Op/Ed

Opinion and perspective articles.

Trying to Stay in the Buggy

Mentor: 1. a wise and trusted counselor to teacher 2. an influential senior sponsor or supporter From Greek, Mentos ,...

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Read this. No, seriously, if you care for Thoroughbred racing at all and especially if you work or are invested...

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Thanks to my Irish heritage I am a sucker for tradition; just ask my family when the subject of removing...

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Ever watch a movie where there are multiple storylines that converge at the end? That sort of happened for me...

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In 1655, the first track designed for Thoroughbred racing was built on the land that would later be known as...

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If the bottom line were all that mattered, Frank Stronach would never be pulling stallions and broodmares out of Kentucky...

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A wise person once told me: "If you want to change somebody's behaviour you must first change their attitude." In...

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Ask anyone in horse racing how the Australian horse racing industry is going and they would answer 'pretty darn well.'...

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Numerous Op/Eds have been penned detailing and debating medication use in American racing. However, racing regulators and industry leaders have...

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For the past few years, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) has been lobbying for changes to the tax code...

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Trainer Jeffrey Englehart, 26, smoked marijuana. In eight states that's legal. In New York State, where Englehart trains, the punishment...

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Ask someone in horse racing why things are done a certain way and the answer is usually "because that's the...

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