#Paulick Report

PARIS, Kentucky (InvestigateTV/Gray News) - Long before a string of catastrophic horse deaths at a racetrack in California made headlines and a federal indictment of more than two dozen horseracing insiders rocked the sport, the owner of one of the most famed thoroughbreds was advocating for change. In 1982, Penny Chenery, the owner of Triple Crown…

Lovely Ride wins Saturday's Pippin Stakes at Oaklawn Park Coady Photography, courtesy of Oaklawn Park Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Trainer Bob Baffert saddled the first three finishers in Sunday's $100000 Grade III Sham Stakes at Santa Anita, a "Road to the Kentucky Derby" race, while the other weekend qualifier went to a colt who might find the Derby distance…

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 horses retiring from racing for years. The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation launched in 1983, New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program in 1992,…

In Plymouth, residents have already had their say about a proposal by a Boston developer to build a thoroughbred racetrack in their community. Hardwick residents will get to decide on a thoroughbred racing proposal early in January. While both had the potential of bringing thoroughbred racing back to Massachusetts (Suffolk Downs closed in 2019),…

Every night (or morning), multitudes of people in everyday jobs copulate, then proceed to have extremely productive workdays. Their coital commingling does not detract from their workplace performance. If anything, the ensuing endorphin rush may only enhance it. Some athletes have been known to abstain from amorous relations before important…

The first Saturday in May arrives this weekend and the racing world turns its eyes toward … Hot Springs! These are strange days, indeed. Oaklawn Park will offer two $500000 divisions of the Arkansas Derby (G1) in place of the traditional Run for the Roses. As most fans know, the Kentucky Derby (G1) has been rescheduled for Sept. 5. On the…

Flightline is the undisputed star of this weekend's 39th Breeders' Cup at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky. The brilliant colt, who may go off as the largest betting favorite in the history of the Breeders' Cup Classic, has never lost in five career races. He's frequently mentioned in the same sentence as the legendary Secretariat. So why is this…

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.-More than 50 experts from across the country are confirmed to speak at the Racing and Gaming Conference at Saratoga (RGCS), which takes place Aug. 15-17 at the Saratoga Hilton in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The three-day RGCS will bring together gaming and racing industry leaders, academics, elected officials, lawyers, regulators,…

MEET THE MAN WHO RIDES FLIGHTLINE FOR A LIVING You're a true horseman when every time you see a quality horse you wonder'What would it be like to ride him.' The man to answer that question about Flightline, this Saturday's TVG Pacific Classic favorite, is Juan Leyva, assistant trainer to John Sadler and exercise rider for Flightline. "He's not like…