Don’t reward the cherry-pickers who avoided competition, says Gary West. “The Eclipse Award finalists will be announced Wednesday and the winners Jan. 24. The Eclipse Awards, of course, represent horse racing’s championships. But they also represent an opportunity to discourage the cowering opportunism and the premature retirements that have compromised competition, as well as the sport’s popularity, in recent years.” (Star-Telegram)
May “be forced” to develop more land. This is just the sort of article that stirs up a New England racing fan’s anxiety, even if it’s no more than a reminder of Suffolk Downs’ precarious situation and reports little new information. (Boston Globe)
– Lip flipping has gone the way of the rotary phone, at least in New York and California. (NYS)
– Rockport Harbor’s back foot gash is nearly healed and the undefeated colt will leave Philadelphia Park for Oaklawn Wednesday to start his Derby campaign. (BH)
– Former NYRA linemaker Don LaPlace says he was fired, not retired. (DRF)
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