National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
The harsh spotlight of media attention continues to shine on the horse racing industry — and not just in California and at Santa Anita Park. In this edition of The Friday Show, Scott Jagow and...
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View From The Eighth Pole – Horse Racing At The Crossroads: Reform Or Die
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
The headline reads “The Breaking Point,” followed by the statement: “A rising toll of racetrack breakdowns has shaken public confidence and put the Thoroughbred industry at a crossroads.” The article...
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Ryan Urges Tracks To Take A Good, Hard Look At Medical Protocol – And Not Just For Jockeys
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
In summer 2017, a groom collapsed in the paddock at Laurel Park while leading a horse, stricken by a heart attack. While the people immediately around him panicked, racetrack security knew exactly...
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The Friday Show Presented By The Match Series: Talking Safety And Business
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
As the third leg of the Triple Crown approaches, the safety of horses and jockeys continues to take center stage, as it should, between stakeholders in the horse racing industry and by others outside...
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PR Special Fasig-Tipton Santa Anita 2-Year-Old Sale: The Influence Of Unbridled’s Song’s Buyback
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
Today, Fasig-Tipton launches its inaugural 2-year-olds in training sale at Santa Anita Park, and the Paulick Report is on the grounds with a special print publication. In this edition of the PR...
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Further Safety And Welfare Reforms Added At Santa Anita, Upcoming Del Mar Meet
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
Ten weeks after introducing significant reforms in California aimed at reducing racing fatalities and improving the safety and welfare of horses and riders, The Stronach Group is now requiring all...
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Challenges, Opportunities Face NYRA’s New CEO David O’Rourke
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
As David O'Rourke prepares to oversee his first Belmont Stakes since he was named chief executive officer and president of the New York Racing Association, he looks to a future filled with an equal...
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The Friday Show Presented By The Match Series: Weeding Out The Bad Apples?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
The national spotlight continues to burn hot on the Thoroughbred racing industry, with California lawmakers weighing in on the sport this week and media outlets giving their take on the future of the...
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Gate Dancer: The Derby Disqualification Everyone Saw Coming
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
Maximum Security's disqualification in this year's Kentucky Derby was one of the most significant in the sport's history, but the ground the situation covered before and after his number came down...
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Offender Or Offended? Thoroughbred Owner Sounds Off On Media Coverage
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
I'm a proud and passionate Thoroughbred race horse owner and I can no longer stand by and let hyped-up sensationalists inaccurately portray Thoroughbred owners as cruel and uncaring. The fact is,...
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The Pennsylvania EHV Outbreak That Wasn’t
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
Nearly a week after it issued a disease outbreak alert through the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC), the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture says there isn't an outbreak of EHV (equine...
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The Friday Show Presented By The Match Series: ‘Challenging’ Times
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
The second leg of what has turned out to be one notable Triple Crown series is in the books. Meanwhile, the drama continues off the track for the horse racing industry with lawsuits, betting...
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Illinois HBPA Officer Suspended 120 Days After Horse Found In Kill Pen
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
Stewards at Fairmount Park in Collinsville, Ill., have suspended owner Dixie Harr for 120 days and fined her $2,500 after one of her horses was found in an Oklahoma kill pen. At the time of the...
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‘Very Survival Of The Sport At Risk’: HBO’s ‘Real Sports’ Examines Racing Fatalities
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
“With so many racehorses dying every year in America, how long will horse racing itself survive?” That's the fundamental question asked by correspondent Bernard Goldberg on HBO's “Real Sports With...
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View From The Eighth Pole: An Opportunity Lost For Racing
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
More than 18 million households tuned in to NBC Sports to watch the Kentucky Derby on May 4. According to Sports Media Watch, the A.C. Nielsen ratings actually grew in the minutes after the race to...
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PR Special Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale: The Original ‘Distracted’ Kentucky Derby DQ’d Horse
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
The controversy over this year's Kentucky Derby disqualification refuses to die, even after the running of the second leg of the Triple Crown. In this edition of the PR Special, available here and on...
