MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD
Welcome to all new bloggers, but a hearty welcome back to those long-standing members of racing's most interactive community, the Big Blog Page. We're happy to have a new home and a new outlook as we continue to share what makes playing the ponies so special - our voices and experiences.
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Jeremy Plonk
Recent Posts
Unfair Criticism....
I do not understand why every person associated with Horse Racing is putting the onus on Jess Jackson to bring Rachel Alexandra to the West Coast to go against Zenyatta. Let us not forget ...more
Perfect Gift
My 8-year-old grandson, Matthew, plays third base on a little league team made up of 6, 7, and 8-year-olds. They had a very good season, and only lost two games--both to the same team...more
New York Racing at it's finest!
I continue to be baffled how New York racing can survive. Presume you paid the outrageous Racing Form fee to take that home last evening. You meticulously worked over the form, making proper not...more
Belmont Recap
Belmont Stakes - Grade 1Summer Bird DunkirkMine That BirdUnplaced horses listed in order of finish.Also ran: Charitable Man, Luv Gov,...more
What A Difference A Year Makes
Last year at this time a lynching party was looking for Desormeaux, who by their estimation cost Big Brown the Triple Crown. I wrote a defense of Kent with the premise that the letting a r...more
RISKY BUSINESS!
Watching the 2009 Belmont Stakes unfold, I was reminded of the classic line from Tom Cruise s break-out movie, Risky Business: Sometimes you just have to say, What the ...more
Ky Derby
As I was just about to leave the Naples-Fort Myers Dog Track (thats my betting home) a gentleman asked me who I liked in the race. As I had much more grey hair than he did (he mentioned that ...more
Singing
This is an amazing game sometimes. How the hell does Mine That Bird win the Ky Derby by 6+???But enough of that, I m sure we all want to know in advance when Wicked Style will be ap...more
Live Chats Derby Week
Please join us at Horseplayerpro.com all Derby Week, Mon-Fri, for live chats from Louisville with our handicappers. We ll be available from 1-2 pm eastern daily and will announce an evening hour...more
Early Derby Comments
After approximately a one year hiatus from posting a blog on this site, alas, I am back. This time I d like to take the opportunity to make a few comments regarding this year s crop of top...more
Horseplayers Association of North America
All memebers of this blog may I recommend you and all your horseplaying freiends join the Horseplayers Association of North America at :more
BREAKING NEWS FROM THOROUGHBRED LOS ANGELES W/ MIKE WILLMAN
The Ragozin Sheets JONATHAN HARDOON just announced on Thoroughbred Los Angeles w/ Mike Willman that IEAH has bought into G.3 Gotham S. winner I WANT REVENGE. The initial report is that there are c...more
How Arlington is Getting it Right
In the interest of full disclosure, I do get a paycheck from Arlington Park during the summer for doing race analysis. In the interest of further full disclosure, that has nothing at all to do w...more
A Pass for Rave...
I never give you recognition for anything but I will give you Kudos for accepting that challenge on the FOY card and it was terribly full of Maiden races and was a very tough card that I myself pas...more
