Op/Ed

Opinion and perspective articles.

Op/Ed: Why Is It That This Sport Has So Many Problems With Transparency?

It was one of the better Breeders' Cups that we have seen in a long time and it featured great...

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Horse racing can pat itself on its back for the progress that has been made concerning horses sent to slaughter....

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At the time, one doesn't know if a minor skirmish will turn out to have been the opening salvo in...

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With the Churchill Downs spring meet, which was moved over to Ellis Park, winding down, it appeared that Bob Baffert...

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During one of the most politically polarizing times in our country's history, Congress passed the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act...

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Having been convicted of two counts of drug adulteration and misbranding, with intent to defraud and mislead, Dr. Seth Fishman...

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When the news was reported earlier in the week that a NYRA clocker had been charged with altering a published...

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Throughout the nation, the horse racing industry is under both increased scrutiny and pressure to reduce the number of equine...

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In 1985, owner Dennis Diaz had a decision to make after his runner, Spend a Buck, won the GI Kentucky...

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The biggest story when it comes to the ban of Lasix in the Breeders' Cup is that there was no...

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For close to 20 years, activists have been working to protect American horses by lobbying for a federal ban on...

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Perhaps no collection of companies makes decisions based more on hard data, charts, statistics and actuarial tables then those that...

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