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Thoughts on Dexter Dunn, Brian Sears, the things I miss the most and whether fillies are more precocious than colts
by Ron Gurfein Tidbits: Congratulations to my friend “Showbiz” (Bill Popfinger) and all the other Hall of Fame nominees for earning a spot on the ballot. Could the racing at the Meadowlands get any better than last weekend. WOW and … Read more
Read The Full HRU StoryThe Guru’s Road to the Hambletonian – Week 9
by Ron Gurfein HORSE PEDIGREE SALE PRICE, EARNINGS, RECORD OWNER BREEDER TRAINER / DRIVER COMMENT 1. GREENSHOE Father Patrick — Designed To Be $330,000 Lexington Selected $326,723 3,1:50.2 Courant Inc, Hans R Backe, Lars Granqvist,and Martin Langli Marvin Katz and … Read more
Read The Full HRU StoryHOF Captaintreacherous
by Melissa Keith His was a racing career of firsts. First foal of royally-bred Worldly Treasure, from the first crop of Somebeachsomewhere, Captaintreacherous commanded a $250,000 final bid in the 2011 Lexington Select Yearling Sale. Over three years on the … Read more
Read The Full HRU StoryThe Guru’s Road to the Hambletonian – Week 8
by Ron Gurfein HORSE PEDIGREE SALE PRICE, EARNINGS, RECORD OWNER BREEDER TRAINER / DRIVER COMMENT 1. GREENSHOE Father Patrick — Designed To Be $330,000 Lexington Selected $201,723 2,1:53.3 3,1:50.2 Courant Inc, Hans R Backe, Lars Granqvist,and Martin Langli Marvin Katz … Read more
Read The Full HRU StoryThoughts on Jimmy Freight, girl power, second trainers, how syndicates work and will Greenshoe be the fastest ever?
The Guru opines on this and more in this week’s installment. by Ron Gurfein Tidbits: If there was any doubt in your mind who the fastest trotter in history is it should have been dispelled Saturday night at Pocono Downs … Read more
Read The Full HRU Storyby Brett Sturman The $500,000 Earl Beal final is the anchor leg of $1.8 million in purses for four consecutive stakes races Saturday at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono loaded with dynamic stars across the board. For 3-year-old colt … Read more
Read The Full HRU StoryThe Guru’s Road to the Hambletonian – Week 7
by Ron Gurfein HORSE PEDIGREE SALE PRICE, EARNINGS, RECORD OWNER BREEDER TRAINER / DRIVER COMMENT 1. GREENSHOE Father Patrick – Designed To Be $330,000 Lexington Selected $189,223 2,153.3 3,1:50.2 Courant Inc, Hans R Backe, Lars Granqvist,and Martin Langli Marvin Katz … Read more
Read The Full HRU Storyby Ron Gurfein Tidbits: To all my readers on the northern side of the border that are in total denial and went crazy over the FACT that I said your fans were classless by cheering when Kevin Durant went down … Read more
Read The Full HRU StoryThe Guru’s Road to the Hambletonian – Week 6
by Ron Gurfein HORSE PEDIGREE SALE PRICE, EARNINGS, RECORD OWNER BREEDER TRAINER / DRIVER COMMENT 1. GREENSHOE Father Patrick — Designed To Be $330,000 Lexington Selected $189,223 2,153.3 3,150.2 Courant Inc, Hans R Backe, Lars Granqvist,and Martin Langli Marvin Katz … Read more
Read The Full HRU StoryIn Today’s HRU (2019-06-14)
Sturman: Gingras breaks down his NA Cup card horses Cotolo: How to handicap a big stakes card Special handicapping section, full program and TrackMaster PPs for NA Cup card Snyder: Tale of three caretakers as they prep for Ontario’s biggest … Read more
Read The Full HRU StoryThe driver helps break down Saturday’s rich Woodbine Mohawk Park card. by Brett Sturman Along with the signature North America Cup which goes for $1 million, three supporting stakes finals bring the total purses offered across the four races to … Read more
Read The Full HRU StoryThe Guru’s Road to the Hambletonian – Week 5
Ron Gurfein makes his case for the top 10 contenders for this year’s Hambletonian to be contested Sat. Aug. 3 at the Meadowlands
