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Stewards: What happens at the gate stays at the gate
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QuickTake: Colonial Downs, Gold Cup, and the future of racing
The crowd at Colonial Downs's closing weekend was thin, while 40,000 attended the Gold Cup jump racing. What's the lesson-
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Opinion: Fixing Virginia racing, or gelding it?
Colonial Downs says it's fixing Virginia racing by creating, then negotiating with a new "horsemen's group." Nick Hahn says that-
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Is horse racing going to the dogs?
An alliance between racino operators and dog racing opponents threatens the existence of that sport. Richard Hackerman wonders if horse-
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I want my Big T!
You won't find it on your racing channel, but Gary Quill says Timonium's as fun as it gets, and he-
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What’s that again?
A trifecta's worth of musings: the Arlington Million and the Sword Dancer, tweeting horses, and medication reforms.-
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I went to a fight, and a horse race broke out?
Rodney Dangerfield said that he went to a fight and a hockey game broke out. Replace "hockey game" with "horse-
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In (sort of) defense of Steve Coburn
We loved "brash" Steve Coburn when California Chrome was winning. In defeat, he became a sore loser. That change says-
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If Rick Porter’s mad as hell, why should we care?
Rick Porter is a wealthy owner who is livid that he can't have free tickets to the Kentucky Oaks. Why-
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