National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
There's a lot to unpack from Monday's bombshell indictment of 27 people connected with alleged equine doping rings, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation may not be done with the case yet. When the...
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Irwin: States, Nearly All Horse Racing Institutions Lack Will To Clean Up Sport
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
Monday's initiative to go after cheaters in horse racing starkly portrays the dilemma our industry faces. The initiative taken by the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation was a...
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The Friday Show Presented By The Maryland Jockey Club: Viral Concerns, Derby Form?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
Horse racing jurisdictions from Asia to the Middle East are keeping spectators away or even cancelling race meetings due to the spread of the coronavirus. In other countries, major events are still...
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1998 Flashback: Clenbuterol Use ‘Simply Incompatible With Pari-Mutuel Horse Racing’
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
(Editor's Note: The following commentary on clenbuterol as a performance enhancing drug was written in June 1998 by Paul Berube, who retired in 2005 after serving for 17 years as president of the...
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View From The Eighth Pole: Does Weight Matter Any More In Horse Racing?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
The recent passing of longtime racing official Thomas E. (Tommy) Trotter served as a reminder of what being a racing secretary at a major track in the golden age of horse racing was like, when one of...
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The Friday Show Presented By The Maryland Jockey Club: Supporting The Saudi Cup?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
The world's richest horse race is no longer the Dubai World Cup or the Pegasus. This weekend launches the latest stratospheric purse, the $20 million Saudi Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The inaugural...
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Veteran Investigator, Delaware Commission Executive John Wayne Passes Suddenly
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
John Wayne was considered by many of his peers to be the “dean” of racing regulators in North America. He worked at 28 different racetracks over 15 years as an investigator with the Thoroughbred...
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Remembering Trainer Henry Moreno: A Lifetime Of Horses And Laughter
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
A tall, attractive blonde walked toward Henry Moreno in the saddling paddock at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Southern California — a gorgeous, park like setting built years before by popular...
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The Friday Show Presented By Sam Houston Race Park: Your Prescription Is Ready?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
Last week, a bill titled the “Equine Welfare and Safety in Horse Racing Act” was introduced in California's General Assembly. It is a state lawmaker response to the highly publicized...
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View From The Eighth Pole: It’s Time To Get Rid Of Clenbuterol
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
It's been nearly eight years since the late Kent Stirling, then the executive director of the Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, said during a Congressional hearing on...
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‘We’re Not Making Progress’: U.S. Racing Still Lags Behind Other Countries, Sports On Concussions
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
Retired jockey Tony Black has taken to writing himself little notes so he can remember his daily to-do list. He also makes recordings reminding himself of tasks for later. Sometimes, he forgets...
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Gorajec: New California Equine Welfare And Safety Legislation Progressive But Flawed
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
We all knew we'd be seeing something like this soon. Well, now it's here. I am referring to a state legislative effort in California to address last year's public nightmare involving the catastrophic...
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The Friday Show Presented By The Maryland Jockey Club: A Legal Mess, Derby Standouts?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
An investment group has filed a lawsuit against Triple Crown-winning Zayat Stables and other defendants who purchased horses and breeding rights that were supposed to be collateral on a loan to...
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Racing Without Lasix: Christophe Clement Leads Nation By 2019 Wins
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
In 2019, according to records maintained by The Jockey Club, out of the 272,553 U.S. starts, only 10,065 were made by horses that were not administered Lasix. That equates to only 3.7 percent. The...
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The Friday Show Presented By The Maryland Jockey Club: New Developments In Neighboring States
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
This week could turn out to be an important turning point for the horse racing industry in the Mid-Atlantic region. The question is, which way is the arrow pointing? In this edition of The Friday...
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View From The Eighth Pole: The Irrational Exuberance Of Ahmed Zayat
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
For many, a horse racing stable is a business. As most Thoroughbred owners know, however, it's not a business that anyone should count on being profitable. A quick look at the math: In 2018,...
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Commentary – Horse Racing: We Gonna Have A Sport Or Not?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
Sport is characterized by a challenging dichotomy that threatens its very existence as a viable enterprise worthy of both participation and widespread appreciation. Athletes are drawn to sport in the...
