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Category: Illinois horse racing

Picks and Ponderings: Voting for 2017’s Illinois Champions

It’s that time of the year again — time to look back over the year that was, and to recognise … More

Illinois horse racing, Picks and Ponderings

Picks and Ponderings: Rethinking Illinois Champion Categories

I voted in the Illinois Champions poll last week…but, the more I thought about it, the more I think Illinois … More

Illinois breeding, Illinois horse racing, Picks and Ponderings

Picks and Ponderings: Voting for 2016’s Illinois Champions

This week, I had the honour to cast my ballot in the ITBOF’s poll, to determine 2016’s champion Illinois-bred racehorses. … More

Illinois breeding, Illinois horse racing

foals to watch out for! – 2016 edition

Last week, I hit upon the doom and gloom from this year’s Illinois foal report, but I promised some better … More

foals to watch out for: revisited

Enough with the foal report-related doom and gloom, at least for the moment.  The foal report abounds with hope, as … More

Hawthorne, Illinois breeding, Illinois horse racing

foal crops, stallion rosters, and stability in Illinois

One of my favourite moments of the year happens when the Illinois Department of Agriculture posts the latest year’s foal … More

Illinois breeding, Illinois horse racing, meanderings

support CANTER Chicago!

As many of you know from things I have posted here or on Twitter, I have been volunteering for CANTER … More

aftercare, Illinois horse racing

Three Hour Nap, revisited

Thoroughbred racing in Illinois gets back underway in less than two weeks.  With that on the horizon, and two-year-old races … More

handicapping, Illinois breeding, Illinois horse racing

a tangible reminder of tough times

News broke Wednesday that Hawthorne will probably cut stakes races from their spring schedule. I have spent the last two … More

Hawthorne, Illinois horse racing, meanderings

Picks and Ponderings: Illinois Champions

I am proud to have cast a ballot in the Illinois Champions vote for the second year in a row. … More

Illinois horse racing, Picks and Ponderings

Picks and Ponderings: Locally Connected Triple Crown Nominees

The list of Triple Crown nominees came out today.  Sure, everyone is talking about obvious types like Mohaymen and Nyquist … More

Illinois horse racing

Ode to Eight Gauge

Entering the Past the Grandstand blog contest two years ago was one of the major catalysts that led to me … More

Illinois horse racing, meanderings

Illinois sires: Greytap

Every so often, someone googles Blinkers Off with interesting enough search terms that a post ensues.  Within the last week, … More

Illinois breeding, Illinois horse racing, pedigree

Illinois-bred Curlin babies update

If there are two things that hit Blinkers Off square in the wheelhouse, they are Curlin babies and Illinois-breds.  Rarely … More

Curlin, Illinois horse racing

Illinois sires: Forest Attack

Based on the 2015 Illinois Department of Agriculture foal report, there were 173 Illinois Conceived and Foaled Thoroughbreds last year, … More

Illinois breeding, Illinois horse racing, pedigree

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