Warren Eves | May 19, 2013
By Harry “The Hat” Hacek Being from Chicago and the old settlement known as “The Jungle” it was not uncommon for the youth of my neighborhood to go astray. I was no exception. Where I was born and raised it seemed you either grew up to [...]
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Warren Eves | May 6, 2013
By Warren Eves Rosie Napravnik’s post race Kentucky Derby comments caught our attention. Forget the fact we had the winner Orb who won like he laid over the field. The fifth place effort of Mylute may be worth noting. Napravnik couldn’t hide obvious enthusiasm in post [...]
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Warren Eves | April 20, 2013
By Warren Eves Michael Maker may not get enough credit for his training prowess. His acquisition of Animal Style out of a maiden $30,000 race last November may rank as one of the best claims in eons. The three-year-old colt brushed fifth to first in the final eighth of [...]
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Warren Eves | April 13, 2013
By Warren Eves The following mock telegram was written about the University of Louisville basketball team by California scribe Bob Jackson. “If any of y’all are plannin’ to come to town on the first Saturday in May, please tell us y’all are gonna be sittin’ in those fancy Churchill Downs [...]
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Warren Eves | February 15, 2013
By Harry “The Hat” Hacek Get a rope. Start a revolution. After 31 days of racing this winter at Santa Anita(December 26-February 14) I took the time to do an in-depth study of the disparaging and awful program put forth by that administration. [...]
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Warren Eves | December 1, 2012
By Warren Eves If you wagered on Brainwash in Saturday’s sixth at the Fairgrounds it was a brutal beat. The Bret Calhoun-trained sophomore couldn’t have run any better without winning. Maggi Moss‘ recent $40,000 claim Fire Alarm got to the wire first with Rosie Napranik but [...]
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Warren Eves | June 24, 2012
By Warren Eves Strait Of Dover made winning the $1-million Queen’s Plate look easy while breaking the track record Sunday. The question is will the oldest horse race be renewed in 2013? If the Ontario government does not alter its position on cancelling racetrack slots there will be no [...]
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Warren Eves | February 22, 2012
By Warren Eves We’re currently working on my book, It includes a myriad of character names. Tuesday retired jockey agent Harry “The Hat” Hacek submitted ‘Grand Characters.’ In a matter of minutes Harry Hacek recalls many monikers associated with horse racing circles. Here’s [...]
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Tags: "Lucky Buck" Tracy, "Sudsey" Rose, Apples Tabor, Bald Eagle, Bill Hartack, Black Heart, Bobby Rose, Bones, Bucket Head, Bud Johnston, CHRB, Damon Runyon, Dave Gorman, Don Harris, Eddie Arcaro, Fairgrounds, George Woolf, Harry "The Hat" Hacek, HRTV, Ice Man, Jack Felt, Katie Mikolay, Keith Desormeaux, Laffit Pincay, Mike Hammerle, Mousey, Pie Man, Purshingonastring, Ray Sibille, Rene Douglas, Ron Anderson, Rosie Napravnik, Santa Maria, Steve Cauthen, Sudsy(jockey valet), Suicide, Terry Turrell, Winners Card
Warren Eves | January 21, 2012
By Warren Eves Aqueduct was down due to snow so we eye-balled nine three-year-old races across the country Saturday January 21 that could have Kentucky Derby applications. Shared Property’s third from post 13 in the 1-70 yard LeComte was the most notable run of the day. Trainer Tom Amoss had to leave the [...]
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Warren Eves | November 26, 2011
By Warren Eves It was the last race of the day at Churchill Downs but it could mean something next May. One hundred twenty nine coming three-year-olds competed in 12 races at the track which will host the 2012 Kentucky Derby on Saturday. We could only wonder why the [...]
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