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		<title>Will We Ever See it? Rachel Alexandra vs. Zenyatta? Not for Now (at least)</title>
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When economic times are difficult, certainly games of chance suffer &#8212;witness on the one hand the ascendance of stay-at-home online casino&#8230;and more specifically online blackjack and online poker, versus horse racing, which is going through tougher times.
I mean, to get the full power of horse racing, to really ENJOY the sport, you need to GO [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.horseracingmoments.com/2010/03/16/will-we-ever-see-it-rachel-alexandra-vs-zenyatta-not-for-now-at-least/</link>
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		<title>Santa Anita Handicap Taken by Misremembered</title>
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I loved this race. Did you see it?
If not, Misremembered took the Santa Anita Handicap, in Arcadia, Ca. (on Mar. 6)&#8230;winning $750,000&#8230; by holding off a game Neko Bay by about half a length.
 
Hall of Famer Bob Baffert is 4-year-old Misremembered&#8217;s trainer and  breeder.
Misremembered, ridden by Martin Garcia, ran 1 ¼ miles in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.horseracingmoments.com/2010/03/07/santa-anita-handicap-taken-by-misremembered/</link>
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		<title>Gearing Up for the Triple Crown! Lying in Wait for May 1, at Churchill Downs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a long way from May 1, but from where I sit (and bet), the Kentucky Derby can&#8217;t come too soon.
And I&#8217;ll bet you feel the way I do.
So let&#8217;s talk Triple Crown.
Ain&#8217;t been done sine 1978, Affirmed.
Other winners  include Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War Admiral  (1937), Whirlaway (1941), [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.horseracingmoments.com/2010/03/04/gearing-up-for-the-triple-crown-lying-in-wait-for-may-1-at-churchill-downs/</link>
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		<title>In the U.K., Free Race Admission in April Used to Attract New Fans</title>
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I love this story, which I heard about on the BBC. [OK, I'm a nerd. I monitor the BBC]
Eight British race courses will open their gates for free  over six days between Monday 26 April and Saturday 1 May.
Ain&#8217;t that cool?
Taking part are some of  Britain&#8217;s biggest racing venues such as Ascot, Goodwood, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.horseracingmoments.com/2010/02/23/in-the-u-k-free-race-admission-in-april-used-to-attract-new-fans/</link>
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		<title>R.I.P. Dick Francis, Jockey and Famous Mystery Writer, Dead at 89</title>
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A slight departure from the norm this week, if you&#8217;ll bear with me.
A legend (literary) passed away this week. Someone who was so closely aligned to the horse racing world that I thought it absolutely appropriate to talk about it in this forum.
Dick Francis was indeed  a champion  steeplechase jockey for the British royal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.horseracingmoments.com/2010/02/17/r-i-p-dick-francis-jockey-and-famous-mystery-writer/</link>
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		<title>Yahoo! Looks Like We Might See Some Improvements in Wyoming&#8217;s Struggling Horse Racing Business</title>
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Well, finally. Someone (in the Wyoming legistlature) is waking up.
You have an industry. A struggling horse racing industry&#8230;and you&#8217;re letting it fall apart in this economy when we need every job possible?
Not only that&#8230;I love to watch horse racing.
OK&#8230;the Wyoming Senate Revenue Committee struggled early this week  with a bill to improve the depressed pari-mutuel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.horseracingmoments.com/2010/02/10/yahoo-looks-like-we-might-see-some-improvements-in-wyomings-struggling-horse-racing-business/</link>
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		<title>Corruption in Ireland; How Serious is the Irish Horse Racing Regulator?</title>
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This, from our correspondent in Ireland.
By the way, no matter where you are reading this, from any country in the world that stages horse racing, I want to hear from you. If you have information, I&#8217;ll get it online. Just email me or send me a comment and I&#8217;ll get back to you.
Now, to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.horseracingmoments.com/2010/02/04/corruption-in-ireland-how-serious-is-the-irish-horse-racing-regulator/</link>
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		<title>Del Mar (California) Track to Stay Synthetic; Santa Anita Switching Back to Dirt</title>
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The news that the Santa Anita racetrack in Arcadia is going to remove its synthetic racing surface at the end of its current meeting in April and probably (we say &#8220;probably&#8221;) replace it with a dirt track goes against all safety studies.
I thought that since 2006 , all major tracks in Califorina (mandated by the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.horseracingmoments.com/2010/01/25/del-mar-california-track-to-stay-synthetic-santa-anita-switching-back-to-dirt/</link>
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		<title>Rachel Alexandra Takes Eclipse Award, Horse of the Year</title>
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Yeah.
Awesome.
But I&#8217;m still a bit disappointed.
Rachel Alexandra won Horse of the Year, defeating rival horse Zenyatta (I LOVE Zenyatta) for the Eclipse Award.
The vote was 130 to 99.
I was really looking forward to this award. I thought (and I would have voted for) Zenyatta would win.

Neither horse lost last year.
They never raced against each other. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.horseracingmoments.com/2010/01/19/rachel-alexandra-takes-eclipse-award-horse-of-the-year/</link>
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		<title>Georgia to Legalize Horse Race Betting? It Could Happen</title>
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I&#8217;m all for legalized betting, no matter where it is.
Reason? Our economy is so f**ked up that any kind of revenue we can get to prevent tax hikes I am for.
Besides, I am going to gamble (legally) no  matter what.
In Georgia, where I went to school, they are now considered legalizing horse race betting.
It&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.horseracingmoments.com/2010/01/12/georgia-to-legalize-horse-race-betting-it-could-happen/</link>
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