While Somebeachsomewhere was again showing hi... [Read More]

It's Good To Be Back: The Week That Was	October 5th 2008
Good Sunday afternoon to you fellow First-Overs. I am sorry it has taken me so long to post your comments but I am finally caught up. I am back in Col... [Read More]

EPO at the Red Mile	October 4th 2008
Good Saturday morning. It's Race Day! Several of you have emailed me behind the scenes to ask me what I know about the EPO positives at the R... [Read More]

Soon, the Market Will Speak on Lex Sale	October 1st 2008
Around the same time that the U.S. Senate is voting upon the "bailout" (or whatever you want to call it) the first night of the Lexington Selecte... [Read More]

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