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Bob Baffert talks Breeders' Cup and More with Past the Wire

POSTED: October 14, 2019

A few years ago I caught up with Bob Baffert and wrote an article about him simply called "Nobody Does it Better." There was no...

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Bringing Horse Racing Back From the Brink

POSTED: October 8, 2019

Horse racing has received more than a few black eyes this year. From the unfortunate incidents at Santa Anita, the Kentucky Derby controversy, to the...

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Tall Tales and a Horse Named Dick Welles

POSTED: September 22, 2019

Orson Welles once said of his father Richard H. Welles, “He had a famous name because of a cigar. The ‘Dick Welles’ cigar was a...

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Death of The Iron Horse

POSTED: September 20, 2019

How Breeding is Killing Thoroughbred Racing Blame it on Secretariat. Before the brief but brilliant career of the 1973 Triple Crown winner, champion Thoroughbreds often...

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Churchill Downs Spotlights Two Year Olds

POSTED: September 15, 2019

Churchill Downs ran the Grade 2 Pocahontas for two-year old fillies and the Grade 3 Iroquois for two-year olds colts and geldings on Saturday. The...

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Justify: A Triple Crown Tainted?

POSTED: September 12, 2019

Justify: A Triple Crown Tainted? By Nick D'Agostino In light of the recent developments or perhaps allegation being the more accurate word, The Triple Crown...

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TO LISTEN OR NOT TO LISTEN, FOR UNITY! 

POSTED: September 12, 2019

TO LISTEN OR NOT TO LISTEN, FOR UNITY!  If an impartial observer were to comment on the state of horse racing today, it is not...

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Is Horse Of The Year Clear?

POSTED: September 10, 2019

Is Horse Of The Year Clear? [caption id="attachment_33052" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Midnight Bisou noses out Elate at the wire in the Personal Ensign Stakes (Grade 1)...

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Colonial Downs and Virginia Racing History

POSTED: September 7, 2019

Since the early 18th century when horse thieves were punished by hanging, and winning purses came in the form of shillings or saddles, the competition...

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