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The Conscience of Thoroughbred Racing
By John Pricci — Today the New York Racing Association temporarily banned Bob Baffert from making entries into races at any of its racetracks, including
“All I can tell you is betamethasone is an allowed therapeutic medication, but we did not give it to this horse. In fact, Medina Spirit
Racing does not corner the market on bad news, not hardly, but it might lead all the sports leagues in negative reactions. Perhaps it’s a
While there are many great trainers plying their trade in the modern game, there’s nothing like watching a couple of old school horsemen hone-in on
In the Thoroughbred racing industry, justice it just a seven-letter word. It’s no different in meaning than its antonyms; words like prejudice or inequality or
When I first read the headline “Oaklawn to Reopen Casino on Monday, May 18,” I was horrified. Readers might recall that we were all over
As we know, all politics stop at the waters edge, but anything in between is fair game. So let’s begin at the top, with the
February 24, 2020–I sincerely hope that the defending dual champion filly, Covfefe, whose retirement was announced early Monday, is in fine health and was not
I’ve scoffed at the hysteria that thoroughbred racing is facing an existential crisis, except maybe in California. Horse racing is too entrenched in the culture
