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The Horse Racing League Is Not Building the Sport. It Is Building a Club.

POSTED: July 10, 2026

Final Gambit (pink cap) tries to catch Sovereignty but no one could. (Jenny Doyle/Past The Wire) Jon Stettin Someone once said, Oh the Humanity, I'm...

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The Answer to Steve Byk's Question Is Already Written — In The Jockey Club's Own Rule Book

POSTED: March 26, 2026

Photo: Margaret Ransom, The Bridge Sanctuary X feed "Racing a Thoroughbred is a privilege granted by the animal, not a right conferred by ownership. Dominion...

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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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The Passive Architect: Why the Jockey Club is Building Tools but Refusing the Hammer

POSTED: January 30, 2026

Johnny Mathis may have said it best when he sang: Too Much, Too Little, Too Late to lie again with you If you’ve followed Past...

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Montauk Traffic a Healing Presence at Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue

POSTED: May 18, 2023

Montauk Traffic with Board President Alex Baxter (Lucky Orphans Photo) By Mary Eddy - NYRA Press Office ELMONT, N.Y.— Each May, Mental Health Awareness Month...

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Rosie Napravnik To Spearhead Third Annual “New Vocations Day at the Races” at Fair Grounds

POSTED: March 2, 2023

Fair Grounds Press Release NEW ORLEANS— On Saturday, March 4, retired jockey and horse advocate Rosie Napravnik will be on site at Fair Grounds Race...

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Real Rider Cup Returns to Fair Hill Thoroughbred Show

POSTED: August 29, 2022

The Real Rider Cup, a charity show jumping event created by Anita Motion to benefit Thoroughbred aftercare, is once again bringing the racing and equestrian...

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Maryland Racing Bowling Bash to Benefit Beyond the Wire

POSTED: August 27, 2022

Back by popular demand!  The annual Maryland Racing Bowling Bash will again be held at Greenmount Bowl in Hampstead, MD on: Sunday, Sept. 4 at...

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NYRA on-air host Acacia Clement a champion for aftercare

POSTED: June 3, 2022

ELMONT, N.Y. – Acacia Clement has loved horses for as long as she can remember. She fondly recalls her mother, Sherrie, passing on her own...

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