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Marshall Gramm, HISA and the Rush to Hang the Wrong Person

POSTED: August 20, 2026

The Timeline Nobody Wants to Handicap Did Anyone hear Anything About a Venezuelan Betting Coup? I hate piling on. I hate it even more when...

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Marshall Gramm, HISA and a Sport Wearing Blinkers

POSTED: August 18, 2026

Okay, the "reporting" is on hold for today, let's go unfiltered. For many years I have closed my articles with a movie scene or quote....

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HISA Faced the Questions on Marshall Gramm. They Answered Them.

POSTED: August 17, 2026

Lisa Lazarus sat front and center and answered every question asked I have criticized HISA when I thought they deserved it. I have questioned their...

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Marshall Gramm, The Leaked Past Performances, and a Story That Just Changed

POSTED: August 17, 2026

Nobody Had to Break the Lock, Marshall Gramm, Jockey Club Member Had The Key Marshall Gramm Say It Isn't So HISA To Pursue Charges For...

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Let Past the Wire Help Make Your Fantasy Football Championship a Reality

POSTED: August 17, 2026

Fantasy football stopped being a casual office diversion a long time ago. The North American fantasy sports market was estimated at $14.91 billion in 2025...

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Asked and Answered: The CAW Debate Has Already Left the Conference Room

POSTED: August 13, 2026

The Racing and Gaming Conference debated whether casual bettors, serious horseplayers and computer-assisted wagering operations can coexist. The better question is why one pari-mutuel pool...

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Something Happened Sunday: What We Know Now, and What Still Doesn't Add Up

POSTED: August 12, 2026

A betting coup for the ages, maybe. When we first wrote that something happened Sunday, we didn't know what it was. We still don't. We're...

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Who Is Watching the Horse That Runs Slower? Hiding in Plain Sight

POSTED: August 11, 2026

There are 1000 ways to lose a race, and only one way to win it, or is there? When we talk about doping in horse...

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Something Happened Sunday. Now People Are Looking.

POSTED: August 10, 2026

Yesterday we wrote that something happened Sunday and we were going to find out what. Twenty-four hours later, we still don't know exactly what happened....

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