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Lopez Wins Preakness — And Appears To Have Done It Breaking The Same Rule That Got Him Suspended

POSTED: May 19, 2026

“Whip rules were adopted and promoted as evidence that racing had modernized its welfare standards. Their credibility depends not merely on drafting rules, but on...

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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF COMPLICITY: What NBC’s Preakness Broadcast Reveals About Racing’s Deepest Malady

POSTED: May 16, 2026

The Science of Looking Away What Psychology and Sociology Tell Us About the Participants — and the Institutions That Protected Them Today, as I watched...

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The Bet They Won’t Take

POSTED: May 15, 2026

Editors Note: Pimlico Jockey Room was corrected to read Laurel. Wagering Integrity, Regulatory Abdication, and the Questions Horse Racing Still Won’t Answer Six months ago,...

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They Knew

POSTED: May 15, 2026

Is Racing Media part of the Problem or Solution? After Past The Wire published its piece on the Ortiz brothers and the cockfighting video, someone...

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Six Months of Silence

POSTED: May 14, 2026

Updated May 15, 2026: This article has been updated to include specific details regarding the timeline and scope of the TDN’s coverage. Horse Racing Knew....

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Preakness Stakes Betting Trends Drawing Attention Ahead of the 2026 Race

POSTED: May 12, 2026

The build-up to the 2026 Preakness Stakes is generating strong interest across the horse racing community, with bettors and handicappers closely tracking early signals that...

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When the System Works: Ryan, HERF, and a Tuesday in May

POSTED: May 12, 2026

I want to tell you about a horse named Ryan. He didn't run last week in The Kentucky Derby. He's not running Saturday in The...

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While We Celebrated, Tyler's Sensation Starved to Death

POSTED: May 10, 2026

Tyler's Sensation is dead. "No one is allowed to think that he can leave off being a man... He must not shut his eyes and...

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Sixty Percent Is Not a Footnote

POSTED: May 9, 2026

HISA's vet list data deserves more than a press release. It deserves an honest conversation the industry has been avoiding. There is a version of...

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