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The Conscience of Thoroughbred Racing
“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
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, April 25, 2021 – Don’t know about your excitement level for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, but it’s a race I’m looking forward to
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 the sports world stopped in the wake of the pandemic, and with bigger fish to fry, sports media was caught up in the overload,
Selfishly at first, I was miffed by the retirements of my colleagues and good friends, Mark Berner and Tom Jicha, because they believed prevailing industry
By Churchill Downs Press Staff – Secretariat, considered by many as the most talented and iconic Thoroughbred to have raced in America, has been established as
PLANTATION, FL – Four months; not five weeks. That’s how long Thoroughbred fans must wait to find out whether Tiz the Law rules in this
Never mind the wheels of justice. Even investigations grind slowly. Last Monday’s FBI bust of 27 individuals who derive their living from the Thoroughbred racing
The quietest week of the racing year as well as the last few days before we welcome 2020 is a perfect opportunity to look back
By CHRISTINE OSER, for Bloodhorse.com — Race-day Lasix was the center of conversation at the Oct. 28 Kentucky Drug and Research Council meeting, and the
By JOE GORAJEC — A lot has been written about the September 11, 2019, The New York Times report that Justify, the 2018 Triple Crown winner, failed
As HRI readers probably know by now, a Tuesday New York Times story raised questions about Justify’s eligibility to run in the 2018 Kentucky Derby
