Alan Shell

A warning to prediction markets today from @ChurchillDowns Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen. If they are thinking of taking action on the @KentuckyDerby, "You need our express consent. You can't just do it without that. We haven't agreed to provide our content to prediction markets."

Rattle N Roll in Riyadh again

It Ain't Only Your Groceries... The March 24th edition of the Daily Racing Form (see attached image), which fell on a Sunday in 1996, included PPs from the Dubai World Cup, Aqueduct, Oaklawn, Santa Anita, and Sportsman's Park. According to the embedded tweet, a single Saturday Formulator card costs $6.50 today. To be fair, the $3.00 cover price in '96 was equivalent to roughly $6.00 today, inflation adjusted. But we are talking about five full cards of PPs then, vs. one today. Yes, I understand that Formulator provides useful features that were not available in those paper editions, but nevertheless, it's difficult to imagine how a ~5x increase in cost per card might have been warranted.

@KySportsRadio Grown

@KySportsRadio Grown??

Will Stein, let me introduce you to someone

I’ve seen him at a practice last month. He’s a next level talent. This team will be much stronger with his inside presence. I’m 100% committed to @CoachMarkPope #bleedingblue

California racing just got dealt another brutal blow. In a year when this sport should be doing everything possible to stabilize a fragile circuit, the loss of Grade I status for the Frank E. Kilroe Mile and multiple downgrades at Santa Anita and Del Mar is very concerning. When you strip premier events in the middle of a wagering and field-size crisis, you’re not “protecting the integrity of the pattern,” you’re accelerating the decline of one of the game’s few remaining flagship jurisdictions. This outcome might look neat on a spreadsheet, but on the ground in California it means fewer top-class opportunities, weaker cards, and less incentive for owners to keep investing in this circuit. Hard to talk about “national balance” when Kentucky adds a Grade I turf sprint and fresh upgrades at Churchill and Kentucky Downs, while California absorbs a net loss in graded quality. At a time when the industry says it wants West Coast stability, this grading slate feels like the exact opposite of leadership.

@SouthernLegacy @racing_dudes He didn’t sell. You guys are retarded. It’s just a breeding season to him that did

@racing_dudes That's a no-guarantee season. The 2022 KY Derby winner did not sell. 😅 @Equibase

Brian Hernandez Jr. is seriously injured in fall at Churchill Downs. horseracingnation.com/news/Brian_Her… 📸: Ben Breland / Eclipse Sportswire

Leading rider Jimenez just held the favorite ⁦@BelterraPark⁩ watch the choke first to last and let other one get 5 away before he lets run

So I received a message from someone very close to the barn , and I 100% believe this , They said the barn is furious and they are contacting the stewards over this ride. I have the utmost respect for Tommy Drury and I guarantee this is true and he as mad as we are about this ride .

Mr Transparency ✊ @KennyMcPeek continues to shine with his 2 Year Olds, and he’s given SantosInc @joesantos_33 Riders a lot of support, Taken By The Wind 🎓 ferocious 💪 under Christopher Elliott, (13 for 38 at Finger Lakes, while aboard almost all longshots at Saratoga)

RT @BreedersCup: We're back for another season of #BreedersCup Connections produced with @theTDN! Greg Geier has saddled hundreds of winn…

Just another evening at Magdalena with @Thorpedo_Anna and Mystik Dan

Thorpedo Anna’s yearling half sister named After The Storm by Known Agenda @Thorpedo_Anna

Hip 74 Selling Friday at @keenelandsales April HORA 🏇 MISS HEBRIDES is a stakes-placed 4YO daughter of Mendelssohn who has earned nearly $285K in her career. She is out of a half sister to G3W/MG1P Medal Count and G3W Garden District. Sells as an R/BMP.

@KennyMcPeek That brings back memories. Good times!

In the Old Souk Deira in Dubai. The keffiyeh or kufiyyeh (Arabic: كُوفِيَّة, romanized: kūfiyya, lit. 'coif'),[1] also known in Arabic as a hattah (حَطَّة, ḥaṭṭa), is a traditional headdress worn by men from parts of the Middle East. It is fashioned from a square scarf, and is usually made of cotton. Should I wear mine to the races tonight? @DubaiWorldCup @DubaiRacingTV

Can lightning strike twice? 🐎 ⚡️ Jockey @WilliamBuickX shares his excitement ahead of riding Rattle N Roll for @KennyMcPeek and reflects on his 2015 @RacingDubai Dubai World Cup win. #DWC25