May, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Study: Mare Age May Influence Foal Sex

Researchers from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais found that mares older than 15 were more likely to deliver fillies than younger mares, reports EQUUS magazine.

The researchers reviewed breeding records of almost 60,000 Mangalarga Marchador horses born between 1990 and 2011.

They then compared the sex ratio of offspring to the age of both the sire and dam; they also compared the age gap between both. The team also analyzed breeding records of 253 other horses foaled between 1989 and 2010.

All analyzed data showed that mares older than 15 were more likely to have fillies than their younger counterparts. Age of the stallion had only a minor effect on the sex of the foal.

Verry Elleegant Joins Graffard for Euro Campaign

G1 Melbourne Cup winner Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed {NZ}) will join Francis Graffard in France with a view towards targeting the major races in Europe this season, the connections of the Australian ace have announced.

An 11-time Group 1 winner, Verry Elleegant has netted her connections over £8 million and was described by Chris Waller, the man who managed her glittering career in Australia, as an “honour” to be associated with.

The statement from the ownership group was released on Thursday, and it read, “Being part of a champion racehorse is not just an enormous privilege but also a huge responsibility.

“We take this seriously and in the last couple of weeks have given further thought to what constitutes the right plan for our beautiful mare. We know she's a world-class stayer but we expect her to be weighted out of the Cups and there are limited options for her domestically.

“After much deliberation, we came to the realisation that if we want to campaign her in Europe, we need to do it properly and send her to be trained and prepared in the Northern Hemisphere.”

A tilt at the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is understood to be the main reason for sending Verry Elleegant to Graffard this season.

The statement added, “We're incredibly excited about the journey ahead and showcasing her on the world stage. We know win, lose or draw she'll do us, Australia and of course New Zealand proud.”

Graffard shared his excitement of taking over the training of Verry Elleegant on Twitter.

He said, “It is a huge honour to be entrusted with the 2021 Melbourne Cup winner and Champion race mare Verry Elleegant. I am conscious that I will be standing on the shoulders of a giant in taking her on from Chris Waller, who has done such an impeccable job with her.”

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Poker Online – Part I

Poker, in its many variations, is undoubtedly the world’s most popular card game. Face to face poker room games are as popular today as they were when played in turn of the century saloons and riverboats plying the Old Mississippi. World championship poker tournaments and the more recent celebrity poker tournaments are followed internationally and have helped to popularize the game even more.

Online poker is no exception and is played by more gamblers around the world than any other games of chance. Poker online is closer to face to face table games than video poker which is an equally popular game played at land-based casinos. The difference between the two is that in casino video poker, you are playing against the machine’s internal computer which is a so-called “random numbers generator” that, as the name suggests, picks a poker hand randomly.

In online poker, you are playing against opponents around the world. Although you cannot see them, with experience you will learn to recognize other player’s strategies. In fact, many highly-regarded poker players and world poker championship winners, have honed their skills playing poker at online casinos.

Almost everyone knows what an online casino is but how they came into being and what fueled their growth is not general knowledge.

In the United States, as in the rest of the world, literally billions upon billions of dollars are spent on gambling, legally and illegally. You can find legalized gambling of one form or another in almost every state in the US. Land-based casinos, particularly Indian gaming, have proliferated nearly everywhere in recent years as have riverboat gambling casinos. And of course there are the gambling cities of Reno and the inimitable Las Vegas.

But what about the man or woman in Hopscotch, Minnesota who wants to play a few hands of poker but does not have a casino nearby? Even if there was a conveniently-located casino, not everyone enjoys the noise and smoke of a casino poker room. The answer to all of that is the online casino.

Even the people who enjoy the excitement of a live casino, the free drinks and entertainment, know that the convenience of having the availability of an online casino in your living room or bedroom cannot be matched by a brick and mortar establishment.

If you feel like a few hands of poker and want to play online, you do not have to shave, you can play in your pajamas or bathrobe, you can take a break whenever you please and your favorite seat will be waiting for you, you do not have to gas up the car and maybe drive across town. Bad weather? No problem. Turn up the heat or the air conditioning and log on to your favorite online casino.

Biomechanics Pioneer Paul Mostert Dies at 94

Paul Mostert, one of the founders of the study of the biomechanics in racehorses, died May 6 in Lexington at the age of 94, according to a story in the Lexington Herald-Leader. Mostert served in the Navy until the end of World War II, and would go on to get a Ph.D from Purdue University. A mathematics teacher at the University of Kansas, he retired to work in the field of biomechanics and would develop 14 software programs using mathematical models of the biomechanics of racehorses. He was the president of EQUIX from 1985 to 2003. A graveside service is scheduled for Friday, May 13, at 11:30 a.m. at the Lexington (Ky.) Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, his family requests donations to Rhodes College, where he received his Bachelor's Degree, or to the educational university of one's choice.

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