National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
As the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale kicks off today, the Paulick Report is pleased to once again provide a special print edition to be distributed on the sales grounds – also...
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Greetings From Uruguay: ‘At Home’ Under the Shade Trees
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
There are few things more appealing to me than going to a racetrack for the first time, especially if that track is in an out-of-the way place like Uruguay. Yes, Uruguay, or it might be better said,...
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Main Sequence: Most Deserving, While Not Perfect, Horse of the Year Candidate
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
Friday’s Grade 1 Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita Park was the final race of the year with any possible bearing on the outcome for 2014 Horse of the Year. Shared Belief won it, beating 72-1 longshot...
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Pennsylvania: Vet’s Conduct on Notice, but Not Facebook Posts
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
A hearing examiner for the Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission has ruled that public statements on Facebook or other social media may not be used by officials to determine whether a licensee’s...
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‘The Kid’s Got It’: Teenage Jockey’s Agent Open for Business
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
Although he’s only had a few weeks’ practice, Chris Creel is already well indoctrinated into the racetrack schedule. He’s up early in the morning and headed out to the track or training centers...
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Horse of the Year: An Increasingly Harder Puzzle to Solve?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
As Eclipse Award ballots go out in the mail today, it’s awfully hard to predict which way the 2014 Horse of the Year decision might go. In one of the most wide open races in memory, half a...
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Digital Influence: America’s Best Racing Makes Generational Connection
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
It’s been one of the questions brought up time and time again at so many “meetings of the minds” in Thoroughbred racing – how do we bring new fans into the sport and reverse the trend of losing more...
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Women in Racing: The Anti-Feminist Pioneer
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
One can hardly flip through the pages of racing (or, for that matter, U.S.) history books without finding the fingerprints of the du Pont family. The American branch of the family made its money in...
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Start of a Beautiful Friendship? Virginia Racing May Have New Voice
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
The seemingly endless battle between Colonial Downs and the Virginia horsemen made flat racing in the commonwealth appear all but dead in mid-October as the track threatened to close. After months of...
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Amoss: Fairness Takes Backseat in Indiana Medication Case
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
Trainer Tom Amoss submitted the following commentary in response to an article written by Joe Gorajec, executive director of the Indiana Horse Racing Commission, and published in the Paulick Report...
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Amoss: Fairness Takes Backseat in Indiana Medication Case
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
Trainer Tom Amoss submitted the following commentary in response to an article written by Joe Gorajec, executive director of the Indiana Horse Racing Commission, and published in the Paulick Report...
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Amoss: Fairness Takes Backseat in Indiana Medication Case
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
Trainer Tom Amoss submitted the following commentary in response to an article written by Joe Gorajec, executive director of the Indiana Horse Racing Commission, and published in the Paulick Report...
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Simon: California Chrome Has Earned Horse of the Year
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
I do not believe the Breeders’ Cup Classic should automatically decide Horse of the Year. Didn’t feel that way in 2010 when Blame beat Zenyatta by a head-bob, nor do I now. To this day I still have...
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New York Horsemen’s Election: ‘Truthiness’ and the Truth
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
When it comes to the ongoing election for president of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, there is “truth” and there is “truthiness.” The truthiness of the election, the agenda pushed...
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Delta Downs Jackpot Daily Update: Time To Race
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
Horses that last raced at half a dozen different tracks will make up the field for Saturday’s Delta Downs Jackpot. Juveniles have shipped in from all over the country to take aim at the...
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Delta Downs Jackpot Daily Update: Pick 4 Score?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
If you’re seeking a a great betting opportunity this weekend, look no further than Saturday’s card at Delta Downs. The track will host a special $200,000 guaranteed Pick 4 for races 4-7....
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Delta Downs Jackpot Daily Update: Hall of Fame Power
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
As is usually the case with this race, the 2014 edition of the Delta Downs Jackpot is shaping up to be a highly competitive affair featuring 10 promising juveniles. In addition, several of this...
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Delta Downs Jackpot Daily Update: Lukas Leads the Charge
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
We’ve started counting the days until Saturday’s card featuring the $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot, which always seems to create momentum toward the following year’s Kentucky Derby....
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Penn National Arrests: One Year Later
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
It’s been a year since three trainers and a clocker at Penn National racetrack in Grantville, Pa., were indicted on federal criminal charges in a wide-ranging investigation that remains active to...
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Law Firm Claims NYRA Owes Nearly $4 Million in Legal Fees
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
Like an old wound that won’t heal, the Getnick & Getnick law firm retained by prior management of the New York Racing Association as business integrity council went to U.S. Bankruptcy Court...
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Stewards’ Rulings: Time for a Change in Racing’s Officiating System?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
I think most reasonable people will agree that stewards made the wrong call in last weekend’s Breeders’ Cup Classic by not disqualifying the front-running winner Bayern for the incident at the start...
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Horse of the Year? It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
Who is Horse of the Year for 2014? That’s an easy one. No one, at least not yet. The year isn’t over. While many of the divisional titles in Eclipse Awards competition unquestionably were sewn up as...
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McKinzie, Unick Had a Shared Belief in Creating $1 Million Bonus
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
There’s a lot on the line for morning-line favorite Shared Belief in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park. For starters, there is the Candy Ride’s gelding’s perfect record of seven...
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On the Ground at Breeders’ Cup: Standouts and Longshots?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
The anticipation is building at Santa Anita Park for Friday and Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The track’s famous Clockers’ Corner is buzzing each morning with...
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Women in Racing: ‘I Love Being Number One’
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
When Stonestreet Stables’ Jess Jackson succumbed to melanoma in April 2011, widow Barbara Banke had two choices: disperse the stock and sell his vineyards or soldier forward. Banke said for her, the...
