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NYRA Walked Into the Room. Now Let's See What They Build.

POSTED: April 2, 2026

Get your reservation for our annual Kentucky Derby seminar now! Details Here A follow-up to The Thinking Cap Piece: Credit where it's due — and the...

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THE LASIX QUESTION: WHAT THE SCIENCE ACTUALLY SAYS

POSTED: April 2, 2026

Get your reservation for our annual Kentucky Derby seminar now! Details Here A fifty-year pharmacological patch, a billion-dollar lawsuit, a May 22 vote — and the...

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Kentucky Just Changed Everything — And the Sport Doesn't Know It Yet

POSTED: April 2, 2026

HB 904 passed the House 79-15 and the Senate 24-13. It now goes to the Governor — four weeks before the Kentucky Derby. What it...

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DECLARED A “WIN”… BUT READ THE FINE PRINT

POSTED: April 1, 2026

Get your reservation for our annual Kentucky Derby seminar now! Details Here What Churchill Downs says happened vs. what the court actually did On April 1,...

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The Thinking Cap Piece

POSTED: March 31, 2026

A follow-up to: The Billion Dollar Question Nobody Wants to Answer I told you I had some ideas. I do have some ideas, and they’re...

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The Kind Words and Invitations Don't Work

POSTED: March 31, 2026

Get your reservation for our annual Kentucky Derby seminar now! Details Here A Mutiny May Be What It Actually Takes Al Capone once said — and...

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KNOWING A HORSE THAT WON'T WIN

POSTED: March 29, 2026

The Kinahan Cartel, Kieren Fallon, and the Most Dangerous Edge in Racing I have always said it, and I will say it again right here:...

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The Billion Dollar Question Nobody Wants to Answer

POSTED: March 29, 2026

A follow-up to: When the Biggest Bet in the Room Folds Get your reservation for our annual Kentucky Derby seminar now! Details Here So FanDuel is...

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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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