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Tawny Port, Corruption top wide-open G2 Belmont Gold Cup

POSTED: May 30, 2026

Tawny Port winning the 2023 John's Call. (Adam Coglianese/NYRA) Michael Adolphson America’s top-rated staying test on turf, the 12th edition of the Grade 2, $250,000...

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Gratefully puts undefeated record on the line in G2 Intercontinental

POSTED: May 30, 2026

Gratefully gamely in the Wishing Well at Santa Anita, Benoit Photo Keith McCalmont Adelphi Racing Club, Shelly Hume and Russell Hume’s Gratefully puts her perfect...

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The Litigation Era

POSTED: May 30, 2026

The Sport of Kings Is Being Taken to Court. This Time, the People Suing Are Not Going Away. Horse racing has spent decades managing dissent...

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When Handle Becomes Destructive

POSTED: May 30, 2026

NYRA admitted it gave up as much as 10% of handle to protect the bettor. That admission changes the entire conversation and raises a few...

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Bottas makes sophomore debut in G3 Pennine Ridge

POSTED: May 30, 2026

Bottas inside winning the 2025 Pilgrim, NYRA Photo Christian Abdo Dahman’s Grade 2-winner Bottas will make his sophomore debut and first effort since the Breeders’...

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Mythical looms large in $175K Jersey Girl

POSTED: May 30, 2026

Mythical winning the 2025 Adirondack, Courtesy Angelo Lieto Mary Eddy Arindel’s Florida homebred Mythical dazzled in two stakes wins at Saratoga Race Course last summer,...

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Forbes Calls Kentucky Racing's Response to the Ortiz Brothers 'Leadership.' It Isn't.

POSTED: May 29, 2026

Danny Brewer filed a piece for Forbes on May 28, 2026, titled Commitment Makes Kentucky A Leader In Thoroughbred Racing. It is a promotional article...

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New York-breds take center stage on annual New York Showcase Day to kick off the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival

POSTED: May 28, 2026

NY Bred Day showcases 6 stakes on opening day of Belmont Stakes Racing Festival NYRA Press Office SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. –The Opening Day program of...

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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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