Features RSS feed

Features

Make the Commitment: A Thoroughbred Constitution

POSTED: August 8, 2023

Lava Man at Old Friends with new friends. (Photo by Mary Green courtesy of Old Friends) Every horse should be a “Lava Man” Op./Ed. By...

View
Features

U.S. Wagering, Starts Down While Field Size Steady

POSTED: August 8, 2023

The Chosen Vron (#4) battling for the victory in the Grade 1 Bing Crosby at Del Mar. (Ernie Belmonte/Past The Wire) Equibase Release Wagering on...

View
Features

Game of Silks – Reflections, Week of 7/31/23

POSTED: August 7, 2023

Get Spooled captures Silks' Race of the Week on Thursday, Aug. 3 (NYRA/Coglianese) By 2YO EdgeMan It was another huge week for the exciting Game...

View
Features

2YO Maiden Special Weight ‘Sum Up and Learnings’ – 07/24/2023

POSTED: August 7, 2023

Second time's the charm for Honest Al (Susie Raisher) For the Week of:  07/31/2023 through 08/06/2023 By 2YO EdgeMan SAR2:080423 – This auction-restricted race was...

View
Features

The History and the Spectacle of the Md. State Fair

POSTED: August 7, 2023

MHLEC photo Summer Series at Maryland Horse Library MHLEC News REISTERSTOWN, MD.—The Maryland Horse Library & Education Center (MHLEC) continues its Summer Series featuring the...

View
Features

"Horse racing in our state is not dead," vows AZHBPA President

POSTED: August 7, 2023

AZHBPA President Lloyd Yother. (National HBPA photo) Open letter from AZHBPA President Lloyd Yother to our horsemen and women and the industry: Subject: Arizona’s horse...

View
Features

Finley Elected to JC Board of Stewards

POSTED: August 7, 2023

Terry Finley. (The Jockey Club Photo) Highet Reelected LEXINGTON, Ky.—Terry Finley has been elected to the board of stewards of The Jockey Club, filling the...

View
Features

$500K NTL Handicap Added to KY Downs' Sept. 3 Program

POSTED: August 7, 2023

Winchell: 'We want to encourage new ideas and innovation' Kentucky Downs Press Release FRANKLIN, Ky. — The FanDuel Meet at Kentucky Downs is adding another big-money...

View
Features

When Will Racing Get It?

POSTED: August 7, 2023

Photo by Eric Kalet Will Racing Ever Get It? When Will We All Get It? An Op-Ed by Laura Pugh “Get what?” you may ask....

View

Categories

Archives

@PastTheWire Thank you for that article. I was 11yrs old watching race on TV & remember it like yesterday.Great article #GreatHorse #Ruffian

Ed Cofiño (@ItsmeEddieC) View testimonials

Facebook

Welcome to the Past The Wire features page. We deliver the most compelling feature articles, stallion news, horse breeding and racing content in the industry. Our feature page is derived from industry related contributors. You will find expertly written articles based on the latest happenings in the industry by people in the know. This section encompasses articles on everything from the road to Triple Crown trail as well as stallion, breeding and industry related content. Allow Past The Wire to become your ultimate source of thoroughbred industry related features and all things equine related.