Read The Full HRU StoryAlso, thoughts on why there are a small number of dominant sires, Brett Sturman’s recent column and whether Melander’s Big 3 rival Takter’s 2014 trio. by Ron Gurfein Tidbits: Great news! Illinois is back in action. By a large margin, … Read more
Read The Full HRU Storyby Ron Gurfein Tidbits: What a great weekend of racing. Starting with Bettors Wish entering rarified air with a heart-stopping performance in Yonkers Art Rooney final. He marched off to a six-length victory without a bit of Dexter Dunn urging. … Read more
Read The Full HRU StoryLighten up, critics
Plus, my choice for the best babies by sex and gait, how to stop a trotter from hitting a hock and more. by Ron Gurfein Tidbits: It’s time all my followers lighten up a bit. From this day forth please … Read more
Read The Full HRU StoryChief Mate still rules my list of 2-year-olds
A final major training session this week at Sunshine Meadows confirmed what I already believed — that Chief Mate is the toast of the class. by Ron Gurfein (Editor’s note: Ask the Guru will return next week) My Sunday version … Read more
Read The Full HRU Storyby Ron Gurfein Tidbits: What more can I say than that the phenomenal Tiger Woods once again catapulted himself to the top of the sports world. In winning the Masters, his fifth green jacket and 15th major he turned the … Read more
Read The Full HRU Storyby Ron Gurfein The weather was hot but breezy Saturday at Sunshine Meadows and the crowd, for an April day, was larger than one might expect. There were lots of nice horses, but one performance was riveting. Unlike last year … Read more
Read The Full HRU StoryIn Today’s HRU
View from The Deck: Gurfein picks his group of stars in the making Tony Alagna, Casie Coleman in the HRU video spotlight Indiana: Pollack and Cullipher’s latest has run the table, so far, in 2019 Hollywood: Never too early for … Read more
Read The Full HRU StoryPicking my group of stars in the making
Jovial Jerry, Explosivebreakaway, She Does Trix and Chief Mate were all ultra-impressive this week at Sunshine Meadows. by Ron Gurfein Beautiful weather, great horses and lower than usual attendance Saturday at Sunshine Meadows made this reporter a happy man. Before … Read more
Read The Full HRU StoryHRU Feedback (2019-04-07)
Bill Robinson debate continues I read with interest and agreement Andrew Cohen’s cogent note on Bill Robinson’s HOF re-nomination (full story here). Then it occurred to me. How many millennials know of Pete Rose, one of the greatest baseball players … Read more
Read The Full HRU StoryResponding to letter-writing critic, my take on Bill Robinson, dealing with pullers and more thoughts on maiden races
by Ron Gurfein Tidbits: Last week I received a letter about my desire to seek a major increase in purse money for younger horses. I chose to answer this uninformed complainer in an open forum so that my readers will … Read more
Read The Full HRU StoryCarmen Auciello in video spotlight
Trainer Carmen Auciello was interviewed in Ontario by HRU’s Jaimi MacDonald about the babies he has in training with his racing partner Jonathan Drury in the latest edition of HRU’s Twos in Training video series. by Dave Briggs Two nights … Read more
Read The Full HRU StoryThoughts on the Down Under import explosion, the Big M’s new condition sheet, pinhooking and a new Italian restaurant
by Ron Gurfein Tidbits: Santa Anita will resume racing this weekend after a supposed surface renovation. It is beyond my comprehension how the track condition could be repaired in that short a period of time. To add to my suspicion, … Read more
Read The Full HRU StoryOntario-based trainer Dustin Jones was interviewed at the Palema Trotting center in Florida by HRU’s Heather Vitale and talks about the first crops of He’s Watching and his former star Prestidigitator in his debut in HRU’s Twos in Training video … Read more
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