Sydney racehorse ~ 25 yrs ago, never won a race, placed sometimes, please give correct spelling - Ourene???
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Man, to find out anything about this horse,\nyou have to have the right spelling to start with,\nor some other info -like her sire or dam, maybe, or what races she was in- that you could use to search for her.
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i'm hoping that Point Determined will be able to stay within good striking range to sneak in a win a nose in front of Lawyer Ron. I would back Barbaro as well, but i'm worried about his 5 month layoff. He was wonderful last time out, but the many of the contenders have improved and grown greatly since his dominance over the races... Look for flashy bull to bounce back with a surpising run as well. ;)
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You MESSED it up!!\n\nThe joke should have said- "Ok I'll do it but lets change one rule, the last HORSE across the finish line wins!"  Not "person".
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From the daily racing form, link listed below. It was answered my Andy, so I am pretty confident it's accurate.\nAndy Beyer: \n\n"My rough rule of thumb is to subtract 14 points from the Timeform numbers; that works reasonably well--at least for upper-level horses of the sort who come to the Breeders' Cup. As horses get cheaper, the difference between the two scales is narrower. "
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Here is the profile for your grandfather as posted here\nhttp://www.kentuckyderby.com/2006/derby_history/african_americans_in_the_derby/jockeys.html#olewis\n\n Let me say it is an honor to be the first to answer your question. Oliver Lewis helped to develop the system used to collect the past performance information for documenting the record for all races a horse has run in his lifetime. He founded my hobby and many owe him partial credit for our success and enjoyment of thoroughbred horses and racing. Fantastic question and I wish you the best of luck in your search.\n\n I suggest that you use the information from the Kentucky Derby website to research for any living relatives of the trainer, owner or breeder of Aristides. They may be able to provide you with historical information you can use to learn more about your truly great grandfather. \n\nIf you would like I can post your question to my personal network of horseracing associates and see if someone smarter than I am can provide you with some better suggestions. I have in mind one gentleman in particular who is now 84 years old and been handicapping since the 1920's. It' entirely possible he may have a story relevant to your gr. grandfather. I expect he would revell in the telling of it if indeed he did.\n\nI wish you much the best in your search.\n\nOliver Lewis:\n\nOliver Lewis rode Aristides to a two-length upset victory in the inaugural running of the Derby in 1875. The time, 2:37 3/4, established an American record for the 1 1/2 miles. Lewis was instructed to send Aristides to the lead to ensure a fast pace and set up the race for stablemate Chesapeake. He sent Aristides to the front and as the field rounded the far turn and headed for home, Chesapeake was far behind. The owner of the two horses, H. Price McGrath, told Lewis "Go on!" when he looked over at McGrath for a sign. Later that year he guided Aristides to a second in the Belmont. He won three races during Churchill's inaugural meet to take the honor as leading rider. Lewis never rode in another Kentucky Derby but was on hand for the 33rd running in 1907. Detailed information is not available, but it was reported that he later worked for a bookmaker (legal at the time) an provided detailed information on how the horses ran. This method of race result notes was later developed into charts which served as a forerunner to the Daily Racing Form and Equibase systems.
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I could not find him in the Olympic database. What year? Spelling could be wrong.
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Thoroughbred Times.com combined with the morning line on the scratch sheets will reflect the legitimacy of the horse and potential to win...\n\nAn added tip about betting...you may not always bet to win, but handicap as though the horse could win...it is practically impossible, to pick a horse to come in second, third or even last...try it sometime, without betting...try picking a horse to come last in any given race..
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Originally referred to a horse that was ill used and badly cared for. Now refers to a female who has "been around the track a couple of times." In others words, a barfly or floozy. Of course this is all slang and refers to a lady of easy or questionable virtue.
