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The NHC Isn’t a Championship — It’s a Tournament

POSTED: March 14, 2026

NHC should be NHT I’ve been betting horses for a long time. Long enough to know the difference between a contest and the craft of...

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The Breeders’ Cup’s $100 Million Question Was Never Really About Grants

POSTED: March 13, 2026

Westlake Stable threw another rock into the pond, and whether people like the tone or not, the splash was justified. The numbers are the numbers....

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Seal Team Returns In G3 San Simeone

POSTED: March 13, 2026

Seal Team winning the Twlight Derby, Ernie Belmonte, Past The Wire Santa Anita Park Press ARCADIA, CA —Grade II winner Seal Team, sidelined since May,...

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Ticket Options: Hospitality Packages Announced For 2026 Breeders’ Cup At Keeneland

POSTED: March 13, 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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Breeders’ Cup Charities Announces Giving From Revitalized Program

POSTED: March 13, 2026

Initiative Led by Annual Contribution of Royalties from Breeders’ Cup Merchandise Sales  Breeders’ Cup Press LEXINGTON, Ky. – Breeders’ Cup Charities announced today that it...

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The "Puppet Master" and the $150 Million Question: Why Horse Racing is Losing the Vibe War

POSTED: March 12, 2026

I'd love to read the conflict checks at SKO When Mike Repole took to X this week to name Bill Lear as the "Puppet Master"...

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Buetane Headlines $500,000 Virginia Derby

POSTED: March 10, 2026

American Promise scoring the Inaugural Virginia Derby. (Coady Media/Kurtis Coady) Colonial Downs Press NEW KENT, Va. — Kentucky Derby hopeful Buetane, the 5-2 morning-line favorite,...

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Deeper Into the Pool: The Legal Architecture Behind Racing’s $179 Million Question

POSTED: March 10, 2026

The law says what it says. Now let’s talk about what it means We recently asked the question nobody at the top of this sport...

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Controlled Narrative and the Hypocrisy of "Open Debate"

POSTED: March 9, 2026

The Thoroughbred industry has developed a fascinating relationship with “open discussion.” Sometimes you just create your own echo chamber. In the latest "Keeping Pace" column...

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