Op/Ed

Opinion and perspective articles.

FROM THE HARNESS GAME, HOPE

Amid the slumping economy, the empty grandstands and the tumbling bottom line, it's sometimes easy to forget that horse racing...

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Yesterday, the American Graded Stakes Committee announced their official upgrades and downgrades. I'm sure, if you looked carefully enough, you...

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If there is a document or report in the Thoroughbred industry that is cited or mentioned more often than the...

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Why stud fees need to be slashed. A few stud fees for 2011 have already been announced, and so far...

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In recent years, all three of the foundation pillars that support our industry--bettors, racetracks, and owners, have been crumbling. Our...

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A deepening crisis. Two years ago, I wrote that our American breeding industry's chief service providers (stallion owners, sale companies,...

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Have you ever wondered why Humpty Dumpty had his great fall, and why he could never be put back together...

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Just imagine a National Football League where every state had slightly different rules, perhaps nine-yard first downs when you play...

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It has been another week of gloom (Turfway scraps Kentucky Cup) and doom (wagering off $519 million through first half...

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As Tim Capps wrote in his recent Op/Ed, "people who love racing in America … are more concerned about its...

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For regular readers of Thoroughbred Daily News, it has become customary to read opinion pieces written by racing industry participants...

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There were several news items that appeared recently in this publication that I found thought-provoking. The first was the article...

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