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The Bob Hope Didn’t Get Canceled Because of California or Bob Baffert

POSTED: November 25, 2025

They canceled the Bob Hope Stakes at Del Mar. A Grade 3 at a premier meet—gone because it couldn’t fill. Predictably, the finger-pointing started. California....

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It's All About the Horse but What About the Cock

POSTED: November 24, 2025

Whips, Cockfights, and Racing’s Selective Outrage I have always enjoyed, poor choice of words here, starting an article with a quote or two I like....

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HISA AND HIWU: STUMBLED OUT OF THE GATE, STILL LOOKING FOR THE WIRE

POSTED: November 20, 2025

Horse racing finally got what everyone said we needed: a national authority, uniform rules, one rulebook instead of fifty. On paper, HISA and HIWU were...

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Be Careful Crowning a “Great Crop” — The Real Class Emerged Last Year

POSTED: November 20, 2025

The real "great three-year old crop" is not the one they all thought it was People in this game love to be premature. They see...

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Tampa Bay Downs: The Century Mark—Let's Get Down to Business

POSTED: November 18, 2025

Tomorrow, Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Mark it down. Tampa Bay Downs throws open the gates for its 100th anniversary season. A century of racing at...

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Who Gets it Right, Who Gets it Wrong and Why

POSTED: November 18, 2025

A contrast of horse racing regulations between Hong Kong, Japan and the United States For a long time I have heard how Japan and Hong...

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Understanding Horse Racing Odds Without the Jargon

POSTED: November 17, 2025

For newcomers to the sport, horse racing odds can look like a maze of fractions, shifting numbers, and unfamiliar terminology. Yet understanding them is far...

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Still Standing Tall: Tampa Bay Downs at 100, and Why It Matters

POSTED: November 11, 2025

A century in, Oldsmar’s racetrack still proves you don’t need casinos, gimmicks, or corporate spin to run the right kind of show. Tampa Bay Downs...

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Branching Out On His Own: Nick Tomlinson Possesses the Right Qualities to Succeed in the Competitive World of Thoroughbred Racing

POSTED: November 10, 2025

Irad Ortiz and Nick Tomlinson, Photo Courtesy of Ben Baugh Ben Baugh It’s hard to believe that Thoroughbred trainer Nick Tomlinson is only 31-year-old, his...

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