Apr

18

The worst sound

by Barry Roos
April 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment

A tragedy took place in western New York yesterday. A really nice horse Tin Cup Chalice lost his life at Finger Lakes. Jogging the wrong way of the racetrack he collided with  a horse named Zany who bolted while breezing.  For those of you have never seen a collision of 2 horses, the sound is [...]

Apr

17

Kempton Derby Race a nice experiment. Now ditch it.

by Barry Roos
April 17, 2009 | 1 Comment

Mafaaz: Defined by Webster as a horse who is undeserving to run in the Ky Derby.  (That is my friend Haywood Webster). Haywood makes a hell of a point though. What a joke it would have been for this colt to run in the Derby off his win at Kempton. I applaud Churchill for trying [...]

Apr

10

TGTBATU Volume 2 (The Good, The Bad and the Ugly)

by Barry Roos
April 10, 2009 | 1 Comment

The GOOD Last Year Suffolk Downs became the first track in the nation to bar horsemen who send any of their animals to the slaughterhouse. They made good on the promise barring the first few people found to violate the policy. When a track barely able to survive makes  a contribution like this to the [...]