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SATURDAY AT THE BIG A

Posted on January 14, 2012

I’m not going to lie to you. My main sports interest today is the NFL, not horse racing. But since NFL gambling isn’t legal in New York, and I want to get back in the habit of writing something every … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY: You’re My Hierro

Posted on January 7, 2012

Before 9am this morning, I managed to unravel one of THE major Rolling Stones mysteries. . .who REALLY played at that first gig? To get the answer, you’ll have to BUY THE BOOK in a few months’ time, but I … Continue reading →

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Hello 2012, It’s Nice to Meet You

Posted on January 4, 2012

First off, sorry everybody for bailing on you like that. Won’t happen again. I kept thinking that this December would be different, and that I’d be motivated to preview some races at Gulfstream, or do something for SANTA opening day, … Continue reading →

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Saturday’s races at AQU and CD

Posted on November 26, 2011

Unfortunately, I came down with a little bug during the Thanksgiving festivities so my energy level is not up to doing proper previews of any of the big races around the country today. Instead, I’ll just offer a line or … Continue reading →

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More of My Interview With Chad Harbach, the Author of The Art of Fielding

Posted on November 23, 2011

For Part One of my interview, over on SBNation, click here and for Part Two, click here. Many have speculated that you named your character Owen after the title character from John Irving’s A Prayer for Owen Meany. But I’m … Continue reading →

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RIVER CITY Preview

Posted on November 19, 2011

It was a fairly quiet week around here, mostly just working away on the new book project, which is one I’m working on with my dad and Bernie Corbett about the 50th Anniversary of the Rolling Stones for Bloomsbury. We … Continue reading →

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LONG ISLAND HANDICAP preview

Posted on November 11, 2011

It’s been a weird, transitional week around here. I felt extremely Breeders’ Cup hungover on Monday and Tuesday. I was generally very pleased with the work I did for ATR and the Twinspires blog, but was annoyed with myself for … Continue reading →

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UPDATED BREEDERS CUP COVERAGE FOR SATURDAY

Posted on November 5, 2011

First off, major props to Trey Stiles, who nailed the F and M Sprint in the Horseplayer piece I posted here. For more information about Horseplayer, scroll back to that post. Here is a link to a PDF of Jon … Continue reading →

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COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE BREEDERS CUP (Both Days)

Posted on November 4, 2011

Just click on a race for my analysis. . .overall thoughts on Friday below. FRIDAY JUVENILE SPRINT, 4:10 ET JUVENILE FILLY TURF, 4:50 ET FILLY AND MARE SPRINT, 5:30 ET JUVENILE FILLES, 6:10 ET FILLY AND MARE TURF, 6:50 ET … Continue reading →

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Bonus Breeders’ Cup Coverage from Horseplayer Magazine

Posted on November 4, 2011

For your enjoyment, from my friends at Horseplayer magazine, here are two PDFs from their BC issue. For more information about the magazine, follow @Quigleys_Corner and @ScatoniSureShot on Twitter. For information on how to subscribe, email editor(at)horseplayerdaily.com. The first piece … Continue reading →

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