Missing Connections
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comThoroughbred horse racing is comprised of two vaguely related components joined by a thin wire: wagering and entertainment.
Story | Conversation | February 8, 2010Hot Streaks
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comHot streaks are real.
Story | Conversation | February 1, 2010More real life
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comThis one is about real people and real money.
Story | Conversation | January 25, 2010Liven it up
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comEach year I like to make sandwiches and drive five hours into the spring.
Story | Conversation | January 18, 2010We're welcome
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comHere is the updated Horseplayer's Bill of Rights and Perks for 2010.
Story | Conversation | January 11, 2010Beauty and the bet
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comHandicappers compete with the puzzle that is each horse race, the goal being to fit numerous similar pieces together for an official solution.
Story | Conversation | January 4, 2010And stay away!
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comHere are some things most of us don't need to see in 2010 and beyond:
Story | Conversation | December 28, 2009Changes for the new year
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comFor the new year, let's give up being any stupider than is absolutely necessary at the horse races.
Story | Conversation | December 22, 2009The gifted
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comOurs is a puzzling sport. The solutions to a race are usually unique to the moment.
Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009Here's a tip
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comHere are the tip results for the calendar year just ending.
Story | Conversation | December 7, 2009More holiday spirit please
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comIt's something of a holiday tradition in the friendlier parts of the land to get somebody a pari-mutuel ticket as a Christmas gift.
Story | Conversation | November 30, 2009The happiest of holidays
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comThe holiday season at the horse races is my favorite time of the year.
Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009Meals on big wheels
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comThe doorbell rang a couple of days back to signal the delivery of a meal on wheels, a feast on airline wheels, game birds doused in winy herbs.
Story | Conversation | November 16, 2009Back to Basics
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comSometimes it's useful to observe the body language of trainers. Somebody with a chance to win is attentive.
Story | Conversation | November 10, 2009Racing after the Cup
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comAt first, it was hard to distinguish some of the trainers from the person there to pitchfork up the horse manure. Sometimes it's useful to observe th...
Story | Conversation | November 9, 2009EXPLORE RELATED TOPICS
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