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HISA AND HIWU: STUMBLED OUT OF THE GATE, STILL LOOKING FOR THE WIRE

POSTED: November 20, 2025

Horse racing finally got what everyone said we needed: a national authority, uniform rules, one rulebook instead of fifty. On paper, HISA and HIWU were...

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Be Careful Crowning a “Great Crop” — The Real Class Emerged Last Year

POSTED: November 20, 2025

The real "great three-year old crop" is not the one they all thought it was People in this game love to be premature. They see...

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Road to the BCBC: My Journey to Qualify for the 2026 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge

POSTED: November 18, 2025

One qualifier per week, for 52 weeks, can I qualify for my first BCBC in 2026? Kevin Gazzale In 2020, I became a more avid...

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Tampa Bay Downs: The Century Mark—Let's Get Down to Business

POSTED: November 18, 2025

Tomorrow, Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Mark it down. Tampa Bay Downs throws open the gates for its 100th anniversary season. A century of racing at...

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Who Gets it Right, Who Gets it Wrong and Why

POSTED: November 18, 2025

A contrast of horse racing regulations between Hong Kong, Japan and the United States For a long time I have heard how Japan and Hong...

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Understanding Horse Racing Odds Without the Jargon

POSTED: November 17, 2025

For newcomers to the sport, horse racing odds can look like a maze of fractions, shifting numbers, and unfamiliar terminology. Yet understanding them is far...

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The Jockey Club Oaks by The Thorograph Numbers and Patterns - Past the Wire TV

POSTED: November 13, 2025

Beautiful Love, Winner of the 2024 Jockey Club Oaks, Credit Susie Raisher If YOU are not watching our Thorograph shows on ‪@PastTheWireTV‬ and getting free...

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One on One with Jason Beem - Past The Wire TV

POSTED: November 13, 2025

Courtesy Tampa Bay Downs John doesn't do many interviews anymore but he made an exception here and invited Tampa Bay Downs Track Announcer Jason Beem...

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Still Standing Tall: Tampa Bay Downs at 100, and Why It Matters

POSTED: November 11, 2025

A century in, Oldsmar’s racetrack still proves you don’t need casinos, gimmicks, or corporate spin to run the right kind of show. Tampa Bay Downs...

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