I have done many things in the world of horse racing. I was once MC for the Sovereign Awards. They’ve actually given me a couple of those coveted trophies. I have driven in a few celebrity harness races. I was once second in a Woodbine media handicapping contest. I have been to a Breeders’ Cup, [...]

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I’ve been thinking about gambling odds lately; actually I spend a lot of my time thinking of odds. However, it’s this new Poker game that the Lottery corporation has introduced. To be sure, it is a tempting seductress. You cough up your $2 and your poker hand instantly appears on the lottery screen. It’s the [...]

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I was very sad to hear that Nancy Dolman, the wife of comedian Martin Short died on the weekend. I had a couple of degrees of involvement with Nancy. She was two years younger than me and we both attended York Mills C.I. As a teenager, she was a stunning young woman, often the subject [...]

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I haven’t contributed to my blog for awhile and that has a lot to do with the fact that I was in Saratoga from July 23 through Sunday August 1. This is an annual trip that I take with buddies Jim McKenny and Clint Nickerson. We’ve lost count, but this could have been the 15th [...]

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Just about the only thing missing from the 151st Queen’s Plate was a spine-tingling finish to the race itself.  I doubt that jockey Eurico Rosa da Silva or trainer Nick Gonzalez are at all disappointed that their horse Big Red Mike won a race in which he led from the beginning with Hotep running second [...]

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 I have a special exhilarating portion of my brain for the quarterhorse racing at Ajax Downs and some full disclosure here – I have been hired by Ajax Downs to be the on-camera host for their televised races.  It is nice to be generating some extra cash; my challenge is to lose less on any [...]

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This weekend verges on the sensational in terms of a wide variety of racing action on the North American scene. The primary source of our attention will be Sunday at Woodbine for the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks (presented by Budweiser). A couple of very speedy fillies will meet in that one. Embur’s Song and Resentless will [...]

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This weekend verges on the sensational in terms of a wide variety of racing action on the North American scene. The primary source of our attention will be Sunday at Woodbine for the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks (presented by Budweiser).  A couple of very speedy fillies will meet in that one. Embur’s Song and Resentless will [...]

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The Belmont Stakes will be run this Saturday and looking at the lineup it’s clear that once again we have a strong argument that the American Thoroughbred triple Crown asks way too much of three year-old horses. Of the 12 horses running the mile and a half on Sunday, not one has taken part in [...]

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Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver has been installed as the 5-2 favourite for Saturday’s running of the Preakness Stakes at a mile and three-sixteenths. What’s very intriguing about the second jewel of the Triple Crown is that only 5 of the 20 three year-0lds that ran on the first Saturday in May will be gunning [...]

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