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Pegasus Winner Mucho Gusto ‘The Gift That Keeps On Giving’
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
Everyone whose hands have touched Mucho Gusto, 4 ½-length winner of Saturday's Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational, were smiling in the wake of the Mucho Macho Man colt's performance in the...
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‘Time For Talk Is Done’: Congress Hears Debate Over Horseracing Integrity Act
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
The future of horse racing will be in jeopardy if Congress doesn't pass the Horseracing Integrity Act. The future of horse racing will be in jeopardy if Congress does pass the Horseracing Integrity...
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View From the Eighth Pole: No Horse Racing Commission, No Transparency In Florida
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
It didn't take long for trainer Victor Barboza Jr. to find the winner's circle after being reinstated at Gulfstream Park by the Hallandale Beach, Fla., track's owner, The Stronach Group, which...
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The Friday Show Presented By The PHBA: Calling All Champions
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
Every January, the Thoroughbred industry honors its best from the previous year by bestowing awards in various categories. The ceremony for the 49th Eclipse Awards takes place next week at Gulfstream...
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When It Comes To Lasix And Federal Legislation, Horse Racing Has Been Here Before
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
As a new year begins, some racing jurisdictions will begin considering or implementing a furosemide (Lasix) phaseout. In December, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission voted to approve a partial...
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PR Special Keeneland January Sale: Quality Road And His Research Grants
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
The 2020 auction season kicks off at the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale, and the Paulick Report is once again part of the proceedings with the PR Special. In this issue, bloodstock editor...
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View From The Eighth Pole: Practicing What You Preach On Equine Safety
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
The first Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit was held at Keeneland racetrack in October 2006 and brought together a respected group of owners, breeders, trainers, jockeys veterinarians,...
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The Friday Show Presented By The PHBA: Horse Racing’s Moments Of The Year
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
Each year for the past two decades, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) has offered fans the opportunity to choose horse racing's standout moment from the prior year. In this edition...
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Stocks And Studs: When Thoroughbreds And Investment Funds Mix
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
When revelations broke in late November that Phoenix Thoroughbreds, the big-spending new ownership group of mysterious origins, had been named in a money laundering case in New York, the racing world...
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View From The Eighth Pole: American Exceptionalism In The Graded Stakes Process
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
In December 2018, I suggested the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association's American Graded Stakes Committee lacked common sense when it came time to assigning designations to the best races in...
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The Friday Show Presented By The PHBA: Trends From A Decade?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
With the calendar having flipped to 2020, the Paulick Report looks back on the last ten years in the horse racing industry. In this edition of The Friday Show, Scott Jagow and Ray Paulick discuss...
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David Blee And The Power Of The Mentor
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
(Editor's note: David Cooper Blee died on Dec. 29 at the age of 66. Among other things, in his professional life he was vice president of Runnymede Farm in Paris, Ky., an internationally recognized...
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The Friday Show Presented By MyRacehorse.com: Three Biggest Horse Racing Issues In 2020?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
It's fair to say the U.S. horse racing industry wouldn't mind putting 2019 behind it, considering the controversy that plagued the sport throughout the year. And that wish is about to come true, but...
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Commentary: When Considering Racing’s Problems, Ask Yourself What You Can Do To Help
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
Soon, we will be able to close the book on 2019, and many of us who work in horse racing have never been so happy to see a year end. The start of a new year is often the time for reflection and hopes...
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What Did You Read? Top Horse Racing Stories Of 2019
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
As we prepare to close the book on 2019, it's time for our traditional look back on the most popular stories of the year by traffic. We've done this for four years now (see previous editions of 2015,...
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The Friday Show Presented By MyRacehorse.com: New Whip Rules, Pegasus Changes?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
California racing has seen several policy changes this year when it comes to horse racing safety. The latest proposal would restrict the use of riding crops by jockeys during races. In this edition...
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California Racetrack Veterinarian To Colleagues: Don’t Fear Medication Reform
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
When The Stronach Group announced a slate of reforms aimed at improving equine safety and welfare last spring, there wasn't much debate that new policies were needed, but not everyone in horse racing...
