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Excuse my ignorance, but what is pin-firing?

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I use Magna\'s xbress bet and am not real thrilled with it.  I live in NY so I am not allowed to bet on NY racing through them.  I don\'t know if this applys to every online site(NYRA mandated), but it is really a drag.  You also can\'t get video or current odds for any of the Churchill Downs network tracks(Churchill, Hollywood, Arlington, Calder)  which is also a turnoff.  I am looking to switch to a different site.  Anyone have any experience with youbet.com?  I am a weekend player and will probably only bet about $100 a week, unless I\'m winning.  Would I still be entitled to rebates at Pinnacle or any of the other rebate sites?

If adding 5 points to every previous figure is such a labor intensive chore why bother?  I don\'t see why looking at negative numbers make handicapping a race any more difficult.  I think your product is fine the way it is, and any extra time you have should be spent on what you have been doing(adding to the trainer profiles, etc.)

How does the administration of LEGAL, POSSIBLY performance enhancing drugs imply lack of morality or concern for society.  Have you ever taken nutritional supplements, or been prescribed modern medicine for an ailment?  Does that lessen your own accomplishments?  I agree that there are a lot of illegal drugs used in modern sports, be it horseracing or anything else.  And I agree that it is a problem that society should be concerned with.  But I do not see how Lasix diminishes Smarty\'s accomplishments nor do I see how the use of said drug is going to be the cause of the decline of western civilization, or even horseracing.  I think we should embrace modern science and step out of the dark ages. As far as handicapping goes I think that it is simply another variable to take into account.  And to think that prior to Lasix and the like, that all horses ate only hay, oats and water is naive.

Does anyone know where you can watch race replays or get photos from lesser known(than the Derby, BC, etc.) stakes races and horses from the 90\'s or earlier.  I am specifically interested in Joyeux Danseur\'s victory in the 1998 Early Times Turf Classic.
I was just starting to get into racing at the time and his performance was the most impressive race I had ever seen, as well as having won me a good chunk of money.  He literally exploded in the stretch.  That race is what got me hooked on racing.

I love Swingforthefences in the Peter Pan.  Nice steady improvement each start with numbers that are very competitive,nice rest, expecting another incremental move forward(1 to two points).  I think he\'ll manage to work out a decent trip behind the first flight of horses.  I think Purge is the only other contender, but I don\'t think he\'s fast enough to clear with all the speed drawn inside of him.  Likely to be wide around  the turn, and is somewhat suspect to run back to his top.  Any thoughts?