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Links for 2010-03-04

• Road to the Triple Crown: Richer routes
  … explain so well the emphasis on 3YOs. "Even without the UAE Derby, purses for graded prep races in the U.S. will be worth $11-million this year, a 32.3% increase from a decade ago. Deflated total purses in North America declined 13.6 % from 2000 to '09."
  (tags: horseracing kentucky-derby prep-schedule purses)
• Rachel Alexandra's owners hedge bets on showdown
  The gamesmanship continues.
  (tags: horseracing rachel-alexandra zenyatta apple-blossom)
• Alex Payne: On hiatus
  "Lately, I’ve found the cathartic returns from blog-format writing to be diminishing." A problem with blogging unlike any other form.
  (tags: writing blogging hiatus)
• Creation or aggregation: What is the real added value?
  Key point: "… we must first stop demonizing aggregation." Learn from what online start-ups/aggregators are doing to help re-invent the newsroom. "The specific model that you employ will be as unique as the particular community that you [cover]."
  (tags: media publishing journalism online-journalism aggregation)

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