Great news! Churchill Downs, site of the 2010 Breeders' Cup, has free WiFi!
Other spots for some gratis WiFi include:
Angelo's Sports Bar & Grill - 627 N 34th - 502 776 9127
Atomic Saucer - 1000 E Oak St - (502)636-1244
Bearno's By The Bridge - 131 E Main St - 502-584-7720
Bluegrass Brewing Co. - 3929 Shelbyville Rd - 502 899 7070
Browning's Brewery - 401 East Main Street - (502)515-0174
Churchill Downs - 700 entral Ave - 502-636-4400
Close-Knit Cafe - 311 Wallace Avenue - 502-894-3333
Coffee Crossing - 13825 English Villa Dr. - 502.254.7040
Davern's Tavern - 3044 Hunsinger Lane - 502 456 5530
Ermin's French Bakery and Cafe - location in the Heyburn Building at Fourth Street and Broadway
Heine Brother's Coffee locations
1295 Bardstown Road - "The Highlands" - (502) 456-5108
2714 Frankfort Ave. - "Crescent Hill" - (502) 899-5551
119 Chenoweth Lane - "St. Matthews" - (502) 893-5103
2200 Bardstown Road - "Douglass Loop" - (502) 515-0380
Hosting.com headquarters area - 4th St
Highland Coffee Co - 1140 C Bardstown Rd
It's A Grind Coffee House - 2809 N Hurstbourne Pkwy - 502-327-2820
Java Brewing Co. - 2910 Frankfort Avenue - (502) 893-6996 and 516 West Main Street - (502) 568-6339 and 462 S. Fourth Street
Ken Towery Firestone - Shelbyville Rd
Kerns Korner Bar - 2600 Bardstown Rd
Kroger - 9510 Westport Rd - 502 425 0065
La Vida Java - 1301 Herr Ln, Ste 110 - 502 412 9393
Lynn's Paradise Cafe - 984 Barret Ave - 502-583-3447
Louisville Public Library Branches
Main Library - 301 York Street - 502-574-1611
Bon Air Regional Library - 2816 Del Rio Place
Crescent Hill Branch Library - 2762 Frankfort Avenue
Fairdale Branch Library - 10616 W. Manslick Rd
Fern Creek Branch Library - 6768 Bardstown Road
Highland-Shelby Park Branch Library - 1250 Bardstown Rd.
Iroquois Branch Library - 601 W. Woodlawn Ave.
Jeffersontown Branch Library - 10635 Watterson Trail
Middletown Branch Library - 200 North Juneau Drive
Okolona Branch Library - 7709 Preston Highway
Portland Branch Library - 3305 Northwestern Pkwy
St. Matthews-Eline Branch Library - 3940 Grandview Avenue
Shawnee Branch Library - 3912 West Broadway
Shively-Newman Branch Library - 3920 Dixie Highway
Southwest Regional Library - 10375 Dixie Highway
Western Branch Library - 604 South Tenth Street
Westport Branch Library - 8100 Westport Road
Louisville Waterfront Park
McAlister's Deli - 2721 S Hurstbourne Pkwy - 502 671 2424
McAlister's Deli - 12911 Shelbyville Rd - 502 244 5113
McDonald's - all locations
Old Louisville Coffeehouse - 1489 S Fourth St - 502-635-6660
Oxmoor Mazda - customer waiting area - 7913 Shelbyville Rd
Panera Bread - Mall of St. Matthews - 5000 Shelbyville Road - (502) 899-9992
Panera Bread - 6221 Dutchman Lane - (502) 895-9991
Panera Bread - 10451 Champion Farms Drive
Panera Bread - 601 South Hurstbourne Lane - (502) 423-7343 and 3131 Poplar Level Rd - 502 635 9164
Park Place on Main Restaurant - 401 East Main Street - (502)515-0172
Peppermint Lounge - 5343 Mitscher Ave - 502 361 9450
Qdoba - 1500 Bardstown Rd - 502 454 3380 and 3021 Poplar Level Rd - 502 637 5405
Quills Coffee - 930 Baxter Ave - 502 742 6129
Remo's Pizza - 9901 LaGrange Rd - 502 339 8111
Smoketown USA BBQ - 1153 Logan St - 502 409 9180
Sunergos Micro-Roastery & Espresso Bar - 2122 Preston Street - 502.634.1243
Tony Boombozz - 2813 North Hurstbourne - 502 394 0000
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SpringHill Suites Downtown - 502 569 7373 and 10101 Forest Green Blvd - 502 326 3895
Fairfield Inn & Suites Downtown - 100 E Jefferson - 502 569 3553
Residence Inn Downtown - 333 E Market St - 502 589 8998
Marriott Downtown - lobby area - 280 W Jefferson - 502627 5045
Archway Motel - 10615 Dixie Hwy - 502-937-0937
Bashford Manor B&B - 2227 Bashford Manor Lane - 502 295 9005
Rocking Horse Manor B&B - 1022 S Third St - 502 583 0408
Monday, October 25, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Secretariat Redux: 20+ Clips & Links
Secretariat needs no introduction. The images of his glowing copper form streaking past the Belmont Stakes' finish line, thereby winning the Triple Crown, are forever burnished in our collective minds.
