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Of course I’m paraphrasing the wisdom of Benjamin Franklin, who also said, “They who give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Here’s proof. Recently, the Daily Racing Form, and Thoroughbred Daily News both reported Hall of Fame jockey, Julie Krone has been named to the Humane Society of the United States’ National Horse Racing …
This is so easy. It’s so easy because it is so totally screwed up. You really can’t go wrong. Once things get to the point where horse racing is today, you can’t make it any worse. There is nothing to lose. The only thing you need to fix it, is one thing: COURAGE. As all the politicians say, “let’s be …
How so you ask? Well, let me explain. The biggest name in cable news was nothing more than an employee. That’s how. If you are an employee you can be fired. Any time. Any day. For any reason. Period. You will likely have no recourse. And no, unemployment compensation is not a tool, card or a weapon. You need real …
Well, maybe. But then again maybe not. We’ll have to wait and see. Now, take nothing and I mean nothing away from this horse, Arrogate. He wins. He won four of the biggest races in the – in the WORLD. I’d give my left ball to own, train or ride this horse. Who wouldn’t? However, some perspective is definitely in …
If you haven’t seen the 2011 movie, “MoneyBall” and you hold yourself out as a futures trader – a trader of any kind or if you’re just trying to figure out how to get unstuck, stop reading this post, click on the above MoneyBall link and watch the 2 minute trailer, then come back to me…. Ok, today, not tomorrow but …
Kentucky Derby time is looming on the horizon.. It’s one month from today. But does anyone except the choir actually care? I know the answer. Only in the eyes of the blind (the weak and feckless industry leaders of the sport) is the Kentucky Derby, the event it once was. With apologies to American Pharoah, the gig ain’t …
Not everything makes perfect sense. Actually, most things, don’t make any sense. But make up your own mind. Make your own decisions. The financial media gurus. The sportscasters who hate Tim Tebow. The mainstream media news anchors and especially the political talking head pundits – ALL of all these media idiots, pretend to know more than you. They do not. …
Wait, what? Say that again. The weather was bad at Aqueduct…? Hold on. Wait a second! Give me a break. The weather is ALWAYS bad at Aqueduct! This is not news. This is a tired, predictable and seriously weak excuse. I’ve been hearing this weather crap since I first entered the racing world in the seventies. Is this the best …