Are you coming to Suffolk Showcase on Sunday?
Looking for a new horse? The sixth annual Suffolk Showcase is this Sunday, October 23, at Suffolk Downs. From 9:00 AM to noon, visitors will have a chance to check out dozens of great thoroughbreds ready for new careers and ask questions of trainers and owners directly. Browse the CANTER New England listings to get a sense of what’s available. It’s no exaggeration to say there’s a horse for every rider — CANTER volunteers (including me) have been busy as the Suffolk meet winds down, cataloging horses athletic and adorable. Racehorses make terrific sporthorses and companions — as the success stories Susan Salk has been publishing on Off-Track Thoroughbreds prove, there’s little these athletes can’t do when they leave the racetrack.
10/18/11 Addendum: Today’s “I want him” CANTER horse. And more!
Posted by Jessica in Suffolk Downs on 10/17/2011 @ 4:49 pm / Tagged CANTER NE, OTTBs, Retirement, Second Careers, Showcase / 1 comment
Breeders’ Cup president Craig Fravel:
I would love to see the industry create a venture capital fund to nurture new technologies directed at racing and gaming and in so doing utilize the expertise of the many talented people with experience in those areas who own and love horses.
Capital isn’t the only obstacle to innovation in the industry, though. Social gaming bonus points for all involved if unfettered access to Equibase data for the purpose of development were part of any incubator or fund.
Posted by Jessica in Industry on 09/28/2011 @ 12:01 pm / Tagged #freedata, Breeders' Cup, Good Ideas, Innovation, Technology, Venture Capital / 1 comment
Farewell to the rivalry for this year:
While Blind Luck’s rival Havre de Grace will likely use the Beldame as a prep for the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) against males, Hollendorfer said there is no way his filly will run in that race.
“I’m not running her in the Classic,” he said. “I don’t believe in that. If others want to do it, God bless them. If we win the Ladies’ Classic, that’s plenty good for us.”
Farewell to Horse of the Year, too.
9/22/11 Addendum: About HOTY, Hollendorfer? Hovdey inquires. “If I did the right thing for my horse, I’d say that nothing would make a difference.”
9/29/11 Update: Interesting — the rivalry could resume in 2012. According to their connections, both fillies are expected to race as 5YOs.
Posted by Jessica in Racing on 09/21/2011 @ 2:16 pm / Tagged Blind Luck, Distaffers, Havre de Grace, HOTY, Rivalries / 2 comments
