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Trustyourinstinct Wins Curragh Cup With Melbourne Cup Now On The Horizon

POSTED: July 26, 2026

Trustyourinstinct, held up at the back by Declan McDonogh, rallied on the outside to lead close home and win the Group 2 Curragh Cup by...

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Cornucopian. The Horse Was Still Being Evaluated.The Verdict Was Already In.

POSTED: July 26, 2026

Cornucopian, Bob Baffert, the rush to report tragedy, and the trainer data HISA will not release yet The facts do not owe anyone the narrative...

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Johanna Walsh Slams Rivals In Juddmonte Irish Oaks

POSTED: July 26, 2026

Johanna Walsh quickened clear inside the final furlongs to win the Group 1 Juddmonte Irish Oaks by four lengths at the Curragh under Dylan Browne...

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Sports Media Forgot the Sports

POSTED: July 23, 2026

Jon Stettin Pat McAfee is reportedly making approximately $30 million a year at ESPN and negotiating for considerably more. Depending upon which report you believe,...

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The Watch, The Car, and The GOAT: What Branding Really Sells

POSTED: July 23, 2026

"Pick 6 King Jon Stettin driving the prancing horse, Ferrari" Jon Stettin Tom Brady and Logan Paul exchanged middle fingers from nearby suites at the...

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The Cheap Trick: How a Sentence You Never Said Can Become the One Everyone Remembers

POSTED: July 22, 2026

Jon Stettin Mark Twain is often credited with saying, "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."...

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Locks on an Aging House: What Racing Actually Fixed After the Fix Six

POSTED: July 21, 2026

"Change the locks" Jon Stettin Who Can Fix The Tote System? Twenty-four years ago, a computer programmer named Chris Harn did something that should have...

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HISA Asked for Comments on Its $74 Million Budget. Here Are Mine

POSTED: July 20, 2026

Jon Stettin The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has released its proposed 2027 budget and invited the public to comment before the proposal is sent...

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Everything Is a Bet

POSTED: July 20, 2026

Stop Pretending It Isn't Gambling Warren Buffett recently suggeted America has a gambling problem. Coming from perhaps the greatest investor of our time, I understand...

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