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Marshall Gramm, HISA and the Rush to Hang the Wrong Person

POSTED: August 20, 2026

The Timeline Nobody Wants to Handicap Did Anyone hear Anything About a Venezuelan Betting Coup? I hate piling on. I hate it even more when...

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Marshall Gramm, HISA and a Sport Wearing Blinkers

POSTED: August 18, 2026

Okay, the "reporting" is on hold for today, let's go unfiltered. For many years I have closed my articles with a movie scene or quote....

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HISA Faced the Questions on Marshall Gramm. They Answered Them.

POSTED: August 17, 2026

Lisa Lazarus sat front and center and answered every question asked I have criticized HISA when I thought they deserved it. I have questioned their...

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Marshall Gramm, The Leaked Past Performances, and a Story That Just Changed

POSTED: August 17, 2026

Nobody Had to Break the Lock, Marshall Gramm, Jockey Club Member Had The Key Marshall Gramm Say It Isn't So HISA To Pursue Charges For...

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Let Past the Wire Help Make Your Fantasy Football Championship a Reality

POSTED: August 17, 2026

Fantasy football stopped being a casual office diversion a long time ago. The North American fantasy sports market was estimated at $14.91 billion in 2025...

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Asked and Answered: The CAW Debate Has Already Left the Conference Room

POSTED: August 13, 2026

The Racing and Gaming Conference debated whether casual bettors, serious horseplayers and computer-assisted wagering operations can coexist. The better question is why one pari-mutuel pool...

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Something Happened Sunday: What We Know Now, and What Still Doesn't Add Up

POSTED: August 12, 2026

A betting coup for the ages, maybe. When we first wrote that something happened Sunday, we didn't know what it was. We still don't. We're...

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Who Is Watching the Horse That Runs Slower? Hiding in Plain Sight

POSTED: August 11, 2026

There are 1000 ways to lose a race, and only one way to win it, or is there? When we talk about doping in horse...

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Something Happened Sunday. Now People Are Looking.

POSTED: August 10, 2026

Yesterday we wrote that something happened Sunday and we were going to find out what. Twenty-four hours later, we still don't know exactly what happened....

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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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