Only one horse has been disqualified for a drug test after winning the Kentucky Derby. That happened in 1968, when…
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You have to ask if there’s anything left of horse racing to kill. Perhaps it’s entrenched so deeply into…
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First of all, I have indeed been to the Kentucky Derby (which is, like, a WHOLE other story, and I’ll never write it…
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There’s this phrase in thoroughbred racing, it goes one of two ways: “always bet the grays” or “never bet the…
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To paraphrase a line from the great Ricky Bobby — Yup. Joey Logano is flying through the air. This is not good.
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The 23XI racing team took another step closer to diversifying NASCAR when they announced a new design this past…
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“Republicans buy sneakers too” is always going to be part of Michael Jordan’s legacy, and there’s no getting away…
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Trump loves to criticize Black athletes. Scratch that. He needs to criticize Black athletes.
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A North Carolina racetrack owner is facing massive criticism and boycotts from fans after he decided to advertise…
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NASCAR president Steve Phelps spoke to the media for the second time in just three days to address the issue that…
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NASCAR thinks Black people are stupid.
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After a tumultuous couple of days, Bubba Wallace made the media rounds Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, after…
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Good news everyone! The noose found in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at Talladega Raceway had been there for months,…
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Recently, a story that made more headlines than normal in the horse racing world was a bettor cashing a 50-cent…
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Just two days into Santa Anita’s horse racing season, a 3-year-old colt named Emtech had to be euthanized after…
In a garden-variety suburb outside Albany—a recent July morning, but it could have been any morning—Patrick…
A 4-year-old gelding was euthanized at Santa Anita after breaking its pelvis during training, according to a statemen…
Between this and the doping, I don’t think I can let my children watch horse racing anymore. At a meeting of House…
Explosive news out of the world of horse racing today: Justify, the colt that ruined the mystique of one of sports’…
A four-year-old gelding named American Currency was euthanized after sustaining an injury on Santa Anita’s training…