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It's Time for a National Replay Center

POSTED: April 3, 2017

By William Gotimer There is no more deflating feeling to a horseplayer than having your horse disqualified. The elation and excitement of a win is...

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Is This The Year a Foreign Horse Wins the Kentucky Derby?

POSTED: March 22, 2017

I think it can be pretty safely argued at this point, no one horse on the Kentucky Derby trail has stepped up and proven himself...

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Bob Baffert: Nobody Does It Better

POSTED: February 27, 2017

Past the Wire Nobody Does It Better: Past the Wire Films presents Nobody Does it Better, Bob Baffert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRvIbF3-rJ0 I always say, when you see...

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DiLo’s 2017 Kentucky Derby Contenders List

POSTED: February 16, 2017

Photographer standing near the quarter pole in the Kentucky Derby …Not your usual Derby Dozen…With additional comments by Jonathan Stettin! You know, we get by with...

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Jimmy Jerkens: It's All In The Gene

POSTED: January 24, 2017

There is a very funny scene in the film "The Pope of Greenwich Village," starring Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts. It's actually a classic scene...

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17 Numbers to Keep in Mind for Horse Racing in 2017

POSTED: January 3, 2017

By: William G. Gotimer, Jr. Most sports use numbers as their measuring stick but the analytic approach is a relatively new one for many sports....

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Rest in Peace, Garrett Gomez

POSTED: December 22, 2016

As a long time fight fan, who has seen my fair share of bouts ringside, I can tell you watching a fight ringside is a...

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Being a Jockey is a Tough Business

POSTED: December 12, 2016

One of my pet peeves in racing is when bettors criticize a jockey, usually after losing a bet for a bad ride, when it was...

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Grade 1 Races, Horse of the Year and other Thoughts

POSTED: December 10, 2016

By: William G. Gotimer, Jr. Even as the big races for 2016 wind down there remain several stories that are worth debate. The true measure...

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