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Stonestreet Lexington Draws Field Of 11

POSTED: April 7, 2026

Gosger scores in stakes debut under Irad Ortiz, Jr in last year’s Lexington. (Jenny Doyle/Past The Wire) Keeneland Press Steve Landers Racing’s Confessional, third in the...

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Federal Court Just Redrew the Map: What the Third Circuit's Kalshi Ruling Means for Racing, Kentucky, and Everyone Who Said This Wasn't Coming

POSTED: April 7, 2026

I've said for a long time my gut says the prediction markets are on the right side of the law JS A landmark circuit court...

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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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So Happy Pulls Away Late to Win G1 Santa Anita Derby

POSTED: April 4, 2026

So Happy puts away Potente in the stretch, Benoit Photo Santa Anita Park Press ARCADIA, CA —So Happy and Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith...

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Albus captures final G2 Wood Memorial contested at the Big A

POSTED: April 4, 2026

Albus rolls to the front of the final Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, NYRA Photo Brian Bohl Pin Oak Stud’s Albus has improved in every one...

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Further Ado Romps in $1,250,000, Grade 1 Toyota Blue Grass

POSTED: April 4, 2026

Further Ado rumbles home in the Blue Grass, Courtney Snow/Past the Wire Keeneland Press Spendthrift Farm’s Further Ado, who scored his maiden victory at Keeneland...

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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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Road to 2026 BCBC: Who’s in Charge?

POSTED: April 4, 2026

Who’s in charge? Me or the Devil? Kevin Gazzale Probably a little too much information, especially to start off the article but I went for...

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