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The Dresden File: Derby Brief
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Saturday, 1 May 2010. The possible burn to start it off: I toss out Ice Box. 8211; talent, pedigree, pace scenario and form be damned. He isn't good enough to make it from the 6-path, and Zito has always ordered his numerous jockeys to go "in the clear" with him. My approach is simplistic but quite successful: "In the Clear" in the Kentucky Derby translates to "Off the board", unless your horse is far superior to their opposition. I gotta shower now), Devil May Care. Is one I wouldn't toss out. Yes h...
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The Dresden File: August 2009
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Saturday, 22 August 2009. The World Isn't Waiting. 8217;s most recent article. Has stirred up some controversy in the racing blogosphere. Writes for the racing section of ESPN.com, the website of the world’s largest sports network. One of the critical responses. Was by Ed DeRosa. Usually one of the better turf writers. I strongly disagree with most of his article for reasons discussed there, but it’s one of the minor arguments he brought up (one I didn. To which DeRosa responded:. Moves required possessi...
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The Dresden File: If It Had Four Legs And A Jockey On Its Back...
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Sunday, 2 May 2010. If It Had Four Legs And A Jockey On Its Back. Then it must have been at least 30/1 to top the 2010 Kentucky Derby field. Fascinating case study in mass psychology and otherwise, this edition of the Run for the Roses was a strange but enjoyable one. Became a worthy if somewhat circumstantial winner employing a strategy that is already hinted at in his name. A clear misnomer however was Looking At Lucky. On the one hand, I did expect him to finish off the board despite a lot of potentia...
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The Dresden File: October 2009
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Saturday, 17 October 2009. Of Canadians, Cinderellas and Solar Cells. Late entry, but not too late (also, the. 360 post with a title starting with Of. in only two days). I intended to handicap the E P Taylor and Canadian International today, then got carried away, first by Newmarket. 8217;s Champions Day, then by a quite stunning press release issued by Dresden Racecourse. The Champions Day’s highlight, the G1 Champion Stakes produced a mild surprise in Twice Over. In yet another case of 1-2-4 Ballydoyle.
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The Dresden File: September 2009
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Monday, 7 September 2009. GP von Baden Video, Result and Trivia. As promised, here's the video for yesterday's Grosser Preis von Baden, which in my opinion lived up to the hype. To the extent that being caught on the line with Adlerflug. The Racing Post result sheet can be found here. Actually my live/from memory recap was good enough, only I didn't fully notice that Getaway. Was actually driving away over the last furlong, which makes his performance all the more impressive). Sunday, 6 September 2009.
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The Dresden File: March 2010
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Sunday, 28 March 2010. The Passion of the Steven. Steven Crist is often one of the first and most effective in pointing the finger at some of racing's ills. Even if you disagree with him, his columns and posts are usually informative. The winner, front-running Gloria de Campeao. Is an admirably durable Brazilian 7-year-old who was beaten 16 1/2 lengths by Curlin. In the 2008 World Cup and 14 lengths by Well Armed. In the race last year". The runner-up, Lizard's Desire. This is flat out false. Enterin...
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The Dresden File: November 2009
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Monday, 2 November 2009. Things That Racing Fans Can Learn From Cycling. On a totally unrelated front, a topic that did catch my eye was a discussion. On the site of my blogger friend Glenn Craven. Even though I keep finding the root of the debate a non-issue, the debate itself offers quite some value (I frequently find comment sections more worthwhile than the post itself, including on my own blog). Until shit hit the fan, however, cycling fans heard precisely the same kind of downplaying by pros, sport...
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The Dresden File: Apartheid Ended? Check! Now Get Rid of those Vuvuzelas!
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Saturday, 12 June 2010. Now Get Rid of those Vuvuzelas! With the World's greatest excuse for public chanting having started in South Africa, there is still one local racing fixture on the agenda today: Dresden Racecourse's main raceday of the year, the remains of the traditional two-day meet. Surprisingly unfazed by Berlin's big day last weekend, a one-off event that included the G2 Preis der Hauptstadtregion and the G3 Benazet-Rennen (replacement races for the cancelled Baden-Baden spring meet.
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The Dresden File: Joe Hirsch Must Be Rotating By Now
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Tuesday, 15 June 2010. Joe Hirsch Must Be Rotating By Now. The frequently insightful and entertaining Paulick Report is chuckling. About a rather bad factual error in racing's paper of note, the Desert Valley Times. Of Southern Utah. Apparently, the DVT. S racing columnist Duke Hunt has suggested the Haskell Invitational as a possible tete-a-tete for Zenyatta. In his latest column. Leading Mr. Paulick to suspect that Joe Hirsch must be rolling in his grave. Yes, sloppy fact-checking is a bitch. I guess y...
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The Dresden File: September 2010
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Friday, 17 September 2010. Munich's Oktoberfest, A Racing History. Long before it became a favorite opportunity for the rest of the world to make fun of Germans, and for the rest of Germans to make fun of Bavarians, Munich's Oktoberfest had become an interesting footnote in the annals of horse racing. The 1810 horse race itself was in the tradition of the medieval "scarlet races", with the winning jockey being awarded a valuable piece of scarlet cloth. His name: Franz Baumgartner. In 2010, on occasion of...