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Whose Money Is It, Really?

POSTED: May 20, 2026

Horses Need Help Today, Aftercare is Not a Success, There is Nothing to Celebrate Here “When you celebrate an epic fail while the horses still...

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FIRE AT WILL'S FIRST CROP ARRIVES IN STYLE AT MIDLANTIC MAY TWO-YEAR-OLD IN TRAINING SALE

POSTED: May 19, 2026

GANSEVOORT, NEW YORK (May 19, 2026) The first two graduates of FIRE AT WILL’s debut crop arrived in style at the 2026 Midlantic May Two-Year-Olds in Training...

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BELIEVE THEM

POSTED: May 19, 2026

What Six Months of Industry Response Reveals About Who Actually Controls the Narrative in Horse Racing The Record Needs to Be Stated Clearly Past The...

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Napoleon Solo Goes the Distance in 151st Preakness Stakes

POSTED: May 19, 2026

Paco Lopez, right, atop Napoleon Solo, edges out Iron Honor, ridden by Flavien Prat, to win the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday...

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Lopez Wins Preakness — And Appears To Have Done It Breaking The Same Rule That Got Him Suspended

POSTED: May 19, 2026

“Whip rules were adopted and promoted as evidence that racing had modernized its welfare standards. Their credibility depends not merely on drafting rules, but on...

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Preakness Stakes 151 Race Recap: Napoleon Solo

POSTED: May 17, 2026

Napoleon solo rides the rail to win Preakness 151, Maryland Jockey Club Photo Laurel Park Press Napoleon Solo won the 151st Preakness Stakes on Saturday...

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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF COMPLICITY: What NBC’s Preakness Broadcast Reveals About Racing’s Deepest Malady

POSTED: May 16, 2026

The Science of Looking Away What Psychology and Sociology Tell Us About the Participants — and the Institutions That Protected Them Today, as I watched...

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Road to the 2026 BCBC: I Don’t Skip The Preakness

POSTED: May 15, 2026

2018 Preakness was a mud pit day for the ages, Photo Credit: Myself Kevin Gazzale Ever since I attended the 2018 Preakness for my bachelor...

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The Bet They Won’t Take

POSTED: May 15, 2026

Editors Note: Pimlico Jockey Room was corrected to read Laurel. Wagering Integrity, Regulatory Abdication, and the Questions Horse Racing Still Won’t Answer Six months ago,...

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