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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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Something Happened Sunday. We Are Going to Find Out What.

POSTED: August 10, 2026

Horse racing taught me long ago that when something doesn't look right, it doesn't automatically mean something illegal occurred. It just means you start looking....

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Pari-Mutuel Sports Betting: Can Horse Racing’s Wagering Model Find a New Frontier?

POSTED: August 10, 2026

AmWager sees an opportunity for pari-mutuel wagering beyond horse racing. The timing is fascinating, the potential is real, and the obstacles are significant. For an...

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Did Racing Just Change More Than the Triple Crown Calendar?

POSTED: August 5, 2026

The Triple Crown Change, Good, Bad or Ugly They Finally Changed The Triple Crown, Just Not How We All Expected Horse racing may have just...

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A Championship Series Built to Leave Someone Out

POSTED: August 3, 2026

The Woodlawn Vase, awarded to the Preakness Stakes winner, symbolizes the middle jewel of the Triple Crown left out of the new CDI and NYRA...

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Sportsbooks Do Not Price Outrage. They Price Consequences

POSTED: July 30, 2026

The Sophie Cunningham Controversy: Does Any of It Move the Line? The WNBA has fined Seattle Storm minority owner Celeste Keaton and suspended her from...

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