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The Oft-Forgotten ‘Great Race’ At Pimlico That Wasn’t A Preakness
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
When Preakness revelers stream through the gates of Pimlico this weekend, many of them will walk by a golden outline of three old-timey horses stretched out in full flight, heads apart. That logo...
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The Friday Show Presented By The Match Series: Derby Perspectives, Preakness Picks
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
A lot of people in the horse racing industry are ready to move on from the controversy of the 2019 Kentucky Derby, but even as the second leg of the Triple Crown approaches, the buzz in Baltimore...
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Gorajec: RCI’s Scare Tactics On Lasix Ban Disingenuous, Ill-Informed And Just Plain Shameful
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
I was incredulous. I couldn't believe what I was reading. The Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) had just issued a press release warning its member commissions that any attempt...
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Dominguez’s 360 Gentle Touch Riding Crop: Why It’s Different And How It Fits Into The Whip Debate
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
In the hubbub of the Kentucky Derby disqualification drama, replays and still images have been analyzed and watched thousands of times as viewers try to get a handle on Maximum Security's path of...
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The Friday Show Presented By The Match Series: Five Questions On The Kentucky Derby DQ Controversy
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
It's been a wild week in the horse racing industry, to put it mildly, and The Friday Show responds with a lively discussion befitting the moment. Scott Jagow and Ray Paulick answer a series of...
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South Dakota Horse Racing Pipeline That Produced Bill Mott May Be Shut Down
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
While the rest of the world debates Saturday's Kentucky Derby disqualification of Maximum Security, I'm worried about more important things, like how to bring horse racing back to Fort Pierre and...
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Lamoreaux: Mott A Class Act Who Shouldn’t Have To Defend Himself
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
Roger Maris lost a lot of his hair from the pressure of his pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record in 1961. He was forever known in baseball as Roger Maris, you know, the guy with the asterisk after...
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The Friday Show Presented By The Match Series: So Many Stories To Tell
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
Kentucky Derby week is always filled with a plethora of storylines; it's hard to get to all of them. In this Kentucky Derby 145 edition of The Friday Show, Scott Jagow and Chelsea Hackbarth touch on...
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Oaks Contender Jaywalk Has A Star Wars Look To Her, But It’s For Good Reason
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
Sharp observers in the John Servis barn this week may have noticed Kentucky Oaks contender Jaywalk cooling out in the shedrow with some sort of futuristic plastic device on her nose. Have no fear –...
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PR Special Kentucky Derby 145 Edition: Do’s And Don’ts, Longshots And ‘Magic Shoes’
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
The Paulick Report is handing out a free print publication throughout Louisville this week, all about this year's Run for the Roses. It's also available here, for you, online. In this edition of the...
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Commentary: The Performance-Enhancing Effects Of Lasix
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
The Kentucky Derby is just a few days away. In a typical year the focus leading up to the race would be on analyzing contenders, making selections (plural, because of all those exotic wagers), and...
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Commentary: Fact Checking Opponents Of Safety And Welfare Reform
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
Most of the modern political discourse (and much of the mainstream news cycle) seems to be dominated by debate. Two sides with two opposite arguments, both hoping to sway their audience into seeing...
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The Friday Show Presented By The Match Series: Family Feud
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
This week, Frank Stronach went public with his grievances about how the racetrack ownership company he founded has been run by his daughter, Belinda Stronach. Ray Paulick attended the meeting in...
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Sunday Silence: Unwanted Youngster To Hall Of Famer
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
At the time, a young Sunday Silence going through the ring and back to owner Arthur B. Hancock III under his reserve at the California sale of 2-year-olds at Hollywood Park was anything but notable....
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PR Special OBS April: Dealing With Shipping Fever
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
The Paulick Report is here for the second half of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds In Training with a special print edition that can be found here and around the OBS sales...
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Triple Crown News Minute Presented By Kentucky Equine Research: Weirdos And Wise Guys
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
The 145th running of the Kentucky Derby is a week and a half away and aside from last minute defections, the field of 20 is set. Each year, there always seems to be one or two quirky horses in the...
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Stronach Takes Family Feud Public; Wants Santa Anita Put In Trust
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
A standing room only crowd of over 200 people turned out on Tuesday evening in Arcadia, Calif., to hear Frank Stronach discuss his vision for the future of California racing while bitterly...