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The Friday Show Presented By MyRacehorse.com: Surface Changes?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
A horse racing industry that has seen plenty of turmoil in 2019 gathered together this week to share ideas and debate the course for the future. In this edition of The Friday Show, Scott Jagow and...
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View From The Eighth Pole: Making Jockeys Part Of The Solution
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
Javier Castellano was mad. Not fighting with Calvin Borel mad, but the Hall of Fame jockey was mad enough as he recalled a story from a few years ago that bothers him to this day. Castellano had been...
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Aftercare Should Not Be An Afterthought: Solutions For The Future
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
This is the conclusion of our three-part series on the state of Thoroughbred aftercare. You can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Depending on the day, working in Thoroughbred aftercare can feel...
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Emptying The Ocean With A Teaspoon: The Challenges Of Aftercare
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
This is Part 2 in a three-part series looking back at the last decade's evolution in Thoroughbred aftercare. You can read Part 1 here. It's easy to scroll through the Horse Care or Aftercare news...
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A Decade In, How Are We Doing With Thoroughbred Aftercare?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
A decade ago, the word “aftercare” was not part of the industry vernacular when talking about Thoroughbreds leaving the racetrack. There were a handful of nonprofits which had battled the tide of...
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Commentary: Don’t Concede Higher Moral Ground To Critics Of Horse Racing
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
As the horses paraded up to the Churchill Downs starting gate last May at the Kentucky Derby, America's greatest horse race, months of eager anticipation gave way to sudden bursts of applause from...
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Phoenix Thoroughbreds Founder And CEO Named In Money Laundering Case
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
Amer Abdulaziz Salman, the Dubai-based founder and CEO of the high-flying Phoenix Thoroughbreds fund that has purchased tens of millions of dollars at bloodstock auctions and private sales globally...
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CHRB’s New Chairman: Expect Further Reforms In Medication Policy
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
“The days of permissive medication are over.” So began the tenure of Dr. Gregory Ferraro, a former racetrack veterinarian and past director of the University of California-Davis veterinary teaching...
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View From The Eighth Pole: Lessons From The Past About Toothless Tigers And Herding Cats
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
Twenty-five years ago, Brian McGrath was introduced during a luncheon at the 21 Club in midtown Manhattan as horse racing's first “commissioner.” Well, maybe not the commissioner for all of horse...
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What’s Different This Time? Racing History Shows An Evolution Of Attitudes About Fatal Injuries
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
In 1993, just ahead of that year's Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park, the Associated Press published a headline that could just as easily have been written this year: “Breeders' Cup officials hoping...
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Donna Brothers: PETA Is A Bully
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
I can no longer remain silent about my love for horses and for horse racing for fear of backlash from PETA and other extremist organizations that claim to be looking out for our horses' welfare....
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A Jockey/Veterinarian’s Open Letter to Dianne Feinstein: ‘I Only Ask That You Recognize The Progress Being Made’
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
Dear Honorable Senator Feinstein, Thank you for caring so much about our state and having a compassionate ear to listen to each individual need. I wanted to address some of your concerns over the...
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Confronting The Boogeyman On Auction Radiographs
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
It's a story as old as radiography itself. An auction prospect comes to the sales grounds with a mild to moderate imperfection on its x-rays, potential buyers flee at the sight of a...
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View From The Eighth Pole: A Sport In The Crosshairs
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
Oct. 27, 1990, was the most somber day I've spent at a racetrack. That was when the New York Racing Association hosted the Breeders' Cup at Belmont Park for the first time on a sunny but cold...
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How Dr. Edward H. Fallon Streamlined The Breeding Season
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
Advances in knowledge and technology have made the chances of getting a mare pregnant during the breeding season as high as they've ever been, and that efficiency has shaped the breeding industry's...
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After PETA Scandal, West Virginia Tracks And Horsemen Making Plans To Institute Necropsy Program By January 2020
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 years ago
West Virginia's racing commissioners reacted with horror and outrage to a series of photos distributed by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) several weeks ago, and vowed that...
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