Links for 2010-05-11
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"Twenty minutes later, the serious handicapping began, but distractions arose: A rescue mission developed when track announcer Dave Rodman called, trapped inside the balky Pimlico elevator. Then, J.R. and Brandon briefly adjourned to satisfy their interest in the first race at Mountaineer Park." John Scheinman on oddsmaker Frank Carulli.
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Bill Finley has the stats: On the rail, on the turf, away from Churchill, at Churchill. "When it comes to winning percentage, Borel is no better at Churchill than he is overall. Throughout his career, he has more than 4,700 victories and his winning rate is 15 percent. At Churchill, through May 8, he has won 986 races for an identical winning percentage of 15 percent."
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4+ for Super Saver, Make Music For Me.
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"Recently, though, we’ve noticed that the symptoms of this revolution have changed. The blog as a form has begun to be overtaken by social media like Twitter and Facebook. News of the poetry world now travels fastest and furthest through Twitter … with the information often picked up from news aggregator sites rather than discursive blogs." There’s a similar trend in the racing news stream; time to change a few things?
Posted by Delicious in Miscellany on 05/11/2010 @ 10:01 am / Follow @railbird on Twitter
