I’ve spoken to trainers and owners preparing for this week’s @BreedersCup, and the overwhelming theme is FRUSTRATION. Between excessive veterinary scrutiny, PET scans and scratches, what should be one of the most exciting weeks in racing has become stressful, frustrating and downright unenjoyable. I’m 100% for Thoroughbred safety, but I’m also 100% FOR THOROUGHBRED RACING!!!!! At some point, enough is enough. I’m not a veterinarian or trainer, but I listen to those who have spent 20-30 years caring for horses. One concern I keep hearing is whether restrictions on therapeutic medications and treatments are actually doing more harm than good. Could a horse with a manageable condition end up compensating and injuring something else because appropriate treatment was restricted??? ARE WE PROTECTING HORSES OR PROTECTING REGULATIONS??? Are some medication withdrawal periods unnecessarily long??? Could shortening certain periods allow better treatment without compromising safety??? And LASIX continues to make ZERO sense to me. We allow it in claiming and allowance races but prohibit it for two-year-olds and stakes horses??? Does Lasix suddenly become dangerous because the purse is bigger??? If it’s harmful, ban it everywhere. If it’s beneficial, why not allow it consistently??? OUR GOAL SHOULD BE HEALTHIER HORSES, NOT SIMPLY FEWER MEDICATIONS!!!!! And of course, let’s not forget the @jockeyclub. They helped draft the legislation behind HISA, and somehow the same familiar faces keep appearing throughout The Jockey Club, Keeneland and Breeders’ Cup leadership. Everett Dobson chairs The Jockey Club, is a Keeneland trustee and a Breeders’ Cup member. Bill Lear helped draft the legislation and is also a Keeneland trustee. DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS. SAME INNER CIRCLE. Amazing how much influence a small group of clowns can have over an entire industry, yet somehow accountability always seems harder to find. HISA spends approximately $80 million annually. We should demand safer racing, fewer fatalities and catching cheaters. But shouldn’t we also question whether some of these regulations are making things WORSE??? We’re already dealing with a declining foal crop, shrinking fields, frustrated horseplayers and owners wondering why they’re spending millions to participate in a sport that’s becoming less enjoyable every year. HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE DO WE NEED TO DRIVE AWAY BEFORE SOMEONE REALIZES WE HAVE A PROBLEM??? WE MUST PROTECT OUR HORSES, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO PROTECT AND GROW THE FUTURE OF THOROUGHBRED RACING. THOSE TWO OBJECTIVES SHOULD NEVER BE IN CONFLICT!!!!! Am I missing something here, or has common sense become the latest scratch??? What do you guys think???

Coach @RealPitino, with all the GREAT international talent you’ve brought to St. John’s, I CAN name five players!!!!! I just can’t pronounce all five names!!!!! 😂 Remember, I’m a first-generation Italian kid from Queens who graduated from St. John’s with a 2.2 GPA!!!!!Pronunciation was NEVER my forte!!!!! 😂 But I and many St. John’s fans can STILL name the entire 1985 Final Four team over 40 years later!!!!! Coach, when you get us to the FINAL FOUR, these kids names will be remembered FOREVER!!!!! 💪 And I promise I’ll know how to pronounce every one of them by then!!!!! 😂🏆 LFG!!!!!

Big week of @TheUFL meetings on both the business and football operations sides as we prepare for 2027. As promised, the UFL will be TRANSPARENT. On AND off the field!!!! Today, our team presented stadium availability for all eight UFL teams. Seven venues offered significant flexibility. Unfortunately, St. Louis was the exception. Based on the BattleDome dates currently available, the @BattlehawksUFL would play FOUR straight home games, followed by FIVE consecutive road games, and potentially return home for Week 10. FOUR HOME GAMES. FIVE ROAD GAMES. Sorry, but that just DOESN’T WORK FOR US!!!! This isn’t your old spring football league. We’re going to do things DIFFERENTLY!!!! That means better planning, better partnerships, more marketing, more transparency, and most importantly, putting our FANS FIRST!!!! St. Louis has one of the most passionate fan bases in football. These fans arrive early, stay late, and travel to support their team. I experienced it firsthand at the BattleDome and watching Battlehawks fans travel to Louisville. I promised St. Louis we would do more, starting with bringing the UFL Draft to St. Louis on November 18. But promises mean nothing without action!!!! As a UFL owner, I have a responsibility to explore ALL options in St. Louis that might provide better dates, more flexibility, and a more collaborative partnership. That doesn’t mean we’re leaving the BattleDome. It means we’re going to explore every opportunity to make the experience BETTER for our fans. We need to work together with our stadium partners, and we also need to challenge ourselves as a league to do better. Our fans deserve the best possible schedule, dates, times, and game-day experience. BATTLEHAWKS FANS AND UFL FANS, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!!!! Any ideas or suggestions???

