tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940825352978992130.post2443543965883599019..comments2023-08-15T07:14:42.438-07:00Comments on Daily Blues&;Views: And Away They GoBlues Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09502505257238114770noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940825352978992130.post-66133472073540138842008-01-30T09:50:00.000-08:002008-01-30T09:50:00.000-08:00Great place you have here! Thanks for stopping by!...Great place you have here! Thanks for stopping by!Party Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803387514872401131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940825352978992130.post-82451469262206441422008-01-29T19:52:00.000-08:002008-01-29T19:52:00.000-08:00"The horse still comes first."I appreciate that st..."The horse still comes first."<BR/>I appreciate that statement more than any other in your post here, because, as you go on to say, the industry has become so computerized and money driven. It makes me sad- gone are the old days of stakes winners racing at 4, 5 and 6 years of age. High dollar stud fees are ruining the sport.<BR/><BR/>My first visit to the racetrack came at the age of nine. I had already read about the greats in the sport, but that day they meant nothing. Every racehorse was beautiful- to me, the $2,500 claimer looked no different from the Derby winners I'd been reading about. The horse, not the race record, came first.Alykathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10056992521985483420noreply@blogger.com