Links for 2010-03-19
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“Rachel was clearly not ready to run…. Yet there’s no reason she can’t return to where she was last year. She just rounded into shape too slowly for this race. I think if they meet it will be in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), but if someone wants to offer $5-million before then Rachel could be ready for a top effort in June after she gets in one more race.â€
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"The organization is set on determining a long-term schedule despite the uncertainty surrounding the racing industry, both on the national stage, where handle and bloodstock prices have plummeted over the last two years, and on the circuits Breeders' Cup typically targets. As a result, Breeders' Cup has limited options, and none appears ideal."
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"I wonder whether, after this spectacular World Cup, the true tradition of horse racing in Dubai — the family tradition — will endure."
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"I could have been a respected editor instead of a huge nerd. But all the editing in the world can't compare to building little websites and mangling text and writing things and messing around in spreadsheets and figuring out what's wrong with comments. I wake up thinking about how all the pieces fit together and I want to do more of it and with lots of people."
Posted by Delicious in Miscellany on 03/19/2010 @ 10:01 am / Follow @railbird on Twitter
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