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The Enforcement Problem HISA Can't Outsource Away

POSTED: May 27, 2026

Two enforcement failures. Two different arms of HISA's regulatory apparatus. One week. Neither failure is a close call. Neither involves disputed science, ambiguous evidence, or...

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The Stewards Looked At The Tape — And Said They Didn't See It

POSTED: May 24, 2026

On Friday, the Maryland Racing Commission stewards who oversaw the Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park issued their finding on Paco Lopez's winning ride aboard Napoleon...

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BELIEVE THEM

POSTED: May 19, 2026

What Six Months of Industry Response Reveals About Who Actually Controls the Narrative in Horse Racing The Record Needs to Be Stated Clearly Past The...

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Lopez Wins Preakness — And Appears To Have Done It Breaking The Same Rule That Got Him Suspended

POSTED: May 19, 2026

“Whip rules were adopted and promoted as evidence that racing had modernized its welfare standards. Their credibility depends not merely on drafting rules, but on...

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When the System Works: Ryan, HERF, and a Tuesday in May

POSTED: May 12, 2026

I want to tell you about a horse named Ryan. He didn't run last week in The Kentucky Derby. He's not running Saturday in The...

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THE VERDICT AND THE SCIENCE: LASIX

POSTED: May 7, 2026

A Correction, a Deeper Look, and a More Damning Conclusion A NOTE ON OUR PRIOR REPORTING In our April 2, 2026 article "The Lasix Question:...

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The Voice They Should Have Asked For

POSTED: May 6, 2026

Louis Masry is funding this sport, studying it forensically, and fighting for the people at the bottom of its food chain. The industry’s response has...

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Sound Horses, Uncertain Science, and a Broken System: The Vet Scratch Crisis Racing Can No Longer Ignore

POSTED: April 30, 2026

From White Abarrio's courtroom battle to Renegade's quarter cracks and a Keeneland meet with a record vet scratch rate, a collision of safety culture, regulatory...

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HISA's Town Hall: Credit Where It's Due, Accountability Where It Isn't

POSTED: April 22, 2026

Get your reservation for our annual Kentucky Derby seminar now! Details Here Let me start with a sentence that doesn't get written often enough in this space: HISA...

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