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racing pay attention to Louis Masry

1+ hour, 31+ min ago  (1076+ words) There is a picnic blanket in Louis Masry's memory that explains everything. Louis Masry learned that early. He hasn't forgotten it. "Once you see it, you can't unsee it." THE MOMENT IT STARTED The trigger was the Paulick Report published…...

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HISA did something right. More than one

2+ week, 5+ hour ago  (744+ words) That said, credit is not a pass. And there are two areas where the answers given Tuesday were not answers so much as carefully constructed shelter. We'll get to those. But first, the record needs to reflect what went right....

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Tickets On Sale For 2026 Breeders" Cup

2+ week, 20+ hour ago  (228+ words) A jubilant Junior Alvarado throws the Breeders" Cup flowers in the air in celebration of Cody"s Wish"s victory in the 2022 Dirt Mile at Keeneland. (Courtney Snow/Past The Wire) LEXINGTON, Ky. " Fans may secure their place in history…...

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Quotes from the Stonestreet Lexington (G3)

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (321+ words) Kazushi Kimura (winning rider of Trendsetter) "I learned from his last race at Turfway (the Rushaway March 21), he's always kind of a need-to-keep-pushing horse. Since the last race to today, he's been able to show speed from the gate. I…...

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BC Challenge Series and Dirt Dozen Announced

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (448+ words) Past The Wire 2026 North American Breeders" Cup Challenge Series & Dirt Dozen Schedules Released Breeders" Cup Turf Start. (Ernie Belmonte/Past The Wire) Get your reservation for our annual Kentucky Derby seminar now! Details Here Record $6. 5 Million in Free Entry Fees…...

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Book'em Danno returns in G2 Carter

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (897+ words) Book'em Danno a past winner at Aqueduct, Credit Chelsea Durand Atlantic Six Racing's Book'em Danno, the reigning Champion Male Sprinter, will make his seasonal debut in Saturday's Grade 2, $300, 000 Carter, a seven-furlong sprint for older horses, at Aqueduct Racetrack. Book'em Danno…...

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pastthewire. com > knowing-a-horse-that-wont-win

the Most Dangerous Edge in Racing

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (752+ words) Let's start with Kieren Fallon, because without understanding who he was, you can't appreciate how audacious this whole story actually is. The prosecution's answer was that Fallon was being cautious. That he knew he was under scrutiny and was occasionally…...

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The Breeders" Cup"s $100 Million Question

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (476+ words) 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. So when people see more than $100 million sitting there in assets and net assets north…...

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Lasix Didn't Save Racing

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (447+ words) There's a vote today in New York about a full race-day Lasix ban. Some horsemen, according to a recent NYTHA survey reported by Thoroughbred Daily News, say they would run fewer horses if Lasix is prohibited. That alone tells you…...

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Reserves and Racing's Power Structure

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (542+ words) We've heard about "rainy day reserves" from the sport's most powerful nonprofit institution " The Jockey Club and we know the Breeders' Cup has even more. Stockpiles of cash would be a fair characterization. That's not drizzle. That's structural pressure. That's…...