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    <title>West Coast Wash</title>
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    <description>West Coast Wash by HorseRaceInsider.com contributing writer, Bill Christine</description>
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    <dc:creator>Vic Zast</dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2011-04-26T09:41:00-05:00</dc:date>
   
    

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      <title>The Short, Unhappy Track Life of Sirhan Sirhan</title>
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 <![CDATA[I think his name was Henry Ramistella. This was a horseman who had an alias for every occasion. He was Ramistella in New Jersey, where the stewards put his feet to the fire for allegedly stiffing a horse. When he arrived in California, he applied for a license in the name of Frank Donneroummas. Authorities out here rescinded his credentials after they discovered the dirty linen he had left behind on the East Coast. According to the police, Ramistella also &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/West-Coast-Wash'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[I think his name was Henry Ramistella. This was a horseman who had an alias for every occasion. He was Ramistella in New Jersey, where the stewards put his feet to the fire for allegedly stiffing a horse. When he arrived in California, he applied for a license in the name of Frank Donneroummas. Authorities out here rescinded his credentials after they discovered the dirty linen he had left behind on the East Coast. According to the police, Ramistella also &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/West-Coast-Wash'>MORE...</a>]]>
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 <dc:date>2011-04-26T09:41:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>This Needs To Be Addressed</title>
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 <![CDATA[But I digress. What got me started on this name business was the recent move of Harness Tracks of America, which is staying in Tucson, Arizona, but has relocated from East Sunrise to East Dry Gulch Place. Oh, Kelly, what I would give to have an address like East Dry Gulch Place. I would even settle for West Dry Gulch Place. Throw your weight around. I think the fathers of Saratoga Springs, New York, should change the name of the &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/West-Coast-Wash'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[But I digress. What got me started on this name business was the recent move of Harness Tracks of America, which is staying in Tucson, Arizona, but has relocated from East Sunrise to East Dry Gulch Place. Oh, Kelly, what I would give to have an address like East Dry Gulch Place. I would even settle for West Dry Gulch Place. Throw your weight around. I think the fathers of Saratoga Springs, New York, should change the name of the &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/West-Coast-Wash'>MORE...</a>]]>
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      <title>In Search of the Kelco</title>
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 <![CDATA[Davidowitz even gave the Kelco a tryout at the old Bowie Race Course (any discussion of the Kelco seems to lead to the mention of tracks that are dead and buried&#45;&#45;in Bowie&apos;s case, almost buried). &quot;Like any system or handicapping device,&quot; Davidowitz said, &quot;(the Kelco) identified some obvious horses and once in a blue moon gave credit to a horse who had been third, fourth and fifth in richer races who were sure to benefit when dropping down to cheaper &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/West-Coast-Wash'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[Davidowitz even gave the Kelco a tryout at the old Bowie Race Course (any discussion of the Kelco seems to lead to the mention of tracks that are dead and buried&#45;&#45;in Bowie&apos;s case, almost buried). &quot;Like any system or handicapping device,&quot; Davidowitz said, &quot;(the Kelco) identified some obvious horses and once in a blue moon gave credit to a horse who had been third, fourth and fifth in richer races who were sure to benefit when dropping down to cheaper &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/West-Coast-Wash'>MORE...</a>]]>
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      <title>The Asmussen Omission</title>
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 <![CDATA[I know where observers like that are coming from. In the end&#45;of&#45;the&#45;year Eclipse Awards voting one year, I didn&apos;t list either Asmussen or Todd Pletcher in the three trainers&apos; spots on my ballot, because both had served lengthy suspensions after their horses tested positive for illegal drugs. If the consensus is any yardstick, it doesn&apos;t make any difference the trouble a trainer encounters; the last time someone other than Pletcher or Asmussen won the trophy was when Bobby Frankel got &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/West-Coast-Wash'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[I know where observers like that are coming from. In the end&#45;of&#45;the&#45;year Eclipse Awards voting one year, I didn&apos;t list either Asmussen or Todd Pletcher in the three trainers&apos; spots on my ballot, because both had served lengthy suspensions after their horses tested positive for illegal drugs. If the consensus is any yardstick, it doesn&apos;t make any difference the trouble a trainer encounters; the last time someone other than Pletcher or Asmussen won the trophy was when Bobby Frankel got &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/West-Coast-Wash'>MORE...</a>]]>
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 <dc:date>2011-04-05T09:41:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Goofonroof Segues to Stewinthestand</title>
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 <![CDATA[&quot;There are a rash of complaints,&quot; said one veteran California racing official, who didn&apos;t want his name used because of potential reprisal from the racing board. &quot;I don&apos;t know why they didn&apos;t stick with those of us who have much more experience. There&apos;s no substitute for experience.&quot; Many of these officials, hoping to move up, have worked as associate stewards, placing judges, patrol judges and at other board&#45;appointed jobs. &quot;We&apos;ve passed the stewards&apos; exam (which is both written and oral),&quot; &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/West-Coast-Wash'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[&quot;There are a rash of complaints,&quot; said one veteran California racing official, who didn&apos;t want his name used because of potential reprisal from the racing board. &quot;I don&apos;t know why they didn&apos;t stick with those of us who have much more experience. There&apos;s no substitute for experience.&quot; Many of these officials, hoping to move up, have worked as associate stewards, placing judges, patrol judges and at other board&#45;appointed jobs. &quot;We&apos;ve passed the stewards&apos; exam (which is both written and oral),&quot; &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/West-Coast-Wash'>MORE...</a>]]>
