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The Forty-Eight Hour Economy of Horse Racing

POSTED: April 7, 2026

Two Days. Two Masters. No Exit. Churchill Downs runs a gaming empire that happens to own a horse race. The Breeders' Cup runs 48 hours...

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Nickels, Dimes, and No Clue:

POSTED: April 6, 2026

The Unfair Criticism of Tom Ryan, SF Bloodstock, and the Model That Keeps Winning Down at the walking ring rail, they've always had opinions. At...

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The Right Grievance. The Wrong Lawsuit.

POSTED: April 4, 2026

How the CAW litigation got the problem right and the remedy catastrophically wrong — and what a real case would actually look like. I. FILED...

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Keeneland’s CAW Fix: A Magic Trick With No Rabbit

POSTED: April 3, 2026

Raising minimum wagers won’t stop computer-assisted wagering players — and the people running Keeneland know exactly why. Don’t Miss It! The best Kentucky Derby Seminar...

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NYRA Walked Into the Room. Now Let's See What They Build.

POSTED: April 2, 2026

Get your reservation for our annual Kentucky Derby seminar now! Details Here A follow-up to The Thinking Cap Piece: Credit where it's due — and the...

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THE LASIX QUESTION: WHAT THE SCIENCE ACTUALLY SAYS

POSTED: April 2, 2026

Get your reservation for our annual Kentucky Derby seminar now! Details Here A fifty-year pharmacological patch, a billion-dollar lawsuit, a May 22 vote — and the...

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Kentucky Just Changed Everything — And the Sport Doesn't Know It Yet

POSTED: April 2, 2026

HB 904 passed the House 79-15 and the Senate 24-13. It now goes to the Governor — four weeks before the Kentucky Derby. What it...

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DECLARED A “WIN”… BUT READ THE FINE PRINT

POSTED: April 1, 2026

Get your reservation for our annual Kentucky Derby seminar now! Details Here What Churchill Downs says happened vs. what the court actually did On April 1,...

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The Thinking Cap Piece

POSTED: March 31, 2026

A follow-up to: The Billion Dollar Question Nobody Wants to Answer I told you I had some ideas. I do have some ideas, and they’re...

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