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PR Special OBS April: Sunday Silence Makes History
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
The Paulick Report returns to Central Florida, with a pair of special print publications for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds In Training, available on the sales grounds and...
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PR Special OBS April: Sunday Silence Makes History
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
The Paulick Report returns to Central Florida, with a pair of special print publications for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds In Training, available on the sales grounds and...
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The Friday Show Presented By The Match Series: On The Lasix Plan
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
A group of the country's most well-known racetrack owners unveiled a plan this week to ban the use of the race-day medication, Lasix, first in 2-year-old races and then a year later in all stakes. It...
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Forward Thinking Moved Cummings To Create Horse Racing Lottery Game
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
I first met Brad Cummings in the spring of 2008, shortly before the launch of the Paulick Report. He had no publishing experience and knew nothing about horse racing. Naturally, I hired him. Cummings...
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The Future Is Here: University Of Kentucky Sports Medicine Program Will Help Jockeys Ride Safer, Better, Healthier
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
Any longtime rider of horses will tell you: It's not a question of whether you will fall off but when. For jockeys, the question becomes not whether they'll get hurt, but how badly (or for how long...
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The Friday Show Presented By The PHBA: Riding Rules, Winx’s Legacy?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
In the wake of the spike in fatalities at Santa Anita, the discussions continue about many of horse racing's long-held rules and traditions. Among them is use of the riding crop. In this edition of...
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Just Another Day In Pennsylvania: Sketchy Supplements, Class 1 Substances, And Commission Silence
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
A series of drug positives issued by the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission in early February raised a few eyebrows, including those on the face of trainer Gerald Lee Jr. Lee, who has been in the...
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PR Special Keeneland April Sale: Explaining Bisphosphonates, Diagnosing Poor Performance
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
The Paulick Report is once again on the sales grounds with a special print publication for the Keeneland April sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age. In this edition of the PR...
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View From the Eighth Pole: Staying The Course At Santa Anita
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
The California Horse Racing Board meets this Friday for the express purpose of considering reallocation of racing dates granted to Santa Anita Park, where 23 horses have died while racing or training...
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The Friday Show Presented By The PHBA: Ways And Means?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
The recent difficulties facing the horse racing industry are now getting attention in the halls of Congress, while a bill that would provide national oversight of racing medication remains stalled....
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From Nightlife To Thoroughbreds, Restrepo Was Bred For Role At Fasig-Tipton
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
Ramiro Restrepo had spent the past 16 hours in some form of transit, logging air and highway miles from Chile to Miami to Ocala to do some networking ahead of the juvenile sale season. If anyone had...
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The Friday Show Presented By The PHBA: Kentucky Derby Storylines?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
With only 37 days to go before the first Saturday in May, the countdown is on for the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby. In this edition of The Friday Show, Scott Jagow and Ray Paulick discuss this...
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Stronach Group Reforms: Questions In California And A View From The Mid-Atlantic
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
As the hours tick down to Thursday's meeting of the California Horse Racing Board – the first since Santa Anita was forced to cancel racing indefinitely following a rash of fatal breakdowns –...
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PR Special Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale: Expanding F-T’s Global Reach
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
The Paulick Report is pleased to offer a special print edition that will be available in South Florida at Wednesday's Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale, and of course, it's also available here. In this...
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Bisphosphonates: What We Know About Off-Label Use, And What One Drug Company Is Doing About It
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
A little more than a year ago, top surgeon Dr. Larry Bramlage stood up in Rood and Riddle's annual Client Education Seminar and issued a warning to attendees about a new group of drugs called...
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Jeff Blea, DVM, On The Santa Anita Crisis, Medication And Racing’s Survival
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
As a veterinarian practicing at Santa Anita, the last few months have been the most difficult of my career. I've experienced grief for the horses who have been euthanized, and frustration with the...
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From The Brink Of Death, Needles Became Florida’s Racing Hero, Inspiration For Breeding Industry
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
Stallion farms around the world have graveyards to honor the horses that built and sustained their operations. The heart and hooves of Needles rest on the property of Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.,...
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