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 <dc:date>2011-03-29T09:41:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>A Woolf Winner Who&#8217;d Like To Copy Borel</title>
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 <![CDATA[But the other exercise rider drew a higher card. The trainer told Shear that if he went, it would be as a groom. Shear played their crazy game, took the demotion and packed for California. &quot;You may have heard of that other exercise rider,&quot; he said on George Woolf day. &quot;David Cross.&quot; Shear is the 90&#45;year&#45;old paddock guard who shielded a 5&#45;year&#45;old girl a couple of weeks ago when a horse took off in the paddock and ran into the &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/West-Coast-Wash'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[But the other exercise rider drew a higher card. The trainer told Shear that if he went, it would be as a groom. Shear played their crazy game, took the demotion and packed for California. &quot;You may have heard of that other exercise rider,&quot; he said on George Woolf day. &quot;David Cross.&quot; Shear is the 90&#45;year&#45;old paddock guard who shielded a 5&#45;year&#45;old girl a couple of weeks ago when a horse took off in the paddock and ran into the &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/West-Coast-Wash'>MORE...</a>]]>
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      <title>Little Big Man</title>
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 <![CDATA[&quot;No,&quot; the father said. &quot;She&apos;s only five. And not a very big five at that.&quot; &quot;I&apos;m 90,&quot; John Shear said. &quot;I&apos;ve already lived my life. Your little girl is just getting started.&quot; Looking at Shear&apos;s badly broken body, and perhaps not aware of the massive internal bleeding that still concerns his family, the father was near tears. His little girl had never been to the races. They were on the rim of the walking ring, getting as close to these &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/West-Coast-Wash'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[&quot;No,&quot; the father said. &quot;She&apos;s only five. And not a very big five at that.&quot; &quot;I&apos;m 90,&quot; John Shear said. &quot;I&apos;ve already lived my life. Your little girl is just getting started.&quot; Looking at Shear&apos;s badly broken body, and perhaps not aware of the massive internal bleeding that still concerns his family, the father was near tears. His little girl had never been to the races. They were on the rim of the walking ring, getting as close to these &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/West-Coast-Wash'>MORE...</a>]]>
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      <title>Some Big &#8216;Caps Just Won&#8217;t Go Away</title>
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 <![CDATA[&quot;A nice guy,&quot; Pedersen said. &quot;He had had a lot of horses, but hadn&apos;t won many big races. Nice guy, but you had to do what you had to do.&quot; Chip Sturniolo, who owned The Derby in 1994, recognized the juxtaposition of the Pedersen and Hersh parties. Sturniolo came over to Pedersen and whispered: &quot;Pete, you know we could put you upstairs if you want.&quot; When Woolf owned the restaurant, he lived on the second floor, in a cozy apartment, &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/West-Coast-Wash'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[&quot;A nice guy,&quot; Pedersen said. &quot;He had had a lot of horses, but hadn&apos;t won many big races. Nice guy, but you had to do what you had to do.&quot; Chip Sturniolo, who owned The Derby in 1994, recognized the juxtaposition of the Pedersen and Hersh parties. Sturniolo came over to Pedersen and whispered: &quot;Pete, you know we could put you upstairs if you want.&quot; When Woolf owned the restaurant, he lived on the second floor, in a cozy apartment, &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/West-Coast-Wash'>MORE...</a>]]>
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 <dc:date>2011-03-08T09:41:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Big &#8216;Cap Needs Twirling Candy To Win</title>
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 <![CDATA[John Sadler, his trainer, already says that Twirling Candy is the best horse in the country. Sadler is not one to traffic in braggadocio. He&apos;s saddled the 4&#45;year&#45;old colt for six wins in seven tries. Twirling Candy has won sprinting, he&apos;s won around two turns, he&apos;s won on grass, synthetics and on dirt. He hasn&apos;t tried running over nails yet, but don&apos;t put it past him. The only race Twirling Candy lost, at Hollywood Park, Sadler blamed himself for not &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/West-Coast-Wash'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[John Sadler, his trainer, already says that Twirling Candy is the best horse in the country. Sadler is not one to traffic in braggadocio. He&apos;s saddled the 4&#45;year&#45;old colt for six wins in seven tries. Twirling Candy has won sprinting, he&apos;s won around two turns, he&apos;s won on grass, synthetics and on dirt. He hasn&apos;t tried running over nails yet, but don&apos;t put it past him. The only race Twirling Candy lost, at Hollywood Park, Sadler blamed himself for not &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/West-Coast-Wash'>MORE...</a>]]>
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      <title>Year of the Rabbit, Indeed</title>
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 <![CDATA[Like most racehorse rabbits, Hedevar was also a lamb, a sacrificial lamb. Twice he blasted from the starting gate, forcing the speedy Dr. Fager to keep up, and then Hedevar&apos;s stablemate, Damascus, would come along late, for the glory and the purse money. It happened in the 1967 Woodward, in which the first half&#45;mile flew by in about 45 seconds, and in the 1968 Brooklyn Handicap, when Hedevar again did his job. Two other times, Damascus encountered Dr. Fager without &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/West-Coast-Wash'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[Like most racehorse rabbits, Hedevar was also a lamb, a sacrificial lamb. Twice he blasted from the starting gate, forcing the speedy Dr. Fager to keep up, and then Hedevar&apos;s stablemate, Damascus, would come along late, for the glory and the purse money. It happened in the 1967 Woodward, in which the first half&#45;mile flew by in about 45 seconds, and in the 1968 Brooklyn Handicap, when Hedevar again did his job. Two other times, Damascus encountered Dr. Fager without &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/West-Coast-Wash'>MORE...</a>]]>
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