JC / Railbird

I met Marc Subia today and he told me the story of his amazing autograph jacket. "It's my most prized possession." Marc started coming to Del Mar with his dad in the 1970s. It's his home track. And he's been collecting jockey autographs for decades ...

Grand Jete keeping an eye on me as I take a picture of Rushing Fall's #BC17 garland. #thoroughbred #horseracing #delmar

Another #treasurefromthearchive — this UPI collage for Secretariat vs. Sham. #inthearchives #thoroughbred #horseracing

Thanks, Arlington. Let's do this again next year. #Million35

That's a helmet. #BC16 #thoroughbred #horseracing #jockeys

Lady Eli on the muscle. #BC16 @santaanitapark #breederscup #thoroughbred #horseracing

Inexplicable

That’s the only way I can describe the Santa Anita Derby results.

Posted by JC in Racing on 04/09/2005 @ 8:10 pm / Tagged Kentucky Derby / Follow @railbird on Twitter

“Bob O’Malley, chief operating officer at Suffolk Downs, said he didn’t know whether horse-racing fans would find virtual contests as exciting as the real thing. But he said there’s no doubt the lottery wants to grab every gambling dollar it can. ‘The lottery has become a devastating competitor,’ he said. ‘They’re involved in a different product every month. As they push $5 billion to $6 billion a year in sales, there’s not much left for anyone else.'” (Boston Globe)

Posted by JC in Suffolk Downs on 04/09/2005 @ 1:30 pm / Follow @railbird on Twitter

After the Finish Line

Lowell Sun racing columnist Paul Daley reviews Bill Heller’s new book on efforts to end horse slaughter in America.”‘After the Finish Line’ may just be the most important book you read this year.”

Posted by JC in Horse Rescue/Slaughter on 04/09/2005 @ 12:30 pm / Follow @railbird on Twitter

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Inexplicable

Competing With the Lottery

After the Finish Line