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PTP: Newbie & Non-Newbie Things You Need to Know about the Hambletonian
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Friday, August 7, 2015. Newbie and Non-Newbie Things You Need to Know about the Hambletonian. The Hambletonian card takes place tomorrow starting at 12 noon. It's a 16 race affair, highlighted with the Hambletonian - and before that the Oaks - but there's much more on the card than just those two big tilts. Here's a primer, especially for those who know little about harness racing. There's a free Trackmaster program for the card. Lots of past performances for harness racing big days are free. The fifth r...
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PTP: Understanding
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Thursday, August 6, 2015. I stumbled upon a letter to the editor recently while looking for something else. It was in response to a TDN article, where the splits between ADW's, host tracks with other live venues, and OTBs were explained. The explanation was looked at from the demand (customer and handle growth, and determinants of handle growth) side, which tends to be rare in the horse racing industry press. Horse racing, and its growth or continued decline, will probably be based on policy change that ...
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PTP: The Serendipitous American Pharoah Experience
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015. The Serendipitous American Pharoah Experience. By now you know, (unless you are on the blog by accident searching for pulled pork recipes, or were vacationing on Mars) American Pharoah won the Haskell on Sunday. 175 million race let me know. Because of the stud deal, coupled with the soundness and durability of this glorious animal, it looks like he will race in potentially the Travers (where, as talked about by Sid Fernando. Enjoy your Tuesday everyone. August 4, 2015 at 10:40 AM.
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PTP: Hambo vs. Haskell. Two Strategies, Only One of them Sustainable
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Hambo vs. Haskell. Two Strategies, Only One of them Sustainable. This weekend, the Hambletonian is being contested, as part of a big stakes weekend at the Meadowlands. This is hot on the heels of another big Jersey weekend, where American Pharoah won the Haskell. This year the Big M's first major press release didn't mention a horse. Or a driver. Or a Triple Crown winner, human interest story, or who won the race in 1935. It was about the bet. And it talked about:. The scenario...