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This week’s debate features a major qualifier in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series, as handicappers James Scully and John Mucciolo offer differing opinions on Saturday’s $700,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) at Turfway Park....

Currently, The Foxes of Belair: Gallant Fox, Omaha, and the Quest for the Triple is available for pre-order in both hardcover and eBook formats. Signed copies will also be available for purchase. Use the links below to… More...

Let’s highlight potential value, and longshots of interest, along with some more obvious top selections for the eight Thoroughbred prizes at Meydan....

A total of seven sophomores will travel nine furlongs on the dirt in Sunday’s $600,000 Sunland Park Derby (G3)....

If you recall opening an issue of the weekly Thoroughbred Record dated March 24, 1973 and reading that 1972 champion …Continue reading →...

Eye of the Tiger (April 10, 2000 – March 18, 2023) Eye of the Tiger was bred and raced by John D. Gunther, who also bred Triple Crown winner Justify. Trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, then Kiaran McLaughlin, he won the … Continue reading →...

HorseRacingBusiness.com is now in its fifteenth year.  When it came online in January of 2009, there was no expectation of how long it would last.  After nearly a decade and a half of publishing HRB, it is coming to an end. Because of HRB, I’ve had the privilege of meeting...

The Same Game Parlay (SGP) space has grown in sports betting with everyone, probably including your book offering them. The concept is not difficult to understand - you can bet the Leafs to win, Austin Matthews to score two, and the game to go over 6.5. These three items are inexorably...

Horse Racing Business came online in January 2009.  I never anticipated that the blog would last for over fourteen years.  It has truly been a pleasure posting mostly weekly articles about the sport and business of horse racing.  I can’t thank readers enough for coming to my blog.  Moreover, I...

Now a winner in three of his four starts, Tapit Trice (by Tapit) bounded into classic consideration with a dramatic …Continue reading →...

I was reading the Financial Post this morning and came across an article on mining in the Tundra. This industry has always been a soft spot for me, living and working in it in my early life. And the way this industry historically ran was quite simple - you'd find something...

Monday, March 27, is the anticipated date for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority to take over from state racing commissions the regulatory oversight of Thoroughbred racing's medication rules, drug testing, and enforcement – pending the approval of the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC is designated by federal law to...

On a day that the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association was distributing a commentary from Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry urging Thoroughbred owners and trainers to fight the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, we learned of a jaw-dropping stewards ruling from Delta Downs racetrack in Landry's home state. “Louisiana...

You could say it was a Hill ‘n’ Dale Weekend. Not only did the farm’s stallion Violence (by Medaglia d’Oro) have …Continue reading →...

The following op-ed was penned by Louisiana's Attorney General Jeff Landry. As a young boy, I spent summers mucking out stalls, painting fences, and helping out on my great-uncle's farm. Early in the mornings, his grandson and I could hear him tapping on the door, telling us to wake up...

Xtra Heat was one of the most fun stories of my racing writing career. “Big, old, dumb hillbilly” trainer John Salzman, African American businessman owner Kenny Taylor and partner Harry Deitchman – she was the horse of their lifetimes and one of the greatest sprinters who ever lived. None of...

The highweighted miler in his homeland of Argentina and unbeaten in three starts, including the Grade 1 Pacific Classic, in …Continue reading →...

Amy Zimmerman and Jay Privman have been appointed to the California Retirement Management Account (CARMA) board of directors....

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You may have seen the comments on Facebook: “Shelters are full from pandemic adoptions being returned now that everyone's gone back to work!” Or maybe you saw someone who needed help but were told not to call their local shelter because “they're all full.” So what's the truth? Well …...

Last night's Uncle Bill twitter spaces, where TVG's Fanduel's Mike Joyce joined some raucous horseplayers was, well, kind of interesting. Background for the uninitiated - warm and cuddly Inside the Pylons, in his warm and cuddly ITP way has been hammering the programming in this sport we play on the twitter. ...

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[Editor's note: Gary and Mary West are clients of Werk Thoroughbred Consultants, of which Sid Fernando is president and CEO. WTC recommended the 2014 purchase of Maximum Security's dam, Lil Indy, for $80,000 at Keeneland January for the purpose of breeding her to New Year's Day, a stallion owned by...

A victory in the Grade 2 Rachel Alexandra Stakes at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans moved the race record …Continue reading →...