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Del Mar Bob Lovka's Handicapping 101 For Beginners.
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California man wins National Handicapping Tour title
Thomas Noone of Redondo Beach, Calif., won the NHC Tour season-long title, worth $75,000, and is eligible for a $2 million bonus if he goes on to capture the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas on Jan. 28-29, 2011.
NHC Tour members earn points based on their top-five finishes in qualifying tournaments throughout the year. Tourney winners received 3,000 points.
Noone, 53, finished with 11,775 points and was atop the leaderboard since |
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Daily Racing Form - Contenders, Odds, Picks, News
With all the information and statistics provided in Daily Racing Form past performances, the process of picking a winner - called handicapping - can be intimidating at first. Let's examine the EasyForm beginner past performances and uncover six simple steps to help you have a more enjoyable and profitable day at the races. Probable Race Odds
Probable race odds are calculated by the amount of money bet on each horse in each race. The "favorite" is the horse that has had the most money wagered |
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Horse Racing — Sports Interaction Blog
Be sure to play the ponies with Sports Interaction! We offer daily betting on all major North American tracks and coverage of all major international races. And when it comes to the Triple Crown - the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes - no other online sportsbook does it better. Sports Interaction offers dozens of ways to bet each race, from Win, Place, Show bets to Exactas and Trifectas. What better place to play the ponies? Be sure to get all your online horse racing |
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Horse Racing News is the source of thoroughbred racing
Horse Racing News is the source of thoroughbred racing information with horse racing odds, betting tips, racing picks, race results, and handicapping. Latest news and articles on top horse racing contenders, jockeys, trainers, three-year-olds, race tracks, and major stakes races such as the Triple Crown races: the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes as well as the Breeders' Cup horse races. |
http://www.horseracingnews.net/
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Bloodstock Journal News
Hollywood Park, already the scene of a mini-revival in the fortunes of the European-based filly Hibaayeb (GB) (Singspiel [Ire]) in last month's Yellow Ribbon S. (G1), will play host to another continental star currently down on her luck when SPECIAL DUTY (GB) (Hennessy) heads a field of seven fillies and mares in Friday's $250,000 Matriarch S. (G1) over a mile on the turf.
Though technically a dual classic winner this season, Special Duty was the beneficiary of stewards' room rulings when ele |
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About Thoroughbred Times Company
Thoroughbred Times Company, located in Lexington, Kentucky, is a leading publisher of information on Thoroughbred racing and breeding.
Thoroughbred Times is an independent company, free of any industry ties or ownership connections, and its independent voice has been a hallmark of its objective news reporting and coverage over the decades.
Thoroughbred Times Company publishes a number of leading titles, annuals, and books for professionals and enthusiasts in racing:
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http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com
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Daily Racing Form, "America's Turf Authority Since 1894,
Born in Chicago on Nov. 17, 1894 when it first appeared as a four-page broadsheet. Over the last 113 years, DRF has been the country's only daily national newspaper dedicated to the coverage of a single major sport. DRF is the most complex newspaper in North America, publishing up to 2,000 unique pages of statistical and editorial copy every day, in as many as 25 daily editions, 364 days a year (with the exception of Christmas Day). DRF is owned by Arlington Capital Partners (www.arlingtoncap.co |
http://www.drf.com
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Horse Racing News from the NTRA
Zenyatta parade set for Dec. 5 at Hollywood Park Zenyatta was jogged and galloped 1 1/2 miles on Hollywood Park’s training track on Friday, and she will be paraded at the track on a day in her honor on Dec. 5.
Friday’s type of exercise is expected to be the maximum she will be asked to do occasionally until early December, when she is scheduled to be shipped to Kentucky.
Earlier this week, Lane’s End Farm in Versailles. Ky., announced that owners Jerry and Ann Moss will keep the popular |
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Welcome to TwinSpires, home of Churchill Downs
While TwinSpires is the Official online wagering site of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby, players are able to wager on virtually every Thoroughbred, Harness and Quarter Horse race from venues across the globe.
TwinSpires is a fresh, bottom-up approach to account wagering that combines the latest online technology with the best racing content, backed by the integrity and tradition of Churchill Downs, home of the world-famous Kentucky Derby. |
http://www.twinspires.com/
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Half the fun of winning is knowing you're going to win.Live Horse Racing-Track
All that comes from doing your homework. It's about studying the past records and putting it in context to today's race. It will help you determine how well a particular horse and jockey will do in an upcoming competition.
Handicapping data includes facts about the horse, jockey, trainer, track, weather, etc. This section points you to the basics, and suggests some things to look for when you're considering wagering online. Winning is especially sweet when you predict the right horses coming |
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Del Mar Bob Lovka's Handicapping 101 For Beginners.
Supplement Alfalfa Hay With Triple Crown Feeds. Call 800.451.9916.
