“My name’s Ray, and I’m an addict.” I don’t know how many hundred times I’ve said that since I began going to 12-Step meetings in 2004, the year I spent 14 days at a rehabilitation hospital for a problem that … Continue reading
The Paulick Report celebrates its fifth anniversary today, which, if nothing else, gives me an opportunity to thank the many people who have made this milestone possible. When this website was launched on June 16, 2008, with the goal of … Continue reading
Thoroughbred racing saw a spike in unexplained sudden deaths when seven horses trained by Bob Baffert keeled over and died during or immediately after racing or training during a 17-month period from November 2011 until March of 2013. Quarter horse … Continue reading
As usual the week after the Belmont Stakes, I’m suffering from Triple Crown Letdown. I always enjoy the time of year when our sport is most in the mainstream spotlight. Friends and family tune in, ask questions on social media, … Continue reading
The Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association is at war with the state’s regulatory body, the Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, over what FHBPA executive director Kent Stirling said are more than 125 positive tests for clenbuterol. Clenbuterol is a bronchodilator … Continue reading
Pete Vuckovich will never make the Baseball Hall of Fame for what he did on the playing field: 93 wins, 69 losses, a career earned run average of 3.66. But he’s already in the sports cliché Hall of Fame for … Continue reading
Thirty-five years ago, on June 10, 1978, I walked from my Rogers Park apartment on Chicago’s North Side to the neighborhood L stop for a quick ride to Wrigley Field and an afternoon contest between the Cubs and San Diego … Continue reading
The theories abound, they are limitless really, of the failure for the 35th year in a row to have a Triple Crown winner. They’re breeding for speed now — not endurance; the series has too short a time span; the … Continue reading
A pregnant mare who sold for $2.1 million at the 2011 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale is at the center of a dispute over whether her owners and consignor were aware that she may have had laminitis when she entered … Continue reading
Between takeout and taxes, it’s hard enough to beat this game. As horseplayers, we certainly don’t need states sticking their hands deeper into the till – so deep that we are discouraged from placing a $20 win bet. But that’s … Continue reading
