A gutsy sustained run carried Shadwell Stable’s homebred Zaajel to victory in the $100,000 Forward Gal Stakes (G3) Jan. 30 at Gulfstream Park, where the Street Sense filly went 2-for-2 while stepping onto the Road to the Kentucky Oaks.
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Greatest Honour Posts Decisive Holy Bull Win
Courtlandt Farms’ Greatest Honour launched a strong, four-wide move on the final turn and took a big step forward on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Jan. 30 by winning the $200,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G3).
Greatest Honour Posts Decisive Win in Holy Bull
Courtlandt Farms’ Greatest Honour launched a strong, four-wide move on the final turn and took a big step forward on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Jan. 30 by winning the $200,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G3).
American Power Breaks Through in Toboggan
American Power made his first stakes appearance in 16 months a winning one, dueling in the stretch before taking command in the final sixteenth of a mile to win the $145,500 Toboggan Stakes (G3) by a half-length Jan. 30 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
$2.4M Sale-Topper Primed for New Career Over Hurdles
St. James’s Square, who has carried with him the millstone of being the seven-figure sales-topper at Keeneland in 2018, is set to pay a second visit to Naas Jan. 31 under circumstances very different to his first.
Drain the Clock Runs Up the Score in Swale Stakes
Time ran out on the five 3-year-olds trying to catch Drain the Clock in the $100,000 Claiborne Farm Swale Stakes (G3) Jan. 30 at Gulfstream Park.
Lieblongs Rolling at Oaklawn After Laying Low in 2020
Owners Alex and JoAnn Lieblong recorded their first career Oaklawn triple Jan. 24, when Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen saddled three winning favorites for the couple.
Pico d'Oro Travels to Aqueduct for Jimmy Winkfield
Sandin Syndicate Stable’s Pico d’Oro notched a stakes win as a juvenile and will look to capitalize on that experience in his 3-year-old debut in the $100,000 Jimmy Winkfield Stakes going seven furlongs Jan. 31 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Chess's Dream Takes Rail Trip to Kitten's Joy Victory
Chess’s Dream followed in the footsteps of his half brother, Casa Creed, when he captured his first stakes race in the $100,000 Kitten’s Joy Stakes Jan. 30 at Gulfstream Park.
After Laying Low in 2020 Lieblongs Rolling at Oaklawn
Owners Alex and JoAnn Lieblong recorded their first career Oaklawn triple Jan. 24, when Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen saddled three winning favorites for the couple.
Doug Polk Wins Five-Hour Grind on Day 34 against Daniel Negreanu
Doug Polk had a huge lead throughout much of the session on Friday, but Daniel Negreanu fought back only to end up suffering another loss. And in doing so, his chances of winning are slowly dwindling away.
Doug Polk is running away with it against Daniel Negreanu. (Image: YouTube)
With just over 4,000 hands left to go out of 25,000, it would take nothing short of a miracle at this point. Negreanu is now down so far that he’d need to win about one small blind every hand, on average, to pull this thing out. We aren’t saying that it’s impossible or that he should just give up. But you must consider the probabilities here.
As Doyle Brunson famously uttered on the Poker After Dark intro, “there’s an old saying in poker, the only thing you need to play this game is a chip and a chair, but to sit down and win against the best, you need a whole lot more.”
Self-Sabotage: 5 Destructive, Stack-Crippling Thoughts and How to Avoid Them
Winning poker players become winners because we think. We read. We watch videos. We’re part of poker discussion groups, and we consider our poker action before we make it. We do all of these things to gain edges over our competition.
We gain an edge because we understand and apply poker strategy better than our opponents do.
Implosions are a regular occurrence in Las Vegas. That doesn’t mean, you should let them happen to you at the poker table. (Image: RivieraHotel.com)
Ironically, however, our thinking can sometimes get us into trouble; serious trouble. With just one blunder, we can destroy a stack that was built over an entire session of good play.
First Foal for Breaking Lucky Born in Louisiana
The son of Lookin At Lucky was multiple grade 1-placed and a Canadian classic winner. He stands for $5,000 at Pleasant Acres Stallions in Ocala, Fla.
Wolverines (and Spartans) Rejoice as PokerStars Officially Launches in Michigan
At long last, PokerStars is back in the Wolverine State for the first time since Black Friday in 2011, and becomes Michigan’s first legal poker site. FOX Bet, a mobile sports betting platform powered by the Fox Corporation, is partnering to bring online poker to Michigan.
Online poker is finally back in Michigan. (Image: MLive.com)
The state legalized online gambling late in 2019. As of Friday, the online casinos are officially in operation. Michigan is a huge pick up for the US poker industry given the state’s sizable population (10 million).
Poker isn’t the only form of gambling approved in the Wolverine State. Sports betting, blackjack, table games, and slots will also be offered in the Stars Casino, which is the first internet casino to launch in the land of the Maize and Blue.
Frost Giant Pensioned to ReRun in New York
The 18-year-old son of Giant’s Causeway has sired 17 black-type winners so far. He joins his son, multiple stakes winner West Hills Giant, at ReRun Thoroughbred Adoption near East Greenbush, N.Y., south of Albany.
Fasig-Tipton Continues Fountain of Youth Sponsorship
Gulfstream Park announced Jan. 29 that Fasig-Tipton will remain the title sponsor of the $350,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) Feb. 27.
Jesus' Team Trains Toward Dubai World Cup
Grupo 7C Racing Stable’s Jesus’ Team resumed training at Palm Meadows Training Center Jan. 29, kicking off preparation for a planned start in the $12 million Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (G1) at Meydan March 27.
Virginia woman wins $1 million playing the lottery for the "last time"
A player from Virginia is glad she didn’t stop playing the lottery too early after she won $1 million from a scratch-off ticket that was supposed to be her last.Virginia, Winner Stories, Scratch Games
Québec Lottery launches first-ever lottery ticket printed on 100% recycled materials
The Québec Lottery announced last week that they have just launched the first-ever lottery ticket printed on entirely recycled materials.Scientific Games, Announcement, General Interest, Quebec, Lottery Tickets
Oregon friends of over 40 years split $7.4 million lottery jackpot
Two friends from Oregon who have shared a friendship for over 40 years are now sharing a $7.4 million Megabucks jackpot.Winner Stories, Jackpots, Oregon, Pool