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Thankful for the blue-collar horse

Bemoan racing’s lack of high-end, sticking-around stars? No, thanks. Be thankful, instead, for the blue-collar horses that are the spine

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Flightline’s retired, and I’m not feeling too good myself

Flightline’s retirement one day after the biggest victory of his brief career, smacks you right in the face with the

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CounterPoint: California the place for Breeders’ Cup

Breeders' Cup should find one permanent home, and Southern California, where better weather and other factors make better racing, is

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Point: Breeders’ Cup should move around

In its first two decades, the Breeders' Cup took the best of racing to people all over the country. It

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Off the Pace: Scheduling towards full fields

In a new "Off the Pace": Mike Valiante proposes a new schedule for Mid-Atlantic racing designed to promote full fields

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Off the Pace: Catching up with Chris Sobocinski

In a new "Off the Pace": Mike Valiante catches up with Chris Sobocinski, linemaker and PR maven for Delaware Park.

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Off the Pace: Catching up with Eric Pignataro

In a new "Off the Pace": Mike Valiante catches up with Eric Pignataro, former jai alai player-turned-jockeys' agent plying his

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Off the Pace: A quartet of memorable Preakness stretch runs

In a new "Off the Pace": Mike Valiante remembers four editions of the Preakness where the final quarter-mile proved absolutely

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Rich Strike offers argument for Triple Crown change

Rich Strike's defection from the Preakness is one more argument for changing the series' configuration to acknowledge changes in horsemanship.

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Off the Pace: Triple Crown schedule just fine

In a new "Off the Pace": Mike Valiante shares snippets of more than 50 years of Kentucky Derby memories, from

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For Gazzier, family first (but horses are family, too!)

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Thankful for the blue-collar horse

Flightline’s retired, and I’m not feeling too good myself

CounterPoint: California the place for Breeders’ Cup

Point: Breeders’ Cup should move around

Off the Pace: Scheduling towards full fields

Off the Pace: Catching up with Chris Sobocinski

Off the Pace: Catching up with Eric Pignataro

Off the Pace: A quartet of memorable Preakness stretch runs

Rich Strike offers argument for Triple Crown change

Off the Pace: Triple Crown schedule just fine

For Gazzier, family first (but horses.

Whitten Way stays unbeaten in Blue.

PODCAST: What’s going on at Delaware.

Off to the Races Radio lineup.

PODCAST: Catching up with the WV-bred.

Preakness to move to Sunday, three.