A DAY TO THINK

A light Tuesday morning, the last day of winter!

FIRST MISSION FOR MAGNA-CHURCHILL PARTNERSHIP

Racing is losing hundreds of millions of dollars to “signal pirates” and Churchill Downs and Magna plan to do something about it according to a story in the Lexington Herald-Leader:

http://www.heraldleader.com/101/story/20194.html

ARLINGTON POLYTRACK SIMILAR TO KEENELAND’S

There are many different recipes of Polytrack and, according to this news release, sent to the Let It Ride forum by a member, Arlington Park’s Polytrack is much like Keeneland’s.
See the thread…“Polytrack Investments Advancing Rapidly” at:

http://letitride.com/forums_usaracing.html


NOTE TO ONTARIO RACING COMMISSION

Ray Paulick, editor-in-chief of The Blood Horse, talks about Indiana’s regulations introduced in recent weeks. Every track should follow suit:
http://opinions.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=38072

And by the way, are racing fans going to know about first-time geldings this year? Hello?

ON THURSDAY

BELLEPLAINE, a half sister to graded stakes winner Indian Vale, makes her second career start on Thursday in a maiden race at Aqueduct. The A.P. Indy – Marley Vale miss is owned by Eugene Melnyk. In the featured event on the card, Ontario-bred HERE TO PLEASE (Cat’s at Home – Not So Pleasant) is a contender against other 3-year-olds in the two-turn contest, a allowance/optional claiming ($100,000 tag).