Making comparisons can come back to haunt the speaker, but trainer Danny Velazquez didn’t blink at all when some well-known names were attached to a certain 2-year-old gelding named Brooklyn Strong in his barn.
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Sharp Starr Remains Perfect at a Mile in Go for Wand
Sharp Starr continued her love affair with racing one mile Dec. 5 at Aqueduct Racetrack when she wore down a stubborn Portal Creek in the $100,000 Go for Wand Handicap (G3).
West of Bradley Thoroughbreds Excels from Ground Up
Aaron West, the racing operations manager at Bradley Thoroughbreds, won the Newcomer Award at last month’s Godolphin-sponsored Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards. He spoke to Racing Post about getting started from the ground up.
Monomoy Girl Likely to Target Apple Blossom
When the champion mare Monomoy Girl returns to the races in 2021 as a 6-year-old, she will be running for a new owner and targeting one of the year’s top stakes for fillies and mares that will be new to her résumé.
Sunland Park Meet Postponed at Least 30 Days
During a special meeting of the New Mexico Racing Commission Dec. 4, the winter/spring meet at Sunland Park that was to begin Dec. 26 was postponed 30 days with the intention to revisit the meet’s status again in January.
New Jersey scammer defrauds 3 elderly women of $675,000
A scammer from New Jersey tricked three elderly women across the country into sending her over $675,000 by convincing them that they owed “prepaid taxes” as a prerequisite for claiming a prize that didn’t exist.New Jersey, Indiana, Scam, Kentucky, Law Enforcement, Fraud, Arrest, Crime, Hawaii
Australian grandmother wins lottery using late husband's numbers
A woman was confused when a retailer told her that they wouldn’t be able to pay out her winning ticket. As it turns out, the numbers she played every week for 20 years earned her a X Lotto top prize of $1 million (US$743,400).Winner Stories, International, Australia
Daniel Negreanu Books $50K Win on Day 15 of Grudge Match Against Doug Polk
Daniel Negreanu has now won three straight sessions in his grudge match against Doug Polk, but still trails by more than half a million dollars. Despite the massive deficit, the GGPoker ambassador is gaining the respect of the poker community for his heads-up play.
Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk have become civil for the first time in years. (Image: YouTube)
The feud between the poker pros began years ago. Polk has taken numerous verbal shots at his rival, often attacking his character. But the relationship between the two has improved significantly since this match began a month ago.
Perhaps the main reason the relationship has changed is due to Negreanu taking on such a daunting challenge. Polk has even said recently that he gained respect for “DNegs” because he didn’t back down from a high-stakes match against one of the best heads-up players of all-time.
Flashback Friday: Remember Live Poker Tournaments that Mattered?
It may seem like eons ago, but there actually was a time when we had major live poker tournaments to cover. Who knew in March when the WPT Rolling Thunder tournament finished that it would be the last live major event in poker all year?
Live poker tournaments were once booming all around the world. (Image: paulphuapoker.com)
Tony Tran shipped the WPT Rolling Thunder at Thunder Valley Casino Resort on March 10. He took home $279,270 and his first World Poker Tour title.
At the time, the poker world knew that live poker was going to be on a bit of a hiatus. A global health pandemic was beginning to sweep through the United States and all around the world. Many states were beginning to force local businesses to close. One week following the Rolling Thunder event’s conclusion, nearly every casino in the US was forced to temporarily close.
Monomoy Girl Likely to Target the Apple Blossom
When the champion mare Monomoy Girl returns to the races in 2021 as a 6-year-old, she will be running for a new owner and targeting one of the year’s top stakes for fillies and mares that will be new to her résumé.
TERF Awards $16,000 to Wilson College
The scholarship funds will benefit four students in the 2020-21 academic year with the overall goal to help provide equine-related and Veterinary Medical Technology (VMT) majors.
Calendar Featuring Authentic to Benefit Old Friends
Coady Photography will donate 25% of all sales in December of its 2021 calendar honoring Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) and Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) winner Authentic to Old Friends Equine.
Smith Tests Positive for COVID-19
Mike Smith tested positive Dec. 4 for COVID-19, the Hall of Fame rider said, resulting in him missing two stakes mounts this weekend at Los Alamitos Race Course.
Deputy Minister is Key to Midnight Bisou/Curlin Mating
Deputy Minister inbreeding is in the pedigrees of three grade 1 winners by Curlin.
French Researchers Say Gate Speed Key to Racing Success
Mathematicians in France believe they have pinpointed the best way for a horse to race: by maintaining a high rate of speed from the start.
Maker Poised to Add to his Claiming Crown Record
Winding down the best season of his career and coming off the Churchill Downs fall title, trainer Mike Maker looks to add to his record 17 victories in the Claiming Crown when the event is staged Dec. 5 at Gulfstream Park.
Stellar Sound Tries Bayakoa After Santa Anita Romp
Stellar Sound, a grade 2-placed Tapit filly who rolled by seven lengths in an allowance optional claimer last out at Santa Anita Park Oct. 2, aims for her first graded success in the $100,000 Bayakoa Stakes (G3) at Los Alamitos Race Course Dec. 6
Handle, Purses Fall in the U.S. in November
U.S. betting handle in November fell more than 6.3% to $895.3 million and purses dropped nearly 20.5% to just shy of $92.1 million, according to figures released Dec. 4 by Equibase.
Woodbine's Shortened Meet Down CA$50M in Handle
Woodbine announced Dec. 4 that its COVID-19-shortened Thoroughbred meet handled CA$462,041,546, down more than CA$50 million compared to 2019 when CA$516,189,419 was wagered.
Woodbine's Shortened Meet Down $50M in Handle
Woodbine announced Dec. 4 that its COVID-19-shortened Thoroughbred meet handled CAN$462,041,546, down more than CAN$50 million compared to 2019 when CAN$516,189,419 was wagered.