Monthly Archives: January 2009
The Haiku Handicapper: Donn Handicap
Nicanor’s sideshow Lil’ bro should hope he gets here Let’s look at the field… ———- #1 – Finallymadeit A quick turnaround Pacesetter chokes at Gulfstream What’s left in the tank? #2 – Albertus Maximus Breeders’ Cup winner Dirt Mile wasn’t … Continue reading
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Boom goes the dynamite
A few weeks ago, former Fox News punching bag Alan Colmes made an appearance on The Colbert Report, playing the role of the faux-conservative host’s whipping post. Early in the episode, Colmes was given a list of acceptable responses to … Continue reading
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The Photo of the Year results show
As you can see by the large picture at the top of this post, the winner of my “2008 Photo of the Year” poll is the picture entitled “Stating His Case.” This victory is brought to you in part by … Continue reading
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The comeback cat
News came out today that recently pensioned sire Storm Cat will make a semi-comeback, artificially inseminating quarter horse mares for $20,000 a pop. This announcement brings to mind three questions… 1. Why didn’t someone think to do this earlier? 2. … Continue reading
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Lessons not learned
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana Apparently the connections of the recently departed Go Between failed to get this memo. After the Grade 1-winning Point Given horse died in his stall following … Continue reading
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The Haiku Handicapper: The 2008 Eclipse Awards
With the finalists for this year’s Eclipse Awards having been recently announced, it is time to start picking the winners. To see who made the cut click here, and to see the nominees’ big wins, click here. Now let’s … Continue reading
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Getting my name out there
Check me out. I just became a member of the Thoroughbred Bloggers Alliance. Be sure to have a look at the TBA’s many fine blogs on the sidebar on the right (your right, my left) side of the page. For … Continue reading
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Photo of the year
The votes have been tallied and after a brief time as a neck and neck race, two thirds of the voting public helped daytime racing pull ahead as the preferred time to hit the racetrack. Let’s take a look at … Continue reading
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Richard the Handicapper
A few quick thoughts from last night’s Eclipse Awards broadcast… – My Haiku Handicapper picks went 13 for 17. – The Horse of the Year voting wasn’t nearly as close as a lot of people speculated it to be. I … Continue reading →
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