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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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Who Won the 2016 Breeders' Cup Sprint?

POSTED: November 27, 2016

As of today we are three weeks past the 2016 Breeders' Cup Sprint. To date, all the purse money has not been paid out. It...

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Unfair Justice

POSTED: October 6, 2016

[caption id="attachment_14989" align="alignleft" width="300"] Graham Motion wins Kentucky Derby[/caption] There are not many things more frustrating in the legal process than finding out you will...

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New York Claiming Rule Should Be Modified

POSTED: October 5, 2016

For centuries the claiming race has been the backbone of thoroughbred racing. Making up the bulk of the overall races but far less than that...

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Awesome Again: An Undeserved Breeders' Cup Champion?

POSTED: September 29, 2016

This coming Saturday there is a prep race at Santa Anita for the Breeders’ Cup Classic called the Awesome Again Stakes. The race, formally known...

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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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