When I was a kid, I somehow figured out how to buy and fit horse blankets without too much trouble. But, now that I'm middle aged, I use a horse blanket consultant to make sure my horse's comfort and well being is assured. Ecole Lathrop, of Valencia Saddlery, was kind enough to drop by with a variety of day sheets and blankets to demonstrate some of the basics behind fitting your horse for a new blanket. "Equilink's Search," aka, "Rio," is the model in this video. Enjoy!
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It doesn't take long to figure out that ponies are for girls and horsepower is for boys. At least, that's the way things used to be. But, behold, the times, they are a changing. Forget all the chitchat about Ipads and Angry Birds, THE hot new social renaissance involves a passionate group of geeky, tech-savvy guys and gals, who happen to love the new television series currently featured on Hubworld: "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic."
With websites dedicated to the noble pony pals like Equestria Daily, fans are encouraged to wax rhapsodic about the ponies, their mystical surroundings, friends, alliances and adventures. So, why are a group of guys drawn to an online cartoon that was meant to target 6+ year old girls?
According to several online reports, the combination of beautiful drawings, intriguing story lines and complicated characters makes for truly compelling story telling. Well, we were keen to get our own take on the ponies appeal, so we dove right into a few episodes on Hubworld.
The first thing you'll notice when watching "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic," is the caliber of production values. Every scene is deliciously designed in candy colored hues, with utterly adorable, hand drawn style ponies, animated in a visually entrancing manner. And, these ponies have incredible story lines. Remarkably upbeat and witty dialogue combined with charming pony performances, make the latest generation of My Little Pony episodes truly not to be missed.
Each episode, we find the ponies proving their honor as they deal with major challenges. Successfully confronting an infestation of adorable but ravenous insects known as Parasprites is a big fan favorite. Upon successfully dealing with invaders and challengers such as these, they meet with the Princess Celestia to review strategies and lessons learned. Pony reconnaissance, such as it is. So, perhaps that's part of the appeal. These ponies are both magical and involved in friendly police actions on behalf of the crown. And, even though it's fairy tale fiction, what's really interesting is the way the writers have managed to merge real world equine issues such as fly prevention with mystical storytelling. So, there is truly something for everyone from the true pony enthusiast to the person who's never even met a pony. (One thing to be said about fantasy toy ponies, . . . except for the toy horse cookies and bales of hay, there's no horse feed bill.)
Now, the thing that makes this tiny phenomenon particularly fascinating is that it's actually news worthy. We've always been proponents of the idea that both boys, girls, men and women should love and enjoy ponies and horses. Yet, except for certain niches like rodeo riding and horse racing, most horses are loved and/or owned by women. Why? Because you can't build a potentially explosive nitro burning funny horse that goes 250 miles an hour, that's why. And, you can't pop a horse into a toy hauler, race out to the dunes and surf the sand with it. Horses and ponies are primarily girl toys, so, in the popular conscience, horses and especially ponies, have become synonymous with the female psyche.
So, the fact that a product, designed to target women, is somehow of interest to men, this is a quandary for some people. We had to ask the question, "why?"
Why Do Increasing Numbers Of Real Men Love "My Little Ponies?"
One of the overwhelming concerns may be that enjoying, "My Little Pony," products means that a man might be gay. (Not that there's anything wrong with that!) According to BroNYCon's organizer, Jessica Blank, "Actually, the overwhelming majority are straight." BroNYCon was created by My Little Pony fans called Bronies—a mash-up of "bro" and "ponies." There is some debate as to whether the term Bronie applies both to men and women or just men. According to sources, some women prefer to be known as, "Pegasisters." This group has been the catalyst for other pony-inspired sites and is spearheading a new subculture of artists who enjoy expressing themselves through the My Little Pony fanstyle.
One of the things that we noticed immediately was how adorable the "My Little Pony" horse games, are. You can dress up a pony, create a castle for her, etc. My only complaint is that none of this stuff was around when we were kids. Our ponies had to walk uphill to school, both ways, in the snow, when we were children. Today, ponies are available through a computer, phone or idevice, near you, 24/7!
At the end of the day, whether it's watching young riders get packed around a 1 1/2 foot high course by real life, tiny pony hunters or an animated series replete with fantasy ponies, absolutely nothing on the planet thrills us like ponies. They are the chocolate bon bons of the horse world. And, if a select group of red blooded young men want to join in the fun, we say, welcome aboard!
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So, it's another jumping lesson and I'm standing there, listening to my mom and the other horse's moms and our trainer, (Madame as I call her.) talk about the new show pony in the barn. He's a perfectly decent, mid size bay pony, nice mover, and Madame announces that he's cheap cause he's only $80,000. That a lot of the ponies that have big showing pedigrees are now going for $200,000 to $500,000! Mom, as you can imagine, is shocked. A solid hunter prospect can still be had for $50,000 to $90,000, these days, so, why on earth would anyone pay half a million dollars for a child's pony? Well, it all comes down to looks, performance and safety for the offspring of these wealthy folks.
To be honest, I recommend you limit your child's exposure to ponies to the occasional pony party with a reputable pony party company. It will cost you far less than any pony showing ever could.
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