This is the third and final piece examining the structural condition of American horse racing. Part 1 examined the collapse of race days. Part 2 examined the fragility of wagering economics. When I came into this industry 20 years ago, Thoroughbred ownership was sold as an investment. That is still how we lead our

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Making his debut for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, Hughes (Into Mischief–K P Dreamin, by Union Rags) justified his 3-5 favoritism to win by open lengths thus become a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' at Los Alamitos on Sunday afternoon. Brushing slightly out of post 2, Hughes went to the front and was

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The announcement last week that the main track and the Tapeta course at Belmont will soon be opened for limited training was just one more reminder that the unveiling of the new building is less than three months away. The new Belmont will open on Sept. 18 with the running of the GI Jockey Club

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Globetrotting superstar Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}) will target a title defense in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland, and will prep for that tilt via the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup at the new Belmont Park, the connections announced via the Yahagi Stable X account. NYRA will celebrate a new era for

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This is the second of three pieces examining the structural condition of American horse racing. In Part 1, I showed that the racing habitat is collapsing not because horses can't run, but because race days are disappearing, 182 per year since 2022 and accelerating. More than 30 independent jurisdictions, with no centralized calendar, explain where

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