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TDN, Please Stop. Or At Least Change The Name.

POSTED: June 27, 2026

Four Installments In, A Pattern Has Emerged. It Is Not A Good One. I said I rarely read racing articles. I meant it. When the...

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THE ARCHITECTURE OF INDIFFERENCE

POSTED: June 26, 2026

When the Sport of Kings Can't Account for Its Queens A brief disclosure before we begin. The story that prompted this piece appeared on Horseracing...

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Nothing Was Broken. So Why Did They Fix It?

POSTED: June 25, 2026

The Latest Jockey Club Press Release Doesn't Quite Pass the Smell Test The Jockey Club issued an update Thursday afternoon on its investigation into the...

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Racing's Real Problem Isn't The Pipeline

POSTED: June 25, 2026

A Response to David Ingordo in TDN I rarely read racing articles anymore. I prefer to keep the noise out of my head. I rarely...

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Words Have Consequences Until Apparently They Don't

POSTED: June 24, 2026

The Kevin Bond Settlement, the Baffert Precedent, and What Racing Still Refuses to Understand About the Law There is a legal framework that governs what...

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The “Godfather” Does It Again: Pat Riley and the Miami Heat Trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo

POSTED: June 23, 2026

Back in 2003, when LeBron James was drafted #1 overall in a historic class, Pat Riley and the Miami Heat quietly selected Dwyane Wade with...

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Churchill Downs Stakes Advances: World-Class Field Led by Horse of the Year and Kentucky Derby Winner Sovereignty Assembles for $2 Million Stephen Foster

POSTED: June 22, 2026

Sovereignty scoring a sloppy Kentucky Derby victory. (Jenny Doyle/Past The Wire) Churchill Downs Press The world’s top dirt horses are set to converge beneath the...

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AmWager Offers 0% Takeout for All Bets on Woodbine 

POSTED: June 22, 2026

AmWager Offers 0% Takeout for All Bets on Woodbine Thoroughbred on Saturday, June 27th "0% takeout at AmWager" Louisville, KY — June 22, 2026 — Cutting-edge...

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The Vibe Code Double Dips on Father’s Day with a Full Card Preview for Belmont at The Big A

POSTED: June 21, 2026

Father’s Day at the Big A, Coglianese Photo Jim Gazzale The model didn't take Father's Day off. In fact, we hit two East Coast tracks...

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