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The Conscience of Thoroughbred Racing
It’s the first Saturday in May and there is no Kentucky Derby. This is not a racing world I want to live in. The Arkansas
Expectations are growing that racing in traditional spring and summer venues might be able to resume in the next month or two. The Stronach Group
Money isn’t everything. This is never more true than when it comes to ranking the best of thoroughbred racing. Strictly based on earnings, Midnight Bisou
The first Saturday in May is the most gala occasion in American racing. It’s Derby Day! It’s not quite the same this year (nothing is)
Churchill Downs might have no heart and no soul but it does have a sense of humor. Surely this is why it chose April Fools
There has never been a Florida Derby like the one that could be run Saturday at Gulfstream. I think I speak for the racing world
What does Churchill Downs have to do to establish beyond any reasonable doubt that it does not give a whit about racing? The only thing
This has been a week when I wished I was on a 24-hour news cycle like the cable channels, so I could regularly update things.
Three 85 point (50-20-10-5) Derby preps this weekend. One is sensational, another is pretty good and the third doesn’t deserve the points nor to even
Maybe it’s time for major Kentucky Derby preps to establish standards for entry. An outlandish dozen colts passed the entry box for Saturday’s Fountain of
The American Graded Stakes Committee meets annually to assess the relative merits of the hundreds of added money events in North America. They don’t always
Finally, we’re going to get some clarity in the Derby picture. By the time the sand and loam settles at the end of this extended
An existential threat to racing, more ominous than a distressing spate of horse deaths, reared its head again this week. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, in
Presidential primary season and the Kentucky Derby trail have something in common. It isn’t crucial for a White House hopeful to win every primary nor
The announcement that a House subcommittee will hold the first hearing on Jan. 28 on the Barr-Tonko Horse Racing Integrity Act, which has been kicking
