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Leading Flat jockey Kieren Fallon makes a late decision to pull out of an intended ride at the Cheltenham Festival.
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Real sports like football, rugby and cricket don’t rely on gambling money so why not just admit that horse racing isn’t a real sport?

And you don’t think that people gamble on other sports? Get real.

I don’t care what you think about horse racing. It is a wonderful sport. Horses are beautiful animals and they run their hearts out on the racetrack because they want to prove that they’re the best horse on the track. Certainly the racetracks need the gambling money in order to keep the purses at a respectable price. And gambling brings more people into the sport because they get to put their money where their mouth is. But are you really trying to say that because there’s gambling, horse racing can’t be called a real sport?

But of course I understand why you categorize horse racing as not a real sport…after all, the beauty and grace of a thoroughbred on the racetrack certainly can’t compare to a bunch of guys beating each other up in your "real" sports.

Trainer Nicky Henderson’s leading Cheltenham Festival hope Punchestowns suffers an injury scare 12 days before his run for the RSA Chase.
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Chief Oscar dies after winning the Ulster Grand National at Downpatrick.

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Mille Chief, ante-post favourite for Cheltenham’s Triumph Hurdle, is pulled out of the race by his trainer Alan King with an injured front leg.
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the sam houston race park i am looking for is the one located in houston texas. i don’t want to know what time the lounge or anything like that opens, i am only looking for the LIVE HORSE RACING open time. thanks!

AQHA< it’s a quarter horse track– really just go on AQHA.org. yes, the Alamo and all is important, just check out that site , it ties the historical with the contemporary.

Free admission will be offered at eight meetings in one week in April as part of an effort to broaden horse racing’s appeal.
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Madison Du Berlais heads a final field of 14 runners in Saturday’s Racing Post Chase at Kempton, but another Grand National contender Possol misses out.
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Trainer Paul Nicholls says former champion Denman can still be a major force at next month’s Cheltenham Gold Cup.
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I am appalled to find out on the evening news that a race horse had to be put down because he broke an ankle during a race. A race horse that had broken an ankle was no longer good for racing anymore, so they put him down in order to save possibly thousands of dollars in vet bills. So much for the economics of horse racing. Just imagine doing this to a human being who had broken his ankle. Do you think a race horse who was injured in a race should be allowed to retire in peace and receive full pension and benefits?

I do consider it a form of animal abuse. The fact they wanted her, the only filly in the race, to become the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby in 20 years, tells me that horse was pushed to the limit. What sickens me is it is all done for the evil money. I bet if you could ask a horse how they feel about being whipped into running beyond any living breathing things capacity, they would be asking, no begging, for someone to help them escape from that abuse. If that jockey had been killed, I wouldn’t have felt bad for him one bit. No different than a bull fighter being gored to death. You torment an animal, you get hurt or killed, you deserve it.

Vic Venturi beats fellow Grand National contender Black Apalachi for a Dessie Hughes 1-2 in the Bobbyjo Chase at Fairyhouse.
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Three horses share top weight as the handicaps for the 2010 Grand National are revealed.
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Binocular is ruled out of the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival because of a muscle problem.
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I was curious with all the talk about horse racing, how does a horse owner make money specifically related to racing? Is it through racing fees, -that is to allow the horse to race which in turns attracts bettors etc?

Most owners actually don’t make money racing.

Only about 70% of all Thoroughbreds ever get to the races, and only about 55% of all Thoroughbreds ever win a race. It costs about $25,000, give or take a few thousand, to keep a horse in training for a year; more for the major racing centers like New York or Southern California, less for tracks away from the major population centers. roughly 10-15% of all Thoroughbreds earn enough money during the course of a year to cover their training expenses.

Some owners can recover the residual value of their horse at the end of its racing career by selling, but most racehorses– particular male racehorses– have residual value that is low or even zero at the end of their racing careers.

Basically, most people who are in racing are in it for the excitement, the fun, the competition; and the hope that maybe they’ll be the one to strike it rich with a horse like Mine That Bird– or one of his relatives. It’s the hope of getting that one special horse, plus the love of racing in general, that keeps people going.

Champion jockey Tony McCoy will retain the ride on Denman in the Cheltenham Gold Cup despite being unseated at Newbury.
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Let us know the pros and/or cons to horse racing. What makes it great and what makes it bad.

Its great because you can win a lot of money betting on horses. Plus, you can go, make a couple really small bets and still have a really good time. Its actually pretty exciting, especially when you can get close to the horses and watch them in action up close.

I supposed the biggest con is the question of the whether the horses are being treated fairly (forcing them to race, whipping them, etc). Plus betting on horses also comes with the same pitfalls as does all forms of gambling.

Champion trainer Paul Nicholls reckons Tony McCoy will have few problems partnering 2008 Gold Cup winner Denman for the first time on Saturday.
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Champion Hurdle contender Binocular seeks his first win for more than a year at Sandown on Saturday.
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Are there any radio stations (not online ones) that are around anymore that broadcast live commentary of every day horse racing?

No! sorry.

Denman will miss Saturday’s Argento Chase at Cheltenham and will have a Gold Cup warm-up at Newbury in February.
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I thought Football, baseball or basketball will be one of the most attended–but horse racing? I don’t even watch that on tv, u don’t see fans going crazy over it, or wearing horse racing clothes like other sports.

because its the fastest and easiest way to gamble without having to go to vegas, atlantic city, etc.

Robert Thornton is in a “stable” condition in hospital after suffering a suspected back injury following a heavy fall at Leicester on Tuesday.
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Jackson Bend is the newest of our 2010 Kentucky Derby contenders and this is one of the entries you’ll want to keep a close eye on.

The 2010 Kentucky Derby horse racing betting future odds are up and you can get 18/1 on Jackson Bend right now.  You’ll want to take that before this weekend’s race because it’s very possible that Jackson Bend becomes the favorite if he wins the Holy Bull Stakes.

This is the one horse amongst the 2010 Kentucky Derby contenders’ potential field that produced the fastest Beyer speed figure for two turns in North America as a 2-year old, and you have to put Jackson Bend up at the top of the list along with Looking at Lucky and Buddy’s Saint.

Jackson Bend stumbled to 2nd in his first race, but has since reeled off 5 straight victories at Calder.  This horse can flat out fly and proved he’s deserves to be amongst the favorites for the 2010 Kentucky Berby after stumbling badly at the start of the In Reality before coming from way back to seize victory. The Gulfstream race has Jackson Bend as the favorite, and this will be a great test to see exactly where this 3-year old fits into the Kentucky Derby picture.  Other premier contenders such as Aikenite and Piscitelli are also involved and we’ll have our picks and predictions up on the day of the race.

Check out the previews for the rest of our 2010 Kentucky Derby Betting contenders before checking out the full early Kentucky Derby odds on the potential entries.

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