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FoolishPleasure

http://foolishpleasure-valerie.blogspot.com/

Thoroughbred horse racing news, notes and opinions covering the history of the sport, breeding and bloodlines, handicapping, analysis and commentary.

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  • I Couldn’t Have Said It Better

    Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 20:14

    “That was probably the greatest performance I've ever seen. Fantastic. I'm happy and proud for Zenyatta and glad I was here to see that. I never saw Secretariat run but I've never seen anything like her. I'm really torn when it comes to the Horse o...

  • Breeders\' Cup Saturday

    Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 01:58

    All in all, I quite enjoyed Friday’s races, although I still got too fancy and only cashed one winning ticket—a PS on Mushka in the Distaff (I’ve decided to stop toeing the party line in calling it the “Ladies’ Classic”). In the Marathon,...

  • Analysis Paralysis

    Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 01:28

    Analysis Paralysis: a situation where the sheer quantity of analysis overwhelms the decision making process itself.As I wrote in my most recent blog post for the NTRA, I was determined this year to follow the simple yet profound adage “Keep It Simp...

  • The Race That Stops a Nation

    Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 00:16

    Photo: Phar Lap winning the 1930 Melbourne CupOver 100,000 people on track, as well as millions of others across Australia and around the world will stop and watch the A$5.5 million AUS-G1 Melbourne Cup on Tuesday (Monday, 11 p.m. Eastern here in the...

  • Stars of Tomorrow Today

    Posted on Sunday November 1st, 2009 at 16:47

    Churchill Downs opens for its four-week Fall Meet on Sunday with a card solely of juvenile races, billed as “Stars of Tomorrow”—very catchy, I must say. I know some handicappers dislike 2-year-old races because of all the unknown factors, inclu...

  • Breeders\' Cup Pre-Entries

    Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 21:46

    Pre-entries for the Breeders’ Cup races were announced on Wednesday, which you can view here and here. Rather than pointedly noting that half of the 14 races failed to draw full fields and reeling off a litany of top competitors who, for one reason...

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This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 2 comments.

5 stars Glen

Excellent blog Valerie I have added your feed and will be coming back to see what you have posted.

Posted: October 24th, 2008 | Report This Comment

AussiePuntingPorta

5 stars Doug Martin

Great blog, especially your articles regarding Australian racing, excellent stuff.

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