Horse Racing Behind The Scenes

This blog will discuss the truths and myths of horse racing.

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Colonial Downs Sends Out Scam Petition. I Have Posted This Real Petition To Save Horse Racing!

Colonial Downs Sends Out Scam Petition. I Have Posted This Real Petition To Save Horse Racing!

PLEASE sign this petition and SHARE! Click here: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/support-more-live-horse-racing-days-at-colonial .

This petition is very important to Va horsemen! DO NOT sign the petition that the ODTHA and Colonial Downs is spreading! The “Old Dominion Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association” is Colonial Downs’ made up group that they incorporated to sign a contract with…

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Should The Triple Crown Series Be Made Easier?

Should The Triple Crown Series Be Made Easier?

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California Chrome A Little Rusty? Free Belmont Stakes PPs

California Chrome A Little Rusty? Free Belmont Stakes PPs

Can California Chrome win, what has turned out to be the biggest race of his life, on Saturday? The Kentucky Derby win made a trainer’s dream come true and now, beyond his wildest dreams, his colt could make horse racing history by winning the Triple Crown. California Chrome’s Preakness Stakes win has put this 3 year old colt in position to make horse racing history! A thoroughbred has not been…

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Free Preakness Past Performances Equibase and Brisnet

Free Preakness Past Performances Equibase and Brisnet

This race didn’t come up so easy for Kentucky Derby winner, California Chrome. Even though he is the 3/5 morning line favorite, going into the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the triple crown, don’t be so sure he can’t be beat. Social Inclusion has only three starts, but has room for improvement if experience was any question. He…

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Still Hope For Virginia Racing There is still a glowing ember hoping to ignite Virginia racing in 2014. As of April 2014, the Virginia horsemen's group, not the Colonial Downs horsemen's group, agreed to a 5 week meet like Colonial Downs hosted in 2013.

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Live Facebook Discussion During The Colonial Downs, Horsemen and Va Racing Commission Meeting

Live Facebook Discussion During The Colonial Downs, Horsemen and Va Racing Commission Meeting

Christopher Crocker March 27 Driving to Colonial Downs to see if they want to continue to have thoroughbred horses race at their “horse track”. Goodluck horsemen and Colonial Downs to signing a reasonable contract that keeps racing alive and well in Virginia. (By “reasonable”, I mean an 4 x 8). I predict 4 days x 7 weeks or maybe 3 x 7, but I won’t like it. Like · · Promote · Share

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How to Shut Up PETA Forever

How to Shut Up PETA Forever

Crocker Thoroughbreds:

Thanks for a another great article.

Originally posted on ThoroEdge Equine Performance:

This is the heart rate/GPS chart of a 6F work at Churchill Downs: from the gate in 1:15. The horse in question won 10 races that year, from 15 starts.

More on him here: http://thoroedge.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/interval-training-an-iron-horse-with-pps/

But that’s besides the point.…

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Colonial Downs commits financial suicide. Looks like Colonial Downs will no longer be able to offer their circus style meet complete with ostrich racing, camel racing, mascot racing, man against horse racing and fireworks. Oh, did I forget horse racing? Colonial Downs certainly did as the horses are the last thing they want at their overbuilt facility. CD wants to host only 6 days of racing in 2014.

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Colonial Downs Closing. Horseman Get A Raw Deal.

Colonial Downs Closing. Horseman Get A Raw Deal.

Looks like Colonial Downs will no longer be able to offer their circus style meet complete with ostrich racing, camel racing, mascot racing, man against horse racing and fireworks. Oh, did I forget horse racing? Colonial Downs certainly did as the horses are the last thing they want at their overbuilt facility. CD wants to host only…

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Thoroughbred Horse Racing Partnerships and Crocker Racing Stable: Owning a horse is serious business, Don\'t gamble him away.

Thoroughbred Horse Racing Partnerships and Crocker Racing Stable: Owning a horse is serious business, Don’t gamble him away.

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Check out this thoroughbred race horse filly who is going nuts while unable to train because of the snow and ice!

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Great blog to follow! (via Christopher Crocker Thoroughbreds | Thoroughbred Horse Racing Training And OTTB Education)

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If you haven't seen this yet, here it is! This is NOT the Budweiser ad, but the video of a bulldog and a thoroughbred race horse's "Puppy Love" that was posted back in 2011 on YouTube by user "crockjock" http://youtube.com/crockjock . In my opinion, this real life unscripted relationship between a horse and a bulldog puppy is way better than any commercial production. Maybe it is just a coincidence that Budweiser came up with their puppy commercial featuring a clydesdale and a lab puppy that looks very similar to these two, but it's out there on YouTube so it's very possible this video inspired the Budweiser commercial. In advertising, there are copycats all the time. If Budweiser got their commercial idea from this video, we will never know, but who cares anyway. The local news station, where this horse and dog live, picked up this story and interviewed the two the day after the Super Bowl. Apparently they are still getting along, but not as playful in their older years.