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Past The Wire Sports Launches Nationally on the John Fredericks Media Network

POSTED: July 28, 2026

National syndication expands independent wagering media platform to more than 20 radio stations, connected TV, streaming, podcasts, and digital platforms. Jon Stettin FORT MYERS, Fla....

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Cornucopian. The Horse Was Still Being Evaluated.The Verdict Was Already In.

POSTED: July 26, 2026

Cornucopian, Bob Baffert, the rush to report tragedy, and the trainer data HISA will not release yet The facts do not owe anyone the narrative...

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Sports Media Forgot the Sports

POSTED: July 23, 2026

Jon Stettin Pat McAfee is reportedly making approximately $30 million a year at ESPN and negotiating for considerably more. Depending upon which report you believe,...

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The Watch, The Car, and The GOAT: What Branding Really Sells

POSTED: July 23, 2026

"Pick 6 King Jon Stettin driving the prancing horse, Ferrari" Jon Stettin Tom Brady and Logan Paul exchanged middle fingers from nearby suites at the...

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The Cheap Trick: How a Sentence You Never Said Can Become the One Everyone Remembers

POSTED: July 22, 2026

Jon Stettin Mark Twain is often credited with saying, "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."...

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Locks on an Aging House: What Racing Actually Fixed After the Fix Six

POSTED: July 21, 2026

"Change the locks" Jon Stettin Who Can Fix The Tote System? Twenty-four years ago, a computer programmer named Chris Harn did something that should have...

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HISA Asked for Comments on Its $74 Million Budget. Here Are Mine

POSTED: July 20, 2026

Jon Stettin The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has released its proposed 2027 budget and invited the public to comment before the proposal is sent...

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Everything Is a Bet

POSTED: July 20, 2026

Stop Pretending It Isn't Gambling Warren Buffett recently suggeted America has a gambling problem. Coming from perhaps the greatest investor of our time, I understand...

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The Good Old Days of Las Vegas

POSTED: July 19, 2026

When Las Vegas Casino Hosts Had Clout The Good Old Days were not restricted to the '70s and '80s of horse racing, though those two...

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Welcome to Past The Wire, home of Jonathan Stettin’s column on all that is horse racing, the Sport of Kings! We hope you enjoy  Past The Wire where you will find articles and with tons of insight written by Jonathan Stettin. Jonathan shares his many years of experience as a player, owner and agent in the sport of horse racing with you. Jonathan has a unique approach on the game as we know it today coupled with a keen sense of what is going on in the Sport Of Kings on the daily.

Jonathan has been around the sport of horse racing his entire life. You will find candid interviews with owners, trainers and jockeys as well as his uncensored views on the state of horse racing, betting syndicates, opinion pieces and more. Read more from Jonathan Stettin here and allow him to take you Past The Wire!