Arnold: HISA a “dictatorship” lacking common sense
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority is a “dictatorship” lacking fairness and common sense, trainer Rusty Arnold says in this op-ed.
Read Moreby Guest Author | Mar 7, 2024 | Breaking, National news, Opinion | 0 |
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority is a “dictatorship” lacking fairness and common sense, trainer Rusty Arnold says in this op-ed.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Mar 6, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Other, Maryland, MD Business, Opinion | 0 |
Maryland racing people deserve to know what their future is going to look like. But the lack of transparency from the MTROA has left them frustrated.
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | Mar 6, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Other, Opinion, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
In Virginia legislation that would permit “gray games” slot machines to proliferate needs much more thought, argues Nick Hahn.
Read Moreby Jennifer Kelly | Nov 8, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Other, National news, Opinion | 1 |
Beyond the Breeders’ Cup racing, wagering, and glitz lies something more profound, says Jennifer Kelly: the connection between horses and humans.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Nov 7, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Other, National news, Opinion | 0 |
The first Breeders’ Cup of the HISA era featured scratches galore and a Classic won by a trainer coming off a 10-year ban.
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | Aug 5, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Other, Opinion, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
The Grand Slam of Grass once connected Colonial Downs and Arlington Park. With the Secretariat Stakes now moved to Colonial, the connection lives on.
Read Moreby John Piassek | Jun 22, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Other, Opinion, Preakness weekend, Triple Crown Trail | 0 |
Debate over the spacing of Triple Crown races has centered on the Preakness, but John PIassek says both it and the Belmont need a new schedule.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | May 23, 2023 | Breaking, Opinion, Preakness weekend, Triple Crown Trail | 0 |
Saturday’s 148th Preakness Stakes was a stirring duel to the wire. It put the cap on a strange week that seemed to be about everything but the race itself.
Read Moreby Mike Valiante | May 9, 2023 | Breaking, Off the Pace, Opinion | 2 |
In a new Off the Pace, our Mike Valiante reached out to several folks involved in racing to learn what they’re saying about HISA.
Read Moreby Mike Valiante | May 4, 2023 | Breaking, Opinion, Triple Crown Trail | 2 |
Lots of folks opine on which Kentucky Derby winners were best. Mike Valiante headed in the other direction to see what he could learn.
Read Moreby Mike Valiante | Feb 23, 2023 | Breaking, National news, Opinion | 2 |
In a new Off the Pace, Mike Valiante shares his vision of what the racetrack of the future ought to look like. Do you agree?
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Feb 14, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Other, Maryland, MD Business, Opinion | 0 |
New Maryland governor Wes Moore has been called a “man in a hurry,” which could be what the over-budget, behind-schedule Pimlico-Laurel rebuild needs.
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