oneXtwo Horse racing news (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Apart from Aintree, there is N.H. racing today at Musselburgh and Towcester, as well as a good card at Navan in Ireland where the main event is the Grade Two novice hurdle at 13.55 CET. Only 6 runners, but 3 of them have won their last 2 races, and clear top-rated is Judge Roy Bean, who can continue the good run of trainer Edward O´Grady and jockey Andrew McNamara. Otherwise there are...
Chicago Boyz (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
“Men, we’ve got to give this man a fair trial before we hang him.” — attributed to Judge Roy Bean. Finding an impartial jury for the Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) is the least of our worries in President Obama’s decision to try him in a civil court. Our greatest concern is that it will be [...]
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... and "The Man From Laramie") or Paul Newman (especially in "Hud," "The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean" and, of course, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"). They are men on epic journeys and heroic quests, solving problems, back when most problems could be solved on horseback.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
... for Saturday’s race.O’Grady also reported yesterday that his For Auction Hurdle winner Judge Roy Bean will miss the Royal Bond Hurdle at the end of the month and instead return to Navan for the Monksfield Hurdle over two and a half miles on Saturday week.Philip Fenton has given the green-light to Dunguib running at Punchestown on Saturday in a two mile conditions hurdle after the bumper...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... was just what I wanted for him.”Andrew McNamara, fresh from his triumph on The Listener at Down Royal on Saturday, completed a short-priced double on a pair of Edward O’Grady-trained novices yesterday but missed out on a likely treble with Catch Me’s last fence fall in the novice chase.The 1 to 2 favourite looked to have the race secure when he crashed out and it left the prize open to the Drinmore...
