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The Conscience of Thoroughbred Racing
Edited Press Release — The following statement was made by PETA Vice President Kathy Guillermo on a California judge’s ruling that Justify’s victory in the
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, September 5, 2023 – Everyone tethered to the Thoroughbred is all too aware of the events that at once made the storied,
By Press Release — Statement from PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo regarding the death yesterday of 3-year-old Thoroughbred Wisecraken, the 11th horse to die at
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, June 11, 2023–“He walks tall,” uttered Kelly Dorman on national television following the running of the Metropolitan Handicap, a race inaugurated in
By HRI Staff — “PETA calls on the New York Racing Association and the New York State Gaming Commission to cancel all horseracing and training
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL — May 12, 2021 My inbox is full of questions asking when I’m going to write about perhaps the biggest existential threat
By Indulto — HRI owner/publisher, John Pricci, recently attributed disillusionment to the discouraging departures of his fellow journalists who had shared his vision and ably
It is time to give Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen his due. For a majority of racing fans and players, Asmussen is an enigma, a
By Associated Press, AUG 12, 2020 — New York– Two years after filing a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, a harness-racing bettor has received $20,000 in the settlement
Not a lot of suspense or controversy in this year’s Eclipse voting, so I’m going to detour to a new award I’ve created. Racing Person
Jon Stettin beat me to the punch. Penciled in for today was a column catching up with stories that slipped through the cracks this week
The recent high-visibility removal of jockey Mike Smith from the mount on likely BC Classic favorite McKinzie has fueled speculation among the bored and restless.
HRI Edited Release – In keeping with Keeneland’s mission to support the horse industry, all self-serve wagering machines at the track will have a charitable
LAS VEGAS–Shug McGaughey has never been a fan of West Coast racing. This is true even when the Breeders’ Cup is at Santa Anita or
“Horseplayers are a group of people who exist outside the mainstream of normal society, and as a musician who grew up in the 60s and
