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The Forty-Eight Hour Economy of Horse Racing

POSTED: April 7, 2026

Two Days. Two Masters. No Exit. Churchill Downs runs a gaming empire that happens to own a horse race. The Breeders' Cup runs 48 hours...

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Nickels, Dimes, and No Clue:

POSTED: April 6, 2026

The Unfair Criticism of Tom Ryan, SF Bloodstock, and the Model That Keeps Winning Down at the walking ring rail, they've always had opinions. At...

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The Right Grievance. The Wrong Lawsuit.

POSTED: April 4, 2026

How the CAW litigation got the problem right and the remedy catastrophically wrong — and what a real case would actually look like. I. FILED...

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Keeneland’s CAW Fix: A Magic Trick With No Rabbit

POSTED: April 3, 2026

Raising minimum wagers won’t stop computer-assisted wagering players — and the people running Keeneland know exactly why. Don’t Miss It! The best Kentucky Derby Seminar...

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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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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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