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Certainties In Horse Racing

POSTED: September 23, 2017

There are indeed certainties in horse racing; they just don't come the way most people think. There are no free squares in multi race wagers....

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Arrogate: The Fastest Travers Horse In History

POSTED: September 4, 2017

Arrogate the big gray horse bred in Kentucky at Clearsky Farms. The colt was consigned to the Keeneland September sale as a yearling and was...

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Songbird Looks to Show Who She Is in Personal Ensign

POSTED: August 24, 2017

The BloodHorse headline about the Personal Ensign reads "Songbird Set to Regain Form in Personal Ensign." I'm sorry, but being undefeated on the year, after...

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Drefong Heads Forego at Saratoga

POSTED: August 24, 2017

Drefong, last year's champion sprinter didn't exactly begin 2017 as planned. He ducked the gap in the Bing Crosby at Del Mar unseating his rider...

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What's Going on with Monmouth Park?

POSTED: July 14, 2017

It seems no matter how hard we try not to, racing always manages to shoot itself  in the foot, and the most loyal of fans...

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Bob Baffert: Nobody Does It Better

POSTED: February 27, 2017

Past the Wire Nobody Does It Better: Past the Wire Films presents Nobody Does it Better, Bob Baffert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRvIbF3-rJ0 I always say, when you see...

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Jimmy Jerkens: It's All In The Gene

POSTED: January 24, 2017

There is a very funny scene in the film "The Pope of Greenwich Village," starring Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts. It's actually a classic scene...

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Rest in Peace, Garrett Gomez

POSTED: December 22, 2016

As a long time fight fan, who has seen my fair share of bouts ringside, I can tell you watching a fight ringside is a...

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Being a Jockey is a Tough Business

POSTED: December 12, 2016

One of my pet peeves in racing is when bettors criticize a jockey, usually after losing a bet for a bad ride, when it was...

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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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