I've parsed through countless (it seems) clips, articles and websites covering Secretariat. Here is a selection of my favorites. Enjoy!
VIDEOS
Penny Chenery, owner of Secretariat, sits down with BloodHorse.com's Lenny Shulman to share her remembrances of Big Red and his legendary career."Secretariat Captures Triple Crown", ESPN, 2008
"The Immortal SECRETARIAT", Enjoy Big Red living large on the farm, with his handlers and admirers remembering his personality and greatness. YouTube.com, cf1970
"Secretariat", ESPN Classic's SportsCentury. YouTube, partymanners
"Secretariat Didn't Like Roses!", This is a rare clip of Secretariat after the 1973 Kentucky Derby. After he got the roses, he tried to bolt! YouTube, 8bellesshoulda1
WEB SITES
Secretariat.com: Out of the gate ... and into history Secretariat's Meadow Blog
Secretariat. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eddie Sweat. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
PERIODICALS
"Secretariat Remains No. 1 Name in Racing" by Ron Flatter, Special to ESPN.com"Putting A New Light On The Derby" by Whitney Tower, Sports Illustrated, April 30, 1973 Before the 1973 Kentucky Derby, Whitney Tower scrutinizes the Derby field.
"Crunch Went The Big Red Apple" by George Plimpton, Sports Illustrated, July 09, 1973
"The Man Who Trained A Flying Horse"by William Nack, Sports Illustrated, July 10, 2000
"Pure Heart" by William Nack, Sports Illustrated, October 24, 1994. In this SI Classic from 1990, Nack relives the greatest ride of his life: Secretariat's thrilling career as a racehorse.
"Secretariat" by Dan Illman, DRF.Com, September 23, 2010
"To the Swift: Red Smith on Secretariat" by Red Smith, Joe Drape and the New York Times, June 6, 2008
BOOKS
Secretariat: The Making of a Champion by William Nack
Secretariat's Meadow by Kate Chenery Tweedy
The Big Red Horse, The Secretariat Story and the Loyal Groom Who Loved Him by Lawence Scanlan, For young readers and up.
Secretariat by Raymond Woolfe, Jr
The Horse God Built: The Untold Story of Secretariat, the World's Greatest Racehorse by Lawrence Scanlan
Friday, September 24, 2010
Grooming a Weanling Colt Soliloquy
Hey buddy. Come over here.
Look how you've grown. What a big boy.
Ouch. Knock it off.
Very good boy standing there.
Whhhhoa.
You're mom says "Hi".
Look no more fuzzy coat.
You're so handsome.
Yes I am going to brush your belly, it belongs to me.
This bit is mine too.
Stop. Stop it.
Not so bad.
Give me your foot.
Oww.
Behave yourself.
OK, this foot.
Come. Come up.
Next.
Easy. Easy there.
OK last one.
Very good fella.
Hold still, I'm cleanin' your nose.
Look at those big boy teeth.
You're a race horse.
Scratchy ears, scratchy ears.
Kisses.
Give me the brush.
Here's a treat.
Look how you've grown. What a big boy.
Ouch. Knock it off.
Very good boy standing there.
Whhhhoa.
You're mom says "Hi".
Look no more fuzzy coat.
You're so handsome.
Yes I am going to brush your belly, it belongs to me.
This bit is mine too.
Stop. Stop it.
Not so bad.
Give me your foot.
Oww.
Behave yourself.
OK, this foot.
Come. Come up.
Next.
Easy. Easy there.
OK last one.
Very good fella.
Hold still, I'm cleanin' your nose.
Look at those big boy teeth.
You're a race horse.
Scratchy ears, scratchy ears.
Kisses.
Give me the brush.
