by Ed Meyer 6k1u3t
in WinningPonies.com | Comments Off on Preakness Runners By the Numbers
The second leg in the Triple Crown happens this Saturday. Sorrowful to say the Derby winner Rich Strike will on this race and enjoy the extra time needed to prepare for the Belmont. The team involved feel this is best and felt if they would have had another week, he would have been ready. […]
in WinningPonies.com | Comments Off on Why I Love Horse Racing
As I walk through the paddock, chatting a bit while the majestic horses thunder past, snorting and whinnying as workout riders become one with the animal. That is my office for the day, and there hasn’t been a time when I haven’t loved every second and think I never will. Kentucky Derby 148 went to […]
in WinningPonies.com | Comments Off on Where Have They Gone?
Once upon a time racing used to have overnight sheets with fields to the brim and also-eligible runners. But something has happened to big fields and horsemen trying to get their horses in a race. Where did they go in a matter of years? Mountaineer has cancelled a few days already, Keeneland and Churchill have […]
in WinningPonies.com | Comments Off on Two Ways to Keep Them Looking
In racing, I have had the distinct pleasure of watching the big boys and the little tracks. Both have merit, and my learning from one helped me with the other. I used to have to ultra focus on pennies just so we could have a fan-friendly event for the smaller venues, and when breaking into […]
in WinningPonies.com | Comments Off on Three Ways to Get New Players Involved
We live in times of putting our masks away only to pull them out again at a later time. During this time many yearned to try and get back to normalcy and enjoy the things the pandemic put on hold. As I watched the opening of Keeneland yesterday, I think we may have a new […]
in WinningPonies.com | Comments Off on Best Seat in the House
We all have our favorite jobs. You know, the ones when we pull into the parking lot and run in to start the day? Yeah, most of us have had them, and for the ones who haven’t, yours are on the way. – Me, I’ve had a helluva good time. The majority of my working […]
in WinningPonies.com | Comments Off on Turfway Park Free Selections – Thursday
As we enter the final days of live racing for the 2022 meeting, here are some free selections to get your bankroll moving in the right direction for closing day on Saturday for the Jeff Ruby Steaks card. Turfway Park / Thursday Race#1 – #5 – Good One ( 10-1) = Hails from the […]
in WinningPonies.com | Comments Off on The Big Ticket
There is nothing like having a shot at the big prize. Usually, a pick 4, 5, or pick-six. -I have been watching pools this winter and sometimes they are definitely worth the shot. But, taking a shot at the big pool comes along with a large ticket cost. – “You can’t win it unless you […]
in WinningPonies.com | Comments Off on Who’s Gonna’ Fill Their Shoes?
Just like George Jones sang years ago. – The song means more today than it ever did. I thought about the song and country music; who was gonna be the next big artist to step up. – Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of super talented musicians out there, but who was going to […]
in WinningPonies.com | Comments Off on Don’t Ever Count Him Out
Don’t call it a comeback I’ve been here for years Rocking my peers and putting suckers in fear – LL Cool J “I just wanted to be the best rider from Rivervale, Arkansas. That was good enough for me.” – Ouzts began riding horses with his cousins Earlie Fires and Jackie Fires. Earlie was inducted […]