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Art Success, campaigned by J. R. and T. A. Mobbs and K. D. Wikeley, sealed a winning trifecta for New Zealand breds in the last stride of the 2006 Queensland Turf Club Brisbane Cup (Aus-G1), run over 3,200 meters (15.91 furlongs) at Eagle Farm on Monday. \nFirst run in 1866, the Brisbane Cup closes the Brisbane Winter Carnival and is the last Group 1 event held in Australasia for the 2005-'06 racing season ending on July 31.\n\nSculptor, fourth in the Queensland Derby (Aus-G1) on Saturday, was first out the gates, pursued by Holidazzle, Gorgeous George, Bazelle, and Mahtoum.\n\nHolidazzle quickly took over in a brave attempt to lead all the way, but wilted near the home turn. Gorgeous George, Sculptor, and Pentathon drew away from the pack in the stretch, looking to fight out the finish when Art Success, ridden by Anthony Pattillo, made a bold move. \n\nRacing wide down the outside the four-year-old Pentire gelding joined the leaders in a line of four racing stride for stride. Pentathon was the first to yield, but Art Success, Gorgeous George, and Sculptor refused to give in until, right on the post, Art Success got his head in front for a long neck win. \n\nGorgeous George was second, with Sculptor third by a long neck. Time was 3.22.45 on a track rated dead.\n\nTrainer John Collins said that Art Success gave him no cause for anxiety leading up to the race.\n\n"He had a trouble free preparation, hasn't put a foot wrong," Collins said. "I'm delighted with him."\n\nPattillo was almost incoherent with emotion, thanking the owners for sticking with him in such an important race, and giving him the chance to win his first Group 1 race.\n\nArt Success, out of the Zabeel mare Zabelette, has won six of 19 career starts, including the Chairman's Handicap (Aus-G3) on May 13.—Delamere Usher\n\nAUD$500,000
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Try keying off of two or three races where you think a horse is a 'lock', then play around and mix up the other three or four races and of course...\n\nGood luck
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The superfecta paid a North American record last year, but that bet needs substantial capital and multiple combinations.  I would prefer the daily double-pick a few horses you like in the rece immediately preceding the KD and wheel with Sweetnorthernsaint, Point Determined, AP Warrior, Brother Derek.  With a full field of 20 in the Derby should get some juicy payoffs
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LOL. Easy: Ran 40 national hunt races and came last every time. What a name for a horse. LMAO.
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Before the tote boards came into existence, the odds were and any other changes (weight, equipment, etc) were written on a blackboard with chalk...\n\nEach horse would  be listed on the chalk board and before the race, the odds would change constantly, as it does nowadays. There was always  two or three horses that received the most play until finally before the race, the racetrack, bookmakers, would have a favorite, which often would have the most chalk, from being constantly erased, next to its name listed with the odds.\n\nSo, the bettors would often ask one another, "who's the chalk?"... Meaning, who's the favorite?\n\nThe term chalk is still used 'til this day....\n\nAnd, would you like to know how the term pool hall got started. Where and why..?..Maybe we'll save that for another question....
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I like On a Juene,but,after Tawqueet's run in the Caulfield Cup, he will be hard to toss.Sorry to see Makybe Diva's not there again.I think she would give this lot a bit to chase as well!
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Elvstroem was retired to stud at Blue Gum Stud http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=28802\n\nSavabeel stands at Waikato Stud http://www.waikatostud.co.nz/\n\nI think Pendragon is still in training, but I'm not positive.
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Try www.horseinfo.com or www. ntra.com
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Because Thoroughbred horses race in age classes (2-year-olds only, 3-year-olds only, 3-year-olds and older), it's important to keep track of their age.  But keeping track of individual horses' birthdays would be very difficult, given that the annual Thoroughbred foal crop has over 25,000 horses in America alone.  So the universal birthday for Thoroughbreds is January 1.\n\nSome breeders feel that foals born as close as possible to January 1 have an advantage when they go to the sales or races over horses with a later foaling date.  While there is no data that supports this for foals born from January to about mid-April, some breeders want to try to get foals born as early as possible anyway.\n\nThe down side of this is that if a foal is born on December 31, the very next day it automatically turns 1 year old!  This, for most breeders, would be a disaster, because it would effectively mean that there was no point in even trying to get this foal to the races until very late in its "official" 4-year-old season, when chronologically it would be a late 3-year-old and might be competitive against horses 4 and up.  \n\nSome breeders, both past and present, have resorted to creative skullduggery to avoid this kind of disaster.  There's a story, probably apocryphal, that the late "Bull" Hancock of Claiborne farm found one of his best mares showing signs of starting to foal (her udder filling, muscles around the tailhead becoming more relaxed, etc.) around Christmas day.  He gave orders to put the mare in an empty tobacco barn with the floor well-bedded in straw, a barrel of water, and several bales of hay.  He then ordered everyone to stay away from the barn until January 1st.  \n\nWhen the barn was opened on January 1st, the mare was there with her new foal.  Since no one had seen the mare foal, no one could swear that she had not foaled on January 1.  \n\nApparently the Jockey Club, which is the governing body for the registration of Thoroughbred foals, has felt that there has been too much of that kind of thing going on, and has started requiring breeders to notify them of Thoroughbred births on or close to the January 1 deadline.  A visit is then paid to the farm by a vet designated for such things by The Jockey Club, and the vet determines if the foal got in "under the wire" or was actually foaled before January 1.