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When the Chart Becomes the Argument

POSTED: April 24, 2026

A case study in confirmation bias, racing Twitter now X, and the math nobody checked There's a Washington Post graphic making the rounds again on...

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The Unasked Question: Why Is Maximum Security In the Breeding Shed?

POSTED: April 22, 2026

Get your reservation for our annual Kentucky Derby seminar now! Details Here A convicted trainer. An unapproved designer drug. An untouched gene pool. And The Jockey Club's silence....

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HISA's Town Hall: Credit Where It's Due, Accountability Where It Isn't

POSTED: April 22, 2026

Get your reservation for our annual Kentucky Derby seminar now! Details Here Let me start with a sentence that doesn't get written often enough in this space: HISA...

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Tickets On Sale For 2026 Breeders’ Cup World Championships At Keeneland

POSTED: April 21, 2026

A jubilant Junior Alvarado throws the Breeders’ Cup flowers in the air in celebration of Cody’s Wish’s victory in the 2022 Dirt Mile at Keeneland....

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One Company to Rule Them All

POSTED: April 21, 2026

Churchill Downs Just Bought the Preakness. That Should Concern Everyone. This morning, Churchill Downs Incorporated announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire...

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Venencia (FR) Tops Evenly Matched Field of Nine for Bewitch

POSTED: April 21, 2026

Venencia with Ben Curtis up. (Keeneland Photo) Get your reservation for our annual Kentucky Derby seminar now! Details Here Keeneland Press Miller Racing’s Venencia (FR), winner of last fall’s...

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Take a Breath Leads Deep Field in G3 Royal Heroine

POSTED: April 20, 2026

Take a Breath tops deep graded stakes field, Benoit Photo Get your reservation for our annual Kentucky Derby seminar now! Details Here Santa Anita Press ARCADIA, CA —Take...

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Two Sentences and a Room

POSTED: April 17, 2026

The Jockey Club backs the SAFE Act. Again. The horses are still dying. And while the statements roll out, the tweets start flying—public support, alignment,...

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The “95% Agreement” Mirage — And the 5% They Won’t Face

POSTED: April 16, 2026

Everett Dobson went on the TDN Writers’ Room and told the industry he and Mike Repole agree on “95% of the issues.” Let that sit...

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