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The Enforcement Problem HISA Can't Outsource Away

POSTED: May 27, 2026

Two enforcement failures. Two different arms of HISA's regulatory apparatus. One week. Neither failure is a close call. Neither involves disputed science, ambiguous evidence, or...

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Momentum Builds Behind the Belmont Pledge as Additional Trainers Join the Movement to Support Thoroughbred Aftercare

POSTED: May 26, 2026

The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation provides dignified lifetime care for retired Thoroughbred racehorses while creating pathways for healing and growth through the transformative power of the...

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Precise Wins Irish 1000 Guineas at The Curragh

POSTED: May 26, 2026

Sun Goddess, with Ryan Moore up, lost her Maiden tag at the Curragh, Credit Breandán Ó hUallacháin Breandán Ó hUallacháin Precise (4/1) gave Aidan O’Brien...

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Belmont Stakes Seminar: Unfinished Business

POSTED: May 24, 2026

Leaving It All on the Track The Belmont Stakes, in our backyard. We don’t like leaving unfinished business. In our Kentucky Derby Seminar, our Kentucky...

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The Stewards Looked At The Tape — And Said They Didn't See It

POSTED: May 24, 2026

On Friday, the Maryland Racing Commission stewards who oversaw the Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park issued their finding on Paco Lopez's winning ride aboard Napoleon...

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Gstaad is Irish 2000 Guineas Winner No 13 for Aidan O’Brien

POSTED: May 24, 2026

Gstaad returns to the winner’s circle, Credit Breandán Ó hUallacháin Gstaad gave Aidan O’Brien a 13th success in the Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas, part of...

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THE SPORT THAT FORGOT IT WAS ONE

POSTED: May 23, 2026

How CDI and the KHRG Completed the Job Boxing Started There was a time when the heavyweight championship of the world stopped everything. Not just...

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Twenty Years. One Amendment. The People Who Finally Got It Done.

POSTED: May 23, 2026

A House committee passed the Van Drew-Titus Amendment, embedding a horse slaughter transport ban inside major infrastructure legislation. The SAFE Act has been introduced in...

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THE STANDARD THAT RACING FORGOT

POSTED: May 22, 2026

Every Major American Sport Has Faced This Question. Every One of Them Answered It the Same Way. Not Horse Racing The Kentucky Horse Racing and...

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