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The Allegiance Gap: When Keynotes and Ledgers Don’t Align

POSTED: March 4, 2026

Everett Dobson, the new Chairman of The Jockey Club, just delivered a keynote at the HBPA conference in Arkansas. He spoke about "collaboration." He spoke...

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National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame to Host Kentucky Derby Party on May 2, Tickets on Sale Now

POSTED: March 4, 2026

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame photo by Peter Flass National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Press Release SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y....

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Brant Returns in G2 San Felipe

POSTED: March 3, 2026

Brant returns for first race since Breeders’ Cup, Benoit Photo Santa Anita Park Press ARCADIA, CA —Grade I winner Brant makes his first start since...

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First Confirmed In-Foal Mare to GULFPORT

POSTED: March 3, 2026

Pleasant Acres Stallions Announces First Confirmed In-Foal Mare to GULFPORT, Multiple Stakes Winning Son of UNCLE MO Gulfport, Florida's Most Exiting Freshman Sire Morriston, Florida (March...

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Lasix Didn’t Save Racing — It Masked a Sport in Decline

POSTED: March 3, 2026

There’s a vote today in New York about a full race-day Lasix ban. Some horsemen, according to a recent NYTHA survey reported by Thoroughbred Daily...

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Built to Survive: Governance, Reserves and Racing’s Power Structure

POSTED: March 2, 2026

The math simply doesn't add up. Why would our most powerful institutions sit on record reserves while the industry faces a structural hurricane? If leadership...

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Rebel Day Stakes Recap 2026

POSTED: March 1, 2026

Class President gamely wins the Rebel Stakes, Coady Media Robert Yates $1 Million Rebel Stakes (G2) Lightly raced Class President got his nose down at...

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Paradise prevails in Listed $200K Busher

POSTED: March 1, 2026

Paradise cruises in the Busher, NYRA Photo Keith McCalmont NK Racing and LNJ Foxwoods’ Paradise made her stakes debut a winning one in Saturday’s Listed...

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Iron Honor remains undefeated with game G3 Gotham score

POSTED: March 1, 2026

Iron Honor first across the wire in the Gotham, NYRA Photo Mary Eddy St. Elias Stable, William H. Lawrence and Glassman Racing’s post-time favorite Iron...

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