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Women in Racing: From the Classroom to Career
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
I knew it would be hard going, but I didn’t realize how hard. In the early fifties there was considerable prejudice against women going into what was considered “men’s...
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Women in Racing: ‘I Was a Woman in a Man’s World’
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
Growing up in Colorado and Oklahoma, Sandy Hatfield was far removed from the Thoroughbred industry. Horses were a big part of the family’s lives and livelihood, though. Her father, Don Hatfield, made...
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Women in Racing: Pens Mightier Than Swords
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
There may be places on the racetrack where women are still outnumbered, but the press box is no longer one of them. In fact, the glass-fronted rooms usually occupying a spot near the announcers’...
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Women in Racing: ‘I Caused a Sensation, I Know It’
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
In the process of researching our piece on important, early female owners from the pages of history, I came across a couple of owners who did not campaign influential horses but made international...
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Report on Drug Testing Should Be Sobering Wake Up Call
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
“Unacceptable.” That’s how James Gagliano, president and chief operating officer of The Jockey Club, described the status quo for drug testing in American horse racing. Gagliano and others from The...
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Women in Racing: Wagner Forged Her Own Path in Handicapping World
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
When Judy Wagner first started making waves in the male-dominated arena of handicapping contests, she heard a few whispers. “Here comes the real handicapper now,” someone would say as her...
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Frustration Builds Over Drug Testing Delays at LGC Lab
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
The two investigators for the Indiana Horse Racing Commission weren’t making a courtesy call last Thursday when they drove from Indianapolis to the LGC Science equine drug testing laboratory in...
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Women in Racing: ‘Lovable Eccentrics’ and Other Early Pioneers
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
It’s not so uncommon these days to find women at the helm of a great horse’s breeding or racing career; in fact, there are now syndicates made up entirely of women. In the first part of the 20th...
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Remembering the ‘Unconquerable, Invincible, Unbeatable’ Cigar
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
Thanks for the memories. I may have seen better horses than Cigar in my racing lifetime, but no horse took me to places like he did or allowed me to experience the range of emotions this game can...
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Women in Racing: The View From Here
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
Mid-week ahead of the Belmont Stakes, I looked up from vexing video production software and looked around the press room. Sea of dress shirts, clacking keyboards, two people debating about a baseball...
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What Next for O’Neill? Possibly a Lengthy Suspension in California
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
The New York State Gaming Commission suspension of Doug O’Neill set in motion steps that could have far-reaching implications beyond the stipulated settlement that was intended to sideline the...
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Menifee: Korea’s Sunday Silence
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
Though many American racing fans may remember him mostly as the big bay who finished second to Charismatic in the 1999 Kentucky Derby and Preakness, Menifee is making a serious impact in the racing...
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Pope: Where’s the Game-Changing Innovation for Racing?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
A few weeks ago, Apple presented its latest innovations, including a smart watch and a new way of paying for goods and services. In a short time, the company has literally changed the world with its...
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Follow the Line: Popular Thoroughbred Sires in Sport Horses
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
When it comes to repurposing off-track Thoroughbreds for other equestrian sports, not all trainers and riders hold pedigree in equal credence. Some professionals say a horse’s conformation and way of...
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Lost Art: Marketing OTTBs by Pedigree Not So Black and White
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
At last week’s Keeneland September Yearling Sale, buyers were wandering the sale grounds with catalogue books in hand, scouring the bold type for their next sprinter, miler, turf, or classic...
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Investment in the Ownership Experience a Significant Issue
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
Stephen Koch is vice president of racing, stables and grounds for the Woodbine Entertainment Group, which this year is operating nine months of Thoroughbred racing at Woodbine racetrack in Toronto,...
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Woodbine Diaries: One Mile That Matters
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
In recent years, the influence of the Ricoh Woodbine Mile on the Breeders’ Cup and year-end championships is undeniable. In the last five years, winners of the Woodbine Mile have this resume:...
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Woodbine Diaries: Innovation, Opportunity Lie Up North
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
The challenges facing the horse racing industry have been particularly acute in Ontario in recent years. The future remains uncertain in some ways, but recent developments suggest things are looking...
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Woodbine Diaries: Innovation, Opportunity Lie Up North
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
The challenges facing the horse racing industry have been particularly acute in Ontario in recent years. The future remains uncertain in some ways, but recent developments suggest things are looking...
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Woodbine Diaries: Innovation, Opportunity Lie Up North
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
The challenges facing the horse racing industry have been particularly acute in Ontario in recent years. The future remains uncertain in some ways, but recent developments suggest things are looking...
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PR Special Keeneland Day 4: A New Style of Horsepower
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
The Keeneland September Yearling Sale marches on Thursday with the final group of Book 1 offerings. Here’s what you’ll find in today’s edition of the PR Special, being distributed on the sales...
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PR Special Keeneland Day 3: Seeking Common Ground
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
The Keeneland September Yearling Sale heads into its third session Wednesday. Here’s what you’ll find in the latest edition of the PR Special, being distributed on the sales grounds: Ray...
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Woodbine Diaries: The Toronto Racing Experience
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
High quality races, facilities, and hospitality are some of the things that make a racetrack an appealing destination. But location is important, too. While it’s true that Woodbine Racetrack...
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PR Special Keeneland Day 2: Sizing Up Freshman Sires
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
As the Keeneland September Yearling Sale resumes in Lexington Tuesday, the Paulick Report is pleased to present another print publication being distributed on the sales grounds. In this PR Special,...
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PR Special Keeneland Day 1: The Longest Journey
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
The world renowned Keeneland September Yearling Sale gets underway Monday in Lexington, Ky., and once again, the Paulick Report is pleased to present a series of special print editions to be...
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