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    <title>Zasts FastWords</title>
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    <description>Zast's FastWords blog by HorseRaceInsider.com contributing writer, Vic Zast</description>
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    <dc:creator>Vic Zast</dc:creator>
    <dc:rights>Copyright 2011</dc:rights>
    <dc:date>2011-05-07T21:03:00-05:00</dc:date>
   
   
                 


                        

   
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                                     <title>Last Words and Actions</title>
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                        <![CDATA[(CHURCHILL DOWNS, LOUISVILLE, KY) If you’re interest in knowing what takes place in the one and a half hours between the Woodford reserve and the Kentucky Derby, here’s the schedule that Churchill Downs socializes. At 5:05 pm, there will be a special presentation of colors followed by the fourth National Anthem of the day. At 5:30 pm, Chief Steward John Veitch will meet with the jockeys in the Jockey’s Room. At 5:35 pm, the jockeys will pose for their group photo. &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/zasts-fastwords'>Last Words and Actions</a>]]>





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                                     <title>Wearing on Everyone</title>
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                        <![CDATA[(CHURCHILL DOWNS, LOUISVILLE, KY) Churchill Downs is beginning to string the races out. There will be 45 minutes for bettors to regroup and try again before the horses enter the gate for the next race. Veteran turf writer Dan Farley told me trainer Tom Proctor is a genius with fillies on the turf so that’s why I’m backing Wild Mia. Mamma Mia! – She’s 12&#45;1. The crowd went inside for awhile because a dusting of rain began. It arrived right on &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/zasts-fastwords'>Wearing on Everyone</a>]]>





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<dc:date>2011-05-07T18:18:00-05:00</dc:date>

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                                     <title>Four-Four-Four</title>
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                        <![CDATA[(CHURCHILL DOWNS, LOUISVILLE, KY – May 7, 2011) Wordly, one of several four&#45;year&#45;olds running against former Kentucky Derby hopefuls, took the Funny Cide Purse, the second race on the long Derby day card. The son of A.P. Indy, owned by Jay Em Ess Stable, was once thought of as Derby material, but then flopped in the LeComte and the Risen Star after running second in the Kentucky Jockey Club Cup. Remember that when you back horses that prepped in New Orleans. &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/zasts-fastwords'>Four&#45;Four&#45;Four</a>]]>





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<dc:date>2011-05-07T15:17:00-05:00</dc:date>

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                                     <title>An Odds Morning</title>
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                        <![CDATA[(CHURCHILL DOWNS, LOUISVILLE, KY) If Twice the Appeal was Thrice the Appeal in the early wagering, he’d still be under&#45;priced. Official odds&#45;maker Mike Battaglia predicted the upset Sunland Derby winner would be over bet because of the presence of Calvin Borel on his back. But 7&#45;1 is ridiculous. Horseplayers will have a field day on this day with this field. Although Dialed In opened this dawn at odds shorter than Lookin At Lucky, last year’s favorite at 6.30&#45;1, if you like &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/zasts-fastwords'>An Odds Morning</a>]]>





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                                     <title>Plum Pretty on Pink Day</title>
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                        <![CDATA[(CHURCHILL DOWNS, LOUISVILLE, KY – May 6, 2011) Not a drop of rain fell on a head at Churchill Downs and there were 110,122 that one could have fallen on. The third largest crowd in Kentucky Oaks history was pretty in pink for Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure’s celebration of Kentucky Derby Eve. But Plum Pretty, a bay daughter of Medaglia d’Oro owned by the Peachtree Stables of John Fort, won the 137th running of the Grade 1 Kentucky &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/zasts-fastwords'>Plum Pretty on Pink Day</a>]]>





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<dc:date>2011-05-06T22:32:00-05:00</dc:date>

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                                     <title>Horse Racing on TV a Disappearing Act</title>
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                        <![CDATA[(CHICAGO, IL &#45; April 9, 2011) The irrelevance of horse racing in the popular culture was evident on several fronts this week. In Illinois, some state legislators denounced supporting the sport by saying it no longer attracts the public’s notice. Proof that these claims have merit is borne out by the networks’ indifference to two Grade 1 stakes with Kentucky Derby influence. If the Santa Anita Derby and Wood Memorial aren’t important enough to be televised, there are only five days &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/zasts-fastwords'>Horse Racing on TV a Disappearing Act</a>]]>





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<dc:date>2011-04-09T09:41:00-05:00</dc:date>

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                                     <title>Lessons in Quit</title>
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                        <![CDATA[(CHICAGO, IL – January 27, 2011) Chicagoans were treated to a couple lessons in quit this week. First, there was the phantom knee ligament tear that caused quarterback Jay Cutler to watch on the sidelines as his Bears teammates went down to defeat against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship game. (He was seen browsing the shops of Beverly Hills with his girlfriend Wednesday.) Then, on the flip side, Chicagoans watched former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/zasts-fastwords'>Lessons in Quit</a>]]>





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<dc:date>2011-01-28T02:33:01-05:00</dc:date>

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                                     <title>Eclipse Award Make-up Sex</title>
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                        <![CDATA[(CHICAGO, IL – January 5, 2011) By deciding to present a Special Eclipse Award to Team Zenyatta and an Eclipse Award of Merit to Claiborne Farm, a few representatives of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, National Turf Writers and Broadcasters and Daily Racing Form made getting an Eclipse Award seem like make&#45;up sex. Now, some people would say that make&#45;up sex can be the best sex of all. And nobody is questioning the propriety of giving these designates a kiss. But &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/zasts-fastwords'>Eclipse Award Make&#45;up Sex</a>]]>





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<dc:date>2011-01-06T03:53:00-05:00</dc:date>

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                                     <title>Collective Accounting, New Year&#8217;s Eve</title>
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                        <![CDATA[At midnight on the last day of the year, as the moon lays a blanket of light on the pastures and the wind stirs the needles on the pines that line their edges, nothing seems different than the night before or the day after. Yet, the horses will celebrate a birthday. It is a custom used to categorize the species simply. The event slips away undetected. In a quiet room where records are kept and matters like this may mean something, &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/zasts-fastwords'>Collective Accounting, New Year&#8217;s Eve</a>]]>





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<dc:date>2011-01-01T16:31:01-05:00</dc:date>

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                                     <title>Riding the Third Rail</title>
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                        <![CDATA[(SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY &#45; November 18, 2010) The readers’ response to the recent column I wrote entitled “Psycho Talk” is not surprising to me. As a matter of fact, the sentiments expressed are consistent with the phenomenon I wrote about. I consider my piece an affirmation that passion is good for the sport. My closing paragraph is clear about how I think about that. Even though the public reporting of the fans’ over&#45;zealous attachment to certain horses has been largely ignored &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/zasts-fastwords'>Riding the Third Rail</a>]]>





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<dc:date>2010-11-18T05:01:00-05:00</dc:date>

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