Daily Racing Form: from nags to doping! Horse racing is one of the oldest pastimes, with wagering on the nags following closely after. Betting intelligently requires either a good eye or an available record of past performance. Originally a Chicago newspaper, this periodical gives the tout the inside scoop on past performances. The monumental digitization of this paper brings a
new light on racing sport. And they're off and running...
posted by mfoight
on Oct 24, 2011 -
19 comments
Japan World Cup. It's in Japanese, but if you don't understand a word of what's going on here, but just click on random stuff until the race starts.
posted by empath
on May 26, 2011 -
30 comments
After more threats of extinction than anyone could remember, the New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation unexpectedly made good on a threat of its own and closed the doors to its parlors on Tuesday night. ... About 50 parlors around the city were shuttered. Some 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And a revenue stream that had funneled tens of millions of dollars a year to breeders, track owners and related businesses dried up. Another piece of gritty old New York had gone the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show.
posted by Joe Beese
on Dec 9, 2010 -
35 comments
Zenyata may be the greatest mare ever. Even if your not normally into race horses, it's worth seeing this one, there may not be another like her. Laura Hillenbrand, who wrote
Seabiscuit, explains
why (NPR 6min).
[more inside]
posted by stbalbach
on Jul 17, 2010 -
44 comments
The Name Game Valley Creek Farms "solicits help from clever people each year to help name their young horses." If you consider yourself a gifted wordsmith with a knack for penning equine monikers that will get the
bugs a buzzin' and make the
farrier smile, this is your chance to take the reins. But it's not
easy. The rules are
extensive and your choice may already be
taken. But with luck, you may one day hear your
literary masterpiece of 18 letters or less roll off the caller's tongue and become part of thoroughbred
history.
posted by snez
on Feb 27, 2003 -
13 comments
So, I guess, everyone is now ready for the greatest competition on Earth? It sure took long enough to get here and everyone has been intensively jockeying for position. It looks like it's going to be a exciting event. The whole world will be watching.
What, the election? No, of course not, I'm talking about the one and only
Melbourne Cup. Needless to say, I'm backing Diatribe (9 to 1). Oh, and here's one more
election story.
posted by lagado
on Nov 6, 2000 -
10 comments
