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The Billion Dollar Question Nobody Wants to Answer

POSTED: March 29, 2026

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When the Biggest Bet in the Room Folds

POSTED: March 28, 2026

Another day, another "nothing to see here" moment in horse racing. That's how this will be treated in certain corners of the sport. A media...

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Two Sports. Two Standards. One Question.

POSTED: March 27, 2026

Paco Lopez, mocks HISA, skirts suspension, business as usual Sport of Kings, not so fast, pun intended Last week the FIA — Formula 1's governing...

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The Answer to Steve Byk's Question Is Already Written — In The Jockey Club's Own Rule Book

POSTED: March 26, 2026

Photo: Margaret Ransom, The Bridge Sanctuary X feed "Racing a Thoroughbred is a privilege granted by the animal, not a right conferred by ownership. Dominion...

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The Consequences Paulick Forgot to Mention

POSTED: March 25, 2026

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Settled in Secret: HISA and Churchill Downs Bury a Public Dispute Behind Closed Doors

POSTED: March 25, 2026

The enforcement action that threatened to go dark on Kentucky Derby Day is resolved — on terms no one in the industry may ever be...

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When the Record Changes, the Truth Doesn’t

POSTED: March 23, 2026

There’s an old line—one I’ve learned to trust more than anything anyone says publicly: Watch what they do, not what they say. Because what they...

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Who Gets To Call For Reform — And From Where They're Standing

POSTED: March 21, 2026

The conversation about reform in Thoroughbred racing is getting louder. That's a good thing. The sport needs it. The question worth asking — the one...

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Kentucky Just Put The Jockey Club on Notice

POSTED: March 21, 2026

A state legislature didn't just pass a bill. It passed a verdict. The Kentucky House of Representatives passed House Bill [X] by a vote of...

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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.

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