{Friday, December 31, 2010} ONE MAN'S ECLIPSE BALLOT For most every member of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters Association, the following chore is considered a privilege, not a routine. Many members feel, as I do, that as racing

{Wednesday, December 29, 2010} AQUEDUCT INNER TRACK PROGRESS REPORT By Noel Michaels - OTB Learning Labs The winter racing season in New York officially begins with the opening of the Aqueduct inner track at the start of December. Even though

{Monday, December 27, 2010} Manicero, Devilish Lady flaunt class at Tampa Leo Azpurua Sr.'s MANICERO (Mass Media) and Cairoli Racing Stable's DEVILISH LADY (Sweetsouthernsaint) captured their respective juvenile stakes at Tampa Bay Downs on

{Friday, December 24, 2010}  SANTA ANITA 2010-2011 DIRT RACING PREVIEW Santa Anita is preparing for one of the most anticipated race meets in its long and storied history for the 2010-2011 winter/spring season as traditional

{Monday, December 20, 2010} SANTA ANITA RE-OPENS MAIN TRACK FOR TRAINING Santa Anita opened its rain-deluged main track for training Monday for the first time since Friday, but track president George Haines said severe rainstorms expected

{Friday, December 17, 2010} Focus on the Fair Grounds for Good Racing
By Noel Michaels Horseplayers everywhere are cringing when they look at the mid-December Thoroughbred racing calendar, which offers bettors slim pickings

{Monday, December 13, 2010} CALIFORNIA TRAINERS PURSUE NEW ALTERNATIVES Unable to convince the Thoroughbred Owners of California to consider unifying with its organization, trainers in the state are pursuing plans to form a new representative

{Friday, December 10, 2010} HANDICAPPING INSIGHTS I am at the University of Arizona's 37th annual Symposium of Racing and Gaming in Tucson, Arizona. The subject matter of the various panels has been light on wagering, but there have been some

{Thursday, December 09, 2010} AQUEDUCT REPORT For nearly three weeks, trainer David Donk has had to play the role of spectator rather than participant when it comes to racing. A quarantine placed on his Belmont Park barn – a result of a case

{Sunday, December 05, 2010} Sheppard pays a visit to New Orleans Trainer Jonathan Sheppard was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame at Saratoga two decades ago, but believes this Saturday may be only the second time

{Thursday, December 02, 2010}   Sky Music right back for Damon Runyon I's not Todd Pletcher's modus operandi to run horses back in 17 days, but when it came to Sky Music he felt he didn't have much of a choice. Thus, Sky Music, who has