November 18, 2009 – 8:00 pm
A lot of comments about my recent Huffington Post piece on the avalanche of media coverage at the Melbourne Cup Carnival versus the minimalist approach exercised by American newspapers at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita.
This article by Tony Arrold ran in The Australian on Monday. Arrold, who is the newspaper’s Sydney racing writer, brings up several points, and he got me thinking:
Damien Oliver has raced all over the world – Europe, Asia, and even out of the way places such as Mauritius. Should Ollie give it a go in the States?
November 12, 2009 – 6:39 pm
During my whirlwind tour of the Melbourne Cup Carnival and the Breeders’ Cup, one of the most surprising developments I witnessed was that the world’s winningest stables was almost completely written off by the pundits and the betting public.
On the first Tuesday in November at Flemington in the Melbourne Cup, Crime Scene with 2000 Cup winner Kerrin McEvoy up went off at 40-1. As we all know, McEvoy’s runner took the lead 3 furlongs out and finished a strong second to Shocking.
This is a preview of Godolphin: Overlooked and Under Appreciated
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Also tagged Ahmed Ajtebi, Bob Baffert, Breeders' Cup World Championships, Flemington, Kentucky Derby, Kerrin McEvoy, Lookin At Lucky, Melbourne Cup, Saeed bin Suroor, Santa Anita Park, Sheikh Mohammed
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November 9, 2009 – 8:38 pm
Now I’ve done it.
First, I got back from Down Under and started mouthing off about how the media doesn’t get horseracing here in the U.S.
But they get it in Australia, which is why the massive crowd last week at the Melbourne Cup dwarfed the one at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita.
Next thing you know I went and put my thoughts down on paper. Now my rant is live at Huffington Post!
Click HERE to have a read, and feel free to let me know if I’m on the money or off the mark.
October 28, 2009 – 11:23 pm
That’s the question everyone in American racing is asking as the countdown to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita next weekend continues and Zenyatta’s racing plans still remain a mystery.
With just over a week left before the richest two-day meet in Thoroughbred racing, unbeaten Zenyatta is cross-entered in both the Ladies’ Classic, which she won last year, and the Breeders’ Cup Classic, which would pit her against male rivals for the first time in her stellar career.
Despite 13 wins from 13 starts, the 3-year-old’s story has been overshadowed by rival runners such as Rachel Alexandra and the two birds, Mine That Bird and Summer Bird.
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