Pace Makes The Race and Q and A seminar
Check out the latest Past the Wire Handicapping seminar! We have all heard the saying "Pace Makes The Race" and it is definitely true. Pace has a significant impact on the outcome of many races daily. Turf, dirt, long, short, pace comes into play. Is it the only factor and end all be all? Of course not, but knowing who will be running where and how fast, and who will and who won't be running fast enough to win at the end of a race is critical to have a...
HISA or Miss-AH: Are you a “Covered Person?”
Texas rebels, questions abound, drug enforcement disorganized, oh my! The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) takes effect on July 1 and the “Agency” will take control of horseracing. Everyone in racing must register. And there will be rules, lots and lots of rules. Albeit many are perplexed by those rules. I have read, watched, listened, and attended. The main takeaway from all of this is that you MUST register. And why? To affirm that the “Authority” has authority. And so, they can have your information in their database. The...
Gray or Nay?
By Judy Stouffer, MScIntroduction by Maribeth Kalinich There are two questions many racing fans, both casual and avid, ask on a regular basis: 1) Why are gray horses so popular? And 2) What makes them gray? The latter question will be answered by Judy Stouffer in the proceeding essay. But first, let’s take a look at how the grey Thoroughbred has fared through its history. The great horse breeder Federico Tesio studied color genetics and traced them back to the Alcock’s Arabian and the Brownlow Turk. Not a fan of...
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