Here's a treat.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
She is Simply ... Zenyatta
She Dances
Credit: moonwalker424
She Guzzles Guinness
Credit: jonshfs05
She Is a Premier Athlete, Winning Over $5 Million
Credit: Breeders' Cup
She Is Profiled in O, The Oprah Magazine as one of O's 2010 Power List Personalities
"She's absolutely perfect at her profession, and that is very rare--not just in sports but in all things. It's difficult to win even one race, let alone 18.
"She always makes me think of those great war beasts of Greek sculpture, or the beautiful horses carved on the Parthenon. She is absolutely enormous--not only very tall [more than six feet from the top of her head] but also very broad, very muscular. She is simply drawn on a different scale from other racehorses.
"In just about every race, she starts out last and then comes flying at the end, breaking her opponents' hearts. The crowds love it. She clearly knows exactly where the wire is. And she has such a huge stride, it looks like she's moving slowly when she's actually covering a lot of ground very fast. We haven't seen how fast she can really go, because she only goes fast enough to catch the other horses at the wire!
"I've seen 40 or 50 thousand racehorses in my life, and I've never seen any other horse do that (the dance). I think she's playing around. She's definitely enjoying herself--psyching herself up before a race."
-- Laura Hillenbrand, author of 2001's best-seller Seabiscuit, "The 2010 O Power List", O, The Oprah Magazine , October 2010.
She is Zenyatta. The iconic six year old Thoroughbred race mare who has stormed down every homestretch to victory, eighteen times. And twice in the World Championship Breeders' Cup series. She's preparing to take an unprecedented third Breeders' Cup World Championship title in November.
Clearly besotted with his charge, trainer John Shirreffs strapped a camera to the helmet of Zenyatta's exercise rider so her fans can experience the view from the back of a champion. Enjoy the ride!
Credit: jonshfs05
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Best Horses, Top Money
With the end of summer, the focus of Thoroughbred horse racing turns to the Breeders' Cup, billed as the World Championship of Horse Racing. This year the venue for the Breeders' Cup is Churchill Downs, Louisville KY, with racing on Friday, November 5 and Saturday, November 6.
The Breeders' Cup is returning east after a two year stint at California's Santa Anita Park. Horses from across the globe will convene to determine the preeminent athlete in each of the fourteen divisions. A total of $25.5 million will be disbursed as winnings, earning the Breeders' Cup (BC) the distinction of being the world's richest prize money event. A purse of $5 million goes to the the BC Classic (G1) run over 1 ¼ miles on the dirt.
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| Five year old Zenyatta Cruising (Benoit/AP) |
It appears that the great undefeated mare Zenyatta, will travel east from her southern California base to have the opportunity to once again vanquish those who challenge her.
Having won the 2009 BC Classic (G1) and the 2008 BC Distaff (G1), both on Santa Anita's synthetic surface, a third BC win would further enshrine Zenyatta in the pantheon of racing legend.
Having won the 2009 BC Classic (G1) and the 2008 BC Distaff (G1), both on Santa Anita's synthetic surface, a third BC win would further enshrine Zenyatta in the pantheon of racing legend.
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| Quality Road and Bob Duncan at "Gate School" (Albany Times Union) |
First, however, she must defeat her peers. Quality Road had a meltdown being loaded in the starting gate at the 2009 Classic and was withdrawn from the race. He has since become a model of pre-race deportment and will face Zenyatta for the first time in the 2010 Classic.
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| Quality Road winning the Met Mile (Nicholas Godfrey) |
This has been a good year for Quality Road. In February he broke his own record, set in 2009, winning the Donn Handicap (G1) at Gulfstream Park, FL. On Memorial Day, he was the convincing winner of the Metropolitan Handicap (G1) at Belmont Park, NY.
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| Blame (left), Quality Road in the Whitney (Post Star) |
By winning the Whitney, Blame won a berth in the BC Classic as part of the BC Challenge's "Win and You're In" series. With earnings of close to $1 million for 2010, you can be assured when Blame shows up he will be a contender. Tentative plans have Blame running in the October 2 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), at Belmont, as a prep for Louisville.
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| Rachel Alexandra(yellow silks) winning the 2009 Preakness Stakes (New York Times) |
Stay tuned.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
It's Time to Voice Your Thoughts On Horse Racing
If you ask three horse racing fans one question, without a doubt, you will get three different answers, loaded with opinions. And, all will be correct, or you will be worn down until you agree that, indeed, they are!
In order to reach out to horse racing enthusiasts, fans and the curious, I've put together a list of questions and statements that cover the many points of conversation that arise when fans convene.
Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey. Results will be posted in about ten days. Your responses will be anonymous, upon my oath, and mostly due to my limited technical abilities.
