Op/Ed: Oh the Places We Could Go
Pat Cummings is Executive Director of the Thoroughbred Idea Foundation "Oh, the places you'll go," hoped Dr. Seuss. There are...
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Opinion and perspective articles.
Op/Ed: Clenbuterol–It Has To Be Stopped, And Now
Clenbuterol is the most abused drug in our industry. For anyone who does not know what Clenbuterol is, please read...
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Op/Ed: Time to Double Down
Anne Sabatino Hardy is Executive Director of Visit Horse Country I didn't grow up around horses, but I did grow...
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Open Letter to the Industry: Data, Wagering and the Future of Racing
Editor's Note: the following is part of the Thoroughbred Idea Foundation's weekly 'Free-Data Friday' series. #FreeDataFriday--VOLUME 17: DATA, WAGERING AND...
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Op/Ed: We Hired Two Millennials
We hired two millennials and it enriched my perspective. While I may be considered young, I caution that assumption as...
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Letter to the Editor: No Better Ambassador than the Horse
Back in November 2015, we were privileged to welcome American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile), "a horse of a lifetime" to...
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TDN Op/Ed: the Black-Type System and Cataloguing Standards are Ripe for Overhaul
The modern black-type system began to take shape in Europe in 1971 when group designators were introduced to differentiate different...
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Op/Ed: Are Race Horses Being Put in Danger?
Editor's Note: The below editorial originally appeared in the Toronto Star on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 and is being republished...
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Op/Ed: Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste
I imagine if you are reading this, we share something in common--the love of horses and horse racing. Like me,...
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Op/Ed: The CHRB May Just Have Saved the Sport of Horse Racing
When the members of the California Horse Racing Board voted Thursday to ban the use of the whip (and it...
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Op/Ed: When Does Too Much of a Good Thing Become a Bad Thing?
When living concurrently amid an uninterrupted supply of excellence, at what point do we take it for granted and accept...
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Harsh Reality at Bottom of Foal Market
Following the completion of the foal and breeding stock sales in Great Britain and Ireland, there has been much comment...
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