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The HISA Shakedown

POSTED: March 17, 2026

Who Built This System, Who Pays For It, and Who Gets a Pass If you want to find the truth, follow the money. Right now,...

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Aftercare Reality Check: From Ideas to the Trenches

POSTED: March 17, 2026

One of the things I appreciate most about the conversation sparked by Tom Ryan’s recent thoughts on aftercare is that it has done exactly what...

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Ideas Are Better Than Silence: Tom Ryan Weighs In On Aftercare

POSTED: March 14, 2026

I like when major players in this sport step forward with ideas when addressing problems. Ideas are more often helpful than hurtful, whether you agree...

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The NHC Isn’t a Championship — It’s a Tournament

POSTED: March 14, 2026

NHC should be NHT I’ve been betting horses for a long time. Long enough to know the difference between a contest and the craft of...

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The Breeders’ Cup’s $100 Million Question Was Never Really About Grants

POSTED: March 13, 2026

Westlake Stable threw another rock into the pond, and whether people like the tone or not, the splash was justified. The numbers are the numbers....

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The "Puppet Master" and the $150 Million Question: Why Horse Racing is Losing the Vibe War

POSTED: March 12, 2026

I'd love to read the conflict checks at SKO When Mike Repole took to X this week to name Bill Lear as the "Puppet Master"...

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Deeper Into the Pool: The Legal Architecture Behind Racing’s $179 Million Question

POSTED: March 10, 2026

The law says what it says. Now let’s talk about what it means We recently asked the question nobody at the top of this sport...

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Controlled Narrative and the Hypocrisy of "Open Debate"

POSTED: March 9, 2026

The Thoroughbred industry has developed a fascinating relationship with “open discussion.” Sometimes you just create your own echo chamber. In the latest "Keeping Pace" column...

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The CAW Litigation: A Filing in the Dark

POSTED: March 8, 2026

It feels like yesterday on Past the Wire we examined a subtle but meaningful development in the computer-assisted wagering (CAW) litigation — the federal judge’s...

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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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