Jul

28

Da’ Belmont winner not so dandy

by Barry Roos
July 28, 2008 | 1 Comment

Da’Tara proved what I said after the Belmont. My claim that it was the worst Belmont ever was proven in The Jim Dandy yesterday at Saratoga. Da’Tara took advantage of a (bad ride, too many days missed training, quarter crack, heat) You pick the excuse for Big Brown. Give a good horse the easy lead [...]

Jul

26

HD Please TVG

by Barry Roos
July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Living in a suburb of Boston, racing is not on the forefront.  So when I asked my local cable provider why I can’t get TVG or HRTV, they didn’t even know what either were.  I said dish network carried both as well as other providers, but truthfully, Comcast couldn’t care less.   Then suddenly one [...]

Jul

24

Horse Racing Networking Group on Linkedin

by Barry Roos
July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

For those of you unfamiliar with Linkedin, it is a great networking tool, totally free. The way it works is you join and invite connections. You then have access to their connections as well. I joined about a year ago and have over 1500 connections. This links me to over 10,311,800 professionals. So yes, it [...]

Jul

18

July Kentucky Trip Notes

by Barry Roos
July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

My college years were spent in the Bluegrass, and I have been back more times than I can remember to attend sales, go to races, or just visit friends. Each time I remember what I love about the Commonwealth, and the industry in general. After all the negativity of the last few months, with less [...]