Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Trainer of Musket Man, Derek Ryan feeds his Kentucky Derby entrant a Guinness beer every morning.
"The first-time Derby trainer has a good explanation why he does it, “…mellows him out I hope. Nah, it gives him a good appetite. They say a Guinness a day is good for you. So ...
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Leave it to the Brits to let a horse grow a mustache. According to the Telegraph, the "10-year-old Shire-cross, is said to flee if he thinks he is in danger of getting even a trim. The horse also refuses to let staff at the stables in Bitton, Gloucestershire, into his ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Joe Talamo, the jockey of the current Derby favorite (I Want Revenge) is shooting daily updates on Twitter. Follow Joe here.
Will this 19 year-old Californian will be the first jockey to send a twitter update during a triple crown race? I'm taking bets -- and the odds are at 10-1. ...
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Friday, February 6th, 2009
When "Debbie Gibson" forwarded me the story about the Maryland Jockey Club banning outside alcohol from the Preakness Infield I felt a piece of me die. It was like learning that there is no Santa Claus or Easter Bunny.
I myself have enjoyed the last couple of years at Pimlico (sans ...
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
Will Big Brown complete the trifecta or will an upstart horse ruin his day?
1. Big Brown - The winner of the first two legs of the Triple Crown. We all know how good he is, favorite to win.
2. Guadalcanal - Why is he even in this race? Must be nice ...
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
Big Brown might have won the second leg of the Triple Crown, but the real action was on the infield of Pimlico. From the porta-john racing, fights, and a report of a couple fornicating in front of a large crowd: the Preakness did not disappoint. Here are some of my ...
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Good thing I took King Ing's predictions because that $200 was burning a hole in my wallet. I spent the afternoon watching Angels vs Dodgers interleage play, but took a 2 minute break to watch the Preakness. Here it is again, with Big Brown running in a league of his ...
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
The Preakness is my favorite live sporting event; not only because of the animalistic behavior of everyone in the infield, but because I like betting on every race without an inkling of race horse knowledge (except for the Triple Crown race of course). You can call it a degenerate activity, ...
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
The Preakness Stakes means the second leg of the Triple Crown to most. But to those that actually invade the infield, it means something else. Basically 120,000 people, mostly college kids and young professionals getting hammered and inventing all types of idiotic things to do. First it was beer wars. ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
From Deadspin comes the greatest way to sneak booze into the racetrack. Cadaverblender gives you a "step by step booklet" on how to make the ultimate alcohol sandwich. I think its great for sneaking the bottle of Crown Royal in, but is it really necessary to eat the sandwich. It ...
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