CDI's continued corporate greed is yet another nail in horse racing's coffin.  They appear to have little interest in horse racing's success, let alone survival.  It's all about their bottom line.

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/money/2014/04/10/churchill-downs-take-bet/7565235/

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/84170/keeneland-to-replace-polytrack-with-dirt

Anybody hear anything about any American horses going over for this one?

(The obvious choice, Giant Oak, is retired, so we'll have to find someone else.)   

Really looking forward to this race!

Mucho Macho Man and Will Take Charge in their first rematch since their epic battle in the BCC.  PLUS Game on Dude!

Post time 4PM Pacific, and it's being telecast on cable channel Fox Sports 1.

Anybody out there going?

Go MMM!

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/83665/epic-rematch-set-for-santa-anita-handicap?&utm_source=RacingPreviewNewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20140307

$750,000 Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I, Race 9, 4 p.m.), 3 & Up, 1 1/4 Miles
PP. Horse, Jockey, Weight, Trainer, ML Odds
1. Will Take Charge (KY), L Saez, 123, D W Lukas, 2/1
2. Mucho Macho Man (FL), G L Stevens, 124, K Ritvo, 9/5
3. Blingo (KY), A T Gryder, 117, J A Shirreffs, 8/1
4. Imperative (KY), K J Desormeaux, 114, G Papaprodromou, 12/1
5. Rousing Sermon (CA), R Bejarano, 114, J Hollendorfer, 12/1
6. American Blend (KY), J Talamo, 114, C Gaines, 20/1
7. Game On Dude (KY), M E Smith, 122, B Baffert, 5/2
8. Hear the Ghost (KY), J Rosario, 114, J Hollendorfer, 20/1

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/sports/Hialeah-fabled-track-seeks-a-rebirth.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20140223

http://www.ecorazzi.com/2014/01/17/the-u-s-can-wave-goodbye-to-horse-slaughterhouses/

Well written, and worth reading.  Also check out the slide show.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/sports/a-last-hurrah-for-hollywood-park.html?pagewanted=all

Horseracingnation.com is showing the following for the Clark:

Probable: Mucho Macho Man, Wise Dan

Possible: Game On Dude, Will Take Charge

Plus a few others.

Wow!  Have I missed something?  Anybody know how much of that might be true?

http://www.horseracingnation.com/stakes/Clark_Handicap

...where she just might match up with Goldencents!  (She lost last year's running by a nose to Stay Thirsty.)

The Cigar Mile just got a whole lot more interesting, particularly with Eclipse Awards on the line.  Mark the date - Nov. 30th.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/81949/new-owner-to-run-groupie-doll-in-cigar-mile

Suffolk's future may be on the line tomorrow.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/04/us/end-of-casino-partnership-leaves-fate-of-east-boston-racetrack-in-doubt.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20131104&pagewanted=all

The opposite of the "Who Will Retire" thread is a thread about who we think/know is coming back next year that we're REALLY looking forward to seeing.  Part of this, of course, is which two-year-olds are we expecting to emerge as threats at Triple Crown time, male and female?

I'll start with two obvious ones...I am really looking forward to seeing Will Take Charge and Beholder next year.

What do you think?

The aftermath of the BC always produces many retirement announcements.

Let's use this thread to speculate which horses have run their last race.  Then, as actual announcements are made in the next few days/weeks, please post them here to let us all know.

I may have missed some, but I haven't seen any actual announcements yet.  So I'll start with speculation.  Is Royal Delta done on the track?  If so, I hate to see her great career finish on the downer of two straight losses.

Who do you think/know is retiring?