“When my kids are a little older, I would love to have a real stable of my own alongside HRP and race the horses at Woodbine and for one beautiful month a year, at Saratoga”
EDITORIAL
Interview with Looney Stables by Kevo
Pleased today to finally meet Looney Stables aka ‘Powell’ in person. Thanks for taking the time, you are rather punctual, I wish my horses were that on time.Mine are if you are referring to last place:) and the pleasure is… Read More ›
The DMR Trials: a Summary of the Biggest Race of the Year
First of all i think every one who took part in the DMR trials would like to thank John Henry for doing such a great job in organizing them. This game we play is made all the better by those… Read More ›
Wishing all the Readers Happy Holidays
The SRF team will take the usual Holiday break from 12/21 and will be back on 1/4/2021. We wish all the readers the best and a serene Holiday time in this difficult year. Stay safe and thank you for your… Read More ›
Maximizing Your Horse’s Potential by Using Race Conditions and Horse Assessment
The subject of the class of a horse or race classification is a very difficult one at HRP but i have heard it said that horse placement is one of the keys to success at HRP so whilst on the… Read More ›
Oh, Not Again! Another Belmont Without TC Hopes….A Look Back.
The last time we felt the excitement for the Belmont Stk as a horse had a chance to win the TC was also the first time the TC was run at Hrp. On 6/5/2004, Fuji Ninja, winner of KYD and… Read More ›
Lockdown Ramblings 6
The effect of the draw. I decided to have a little look at the effect of the wide gate as many times i have spoken about it in write ups and have noticed certain trends. I didn’t however want to… Read More ›
Private Sales Rule Change: Good or Bad?
On Friday, April 10th, the game issued an announcement that seemed to come out of the blue for many of us. The landscape of the direct private sales was going to change indefinitely as HRP looks to crack down on some of the transactions that have taken place in the past, mainly direct private sales of horses that are far below market value.
Lockdown Ramblings 5, Speed versus Conformation
Today as i sat once more in isolation, the world’s troubles seemingly lost on the chattering birds and blue sky i decided to conduct a little experiment. Could i unravel the mysteries of HRP by comparing works to conformation? So… Read More ›
Lockdown Rambling 3
Have horses really got faster? Its been said many times that horses these days at HRP are all much faster than they used to be so i thought that i would take a little look at the facts, (as i… Read More ›