Certainly, if you know of anyone who could be intereted in this, please pass on to them this link, http://bit.ly/dBNpjW.
I'm not sure what to expect from this enterprise, but I am sure the responses will be interesting! Thanks for joining in the adventure, Liz.
N.B.: The survey scrolls down in its window, see the vertical scroll bar on the right hand side of the survey window. Cheers!
In order to reach out to horse racing enthusiasts, fans and the curious, I've put together a list of questions and statements that cover the many points of conversation that arise when fans convene.
Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey. Results will be posted in about ten days. Your responses will be anonymous, upon my oath, and mostly due to my limited technical abilities.
Certainly, if you know of anyone who could be intereted in this, please pass on to them this link, http://bit.ly/dBNpjW.
I'm not sure what to expect from this enterprise, but I am sure the responses will be interesting! Thanks for joining in the adventure, Liz.
N.B.: The survey scrolls down in its window, see the vertical scroll bar on the right hand side of the survey window. Cheers!
Thanks. Remember to check back by September 27, 2010 to see the initial results.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
New York Breds' Sale Back on Track
A sale of Preferred Thoroughbred yearlings born in New York, NY breds, was held August 7 and 8, a few days after the Select Sale, at the Fasig-Tipton grounds in Saratoga Springs, NY.
The NY Preferred Sale is to the Select Sale what Bloomingdales is to Bergdorfs. Both sales have quality offerings, but the price points at the Preferred Sale are more accessible to a wider spectrum of buyers.
Characteristically, the entrants to the Fasig-Tipton Preferred Sale are strong physical specimens, however, they have less stratospheric pedigrees than their Select brethren. They may be a few removes away from the elite stallions, mares and families that frequent the Select Sale catalog.
Make no mistake, NY breds can and do run and win in the company of those Olympian pedigrees. Funny Cide, Say Florida Sandy, Gander, Fleet Indian are the earners of in excess of $1 million in the most competitive open company, and, they are all NYbreds.
That said, sales ranged from $5,000 to $140,000. On the sale's second night, bloodstock agent J. J. Crupi bought a Tale of the Cat colt for NY based Repole Stables, LLC for $140,000. Repole Stables is owned by Queens native and Glaceau-Vitaminwater-Smartwater magnate Mike Repole.
There were 142 yearlings offered at this year's sale, 56 fewer compared to the 2009 sale. This year's average price for a NY Preferred yearling was $39,106, with 48 youngsters not sold.
Despite a slight dip in the average sale, consensus is that this was a far stronger sale than 2009. In 2010 breeders and owners sold a higher percentage, 66%, of yearlings offered, compared to only 54% of the 2009 yearlings being sold.
One positive and relieved note for the prospects of NY breds offered in the upcoming fall sales, Genting New York has been named operator of the Aqueduct VLT racino. With added moneys to be distributed to NY bred owners and breeders, the distinction of being a NY bred should translate to higher values in the sales sector.
The NY Preferred Sale is to the Select Sale what Bloomingdales is to Bergdorfs. Both sales have quality offerings, but the price points at the Preferred Sale are more accessible to a wider spectrum of buyers.
Characteristically, the entrants to the Fasig-Tipton Preferred Sale are strong physical specimens, however, they have less stratospheric pedigrees than their Select brethren. They may be a few removes away from the elite stallions, mares and families that frequent the Select Sale catalog.
Make no mistake, NY breds can and do run and win in the company of those Olympian pedigrees. Funny Cide, Say Florida Sandy, Gander, Fleet Indian are the earners of in excess of $1 million in the most competitive open company, and, they are all NYbreds.
That said, sales ranged from $5,000 to $140,000. On the sale's second night, bloodstock agent J. J. Crupi bought a Tale of the Cat colt for NY based Repole Stables, LLC for $140,000. Repole Stables is owned by Queens native and Glaceau-Vitaminwater-Smartwater magnate Mike Repole.
There were 142 yearlings offered at this year's sale, 56 fewer compared to the 2009 sale. This year's average price for a NY Preferred yearling was $39,106, with 48 youngsters not sold.
Despite a slight dip in the average sale, consensus is that this was a far stronger sale than 2009. In 2010 breeders and owners sold a higher percentage, 66%, of yearlings offered, compared to only 54% of the 2009 yearlings being sold.
One positive and relieved note for the prospects of NY breds offered in the upcoming fall sales, Genting New York has been named operator of the Aqueduct VLT racino. With added moneys to be distributed to NY bred owners and breeders, the distinction of being a NY bred should translate to higher values in the sales sector.
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