{Sunday, November 30, 2008} Take of Ekati takes Cigar via disqualification
from brisnet.com Charles Fipke's homebred TALE OF EKATI (Tale of the Cat) missed by only a nose on the wire after being forced to steady

{Friday, November 28, 2008} A BIG SATURDAY AT AQUEDUCT Jockeys Dominguez and Gomez, and trainer Pletcher are the principal players in Saturday's stakes package at Aqueduct -- the $300,000 (Grade One) Cigar Mile Handicap, the $200,000 (Grade

{Tuesday, November 25, 2008} Call me sexist, but until Julie Krone came along, I found it difficult to back lady jockeys, at the windows, or in my capacity as lead handicapper for 15 years at the New York Post. But times they do change don't they? The

{Sunday, November 23, 2008} Asmussen scores 555th win of the year, ties own record From Brisnet.com On Saturday, trainer Steve Asmussen tied his own record of 555 wins in a season when Union Strike (Smart Strike) broke his maiden

{Friday, November 21, 2008} Oh, the pain of winter racing...only in this case we are talking Churchill Downs, not the Aqueduct inner track. The third race Thursday afternoon at Churchill was a $15,000 maiden-claimer for 3-year-olds and up going a mile.

{Thursday, November 20, 2008} THOROUGHBRED BEAT
by James Scully, Brisnet.com
Holiday Racing -- Thanksgiving Weekend is always a highlight for Thoroughbred racing. Churchill Downs closes its fall meet, Aqueduct shuts down

{Tuesday, November 18, 2008} It seems strange to pick up a Wednesday edition of Daily Racing Form, eyeball race two at Aqueduct, and come across a trainer named James H. Iselin. Talk about a blast from the past... Iselin is listed as the trainer of Fourth

{Sunday, November 09, 2008} Strike a Deal much the best in Red Smith
from brisnet.com Jayeff B Stables' STRIKE A DEAL (Smart Strike), better known for heartbreaking defeats in numerous graded events the past two years, turned

{Friday, November 07, 2008} WEEKEND RACING PREVIEW The racing weekend kicks off Friday evening at Hollywood Park with the equine version of Midnight Madness. Thanks to a $60 winner on Thursday, there will be a two-day carryover of  $232,360

{Tuesday, November 04, 2008} Before we get to the horses, a note about the Iron Horse. In case you missed Sportscenter today, Mike Ditka noted that the Illinois Republicans, back in '04, asked him -- make that begged him -- to run for the open U.S. Senate

{Sunday, November 02, 2008} No flak for Criticism in the Long Island
from brisnet.com The second time was the charm for Darley Stable's homebred CRITICISM (GB) (Machiavellian) in Saturday's $150,000 Long Island H. (G3)