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NYRA announces 2026 Belmont at the Big A spring/summer stakes schedule
POSTED: February 12, 2026
NYRA Announces Spring/Summer Stakes Schedule, Courtesy NYRA Pat McKenna The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 2026 Belmont...
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The Gilded Cage: Why The Jockey Club Leadership is Financially Insulated from the Sport’s Decline
POSTED: February 11, 2026
The American Thoroughbred industry is currently a tale of two sports. In one version, the foundation is rotting: foal crops are in a twenty-year nosedive,...
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The Umbrella and the Storm: Why Racing’s Narrative is Protected, Not Progressed
POSTED: February 9, 2026
In our recent exploration, The Illusion of Independence, we pulled back the curtain on the tight-knit relationships that govern horse racing’s "official" narrative. We’ve seen...
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EL POTENTE REPEATS IN GIII THUNDER ROAD GOING ONE MILE ON TURF WITH STYLISH FRONT-RUNNING VICTORY SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA
POSTED: February 8, 2026
El Potente puts away foes in the Thunder Road, Benoit Photo Santa Anita Park Press ARCADIA, CA —El Potente won the Grade III, $100,000 Thunder...
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PLUTARCH EDGES INTREPIDO, CONTINUES BAFFERT DOMINANCE IN GRADE III ROBERT B. LEWIS STAKES FOR 3-YEAR-OLDS GOING ONE MILE SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA
POSTED: February 8, 2026
Plutarch edges past in the Robert B. Lewis, Benoit Photo Santa Anita Park Press ARCADIA, CA —Plutarch became Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s latest...
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Renegade Deserts Maiden Ranks by Winning the Sam F. Davis Stakes, Concrete Glory adds to Solid Foundation with Pelican Stakes Victory
POSTED: February 8, 2026
Renegade gets the photo after sweeping the field in the Sam F Davis, Ben Baugh Photo Ben Baugh Mystic Lake Continues Magic in Minaret and...
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The Ethics Gap: Paco Lopez, Cockfighting, and the Selective Outrage of Horse Racing
POSTED: February 6, 2026
PETA 2 HORSE RACING 0 Almost everyone in the horseracing industry loves to bash PETA. I am not advocating for them here, but many will...
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The Great Data Divide: A Lesson in Communication and Progress
POSTED: February 5, 2026
You Can Lead a Horse to Water, But You Can't Make Them Drink It is no secret that I haven’t pulled any punches lately. When...
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CHAMPION SUPER CORREDORA, EXPLORA SET FOR BREEDERS’ CUP REMATCH
POSTED: February 4, 2026
Super Corredora. (Jenny Doyle/Past The Wire) Santa Anita Park Press ARCADIA, CA —Champion Super Corredora and Explora, the one-two finishers in last year’s Breeders’ Cup...