Diego, we would LOVE to welcome you to the UFL!!!!! Great players. Great coaches. Passionate fans. Electric, high-energy, high-scoring football!!!!! 6 months ago on the @PatMcAfeeShow we were crystal clear we wanted you in @TheUFL. I promise you one thing, we will challenge you, push you to reach your highest potential, and help you chase your biggest dreams!!!! LET’S F$&KING GO!!! 🚀🏈

Tom, I understand and respect that these are your personal views. But there’s a BIG difference between the @jockeyclub and @breederscup. At the Jockey Club, the qualifications for membership seem pretty simple. Be obedient, NEVER question the Stewards, have ZERO say in their decisions, look the other way when the industry needs accountability, know how to hunt pheasants, and hopefully get some closure from having no friends in high school and being picked LAST in dodgeball in grammar school. 😂😂🤣 At least at the @breederscup, you’re SUPPOSEDLY elected by your peers. So Tom, I decided to do a little homework on the Breeders’ Cup board and leadership. And WOW!!!!! It reads less like an independent organization and more like an extended Jockey Club family reunion!!!!! Tom, this moment on you. In your defense, of the 14 board members, you’re one of only THREE who have never been a Jockey Club member. So I’ll give you some credit. Maybe you actually ARE trying to make positive change. Unfortunately, you’re outnumbered by the pheasant hunters 11 to 3!!!!! And it gets BETTER!!!!! Three board members are current or former Jockey Club Stewards. Then there’s CEO Drew Fleming, whose connections to Bill Lear and Stoll Keenon Ogden raise some VERY interesting questions about how he landed one of the most important leadership positions in horse racing. Let’s see. Bill Lear. Jockey Club Steward, Keeneland trustee, HISA draftsman, chairman and partner at Stoll Keenon Ogden. Is there an important racing organization this guy DOESN’T have his fingerprints on??? And Drew’s big qualification for running one of the industry’s most important SALES, MARKETING and GROWTH organizations??? He was a LAWYER at Stoll Keenon Ogden!!!!! Because when an industry has been declining for 20 years and desperately needs innovation, creativity, entrepreneurial thinking, new fans and GROWTH, what’s the obvious solution??? HIRE ANOTHER LAWYER!!!!! 😂😂🤣 Tom, at some point, we have to stop pretending these organizations are independent when so many of the same people keep showing up in the same positions of power. Different organizations. Same insiders. Same thinking. Same shitty results.

Tom, why can’t the @BreedersCup do something innovative with State Breds??? What is the use of sitting on a $100m annuity???

I love passionate fans. I love intelligent constructive criticism. You bring neither!!!!! 😂 BLOCKED. ✌️

Rhode Island!!!!! New England!!!!! LFG!!!!! A new team, a new era and a historic moment for the @TheUFL . Can’t wait for Spring 2027!!!!! What do you guys think about our new @UFLBreakers colors and logo??? 🌊🏈

Tom, I’m all about solutions, especially solutions that can increase the American foal crop, particularly outside of Kentucky. Let’s both be very transparent. Outside of Kentucky and New York, how can anyone have much optimism or confidence in the future of racing in most states??? Remember, breeders making decisions for the 2027 breeding season are making investments in horses that will not race as two year olds until 2030 and three year olds until 2031. That’s a tremendous amount of uncertainty for anyone investing their money, time, and passion into this industry. Unfortunately, most of the senior leadership controlling our sport has shown very little interest in strengthening regional breeding and state bred programs. Tom, this is not intended as a personal shot at you, but you are an influential member of the Breeders’ Cup Board. Forget for a moment that the Breeders’ Cup has experienced little meaningful growth over the past 20 years. With approximately $100 million sitting in reserves, why aren’t we investing some of that money back into the breeders who are the foundation of this entire industry??? I’ve repeatedly proposed to the @BreedersCup and others that we create two $1.5 million races, one for colts and one for fillies, exclusively for horses bred outside of Kentucky. Think about what that could accomplish. Give regional breeders and smaller state bred operations something meaningful to compete for. Give them a reason to THINK BIG AND DREAM BIGGER. Give buyers a reason to invest in these horses. Give smaller owners a reason to participate. Give breeders outside Kentucky an opportunity to dream about competing on one of racing’s biggest stages. And here’s another idea. There are proven Grade 1 producing stallions standing in Kentucky that attract fewer than 100 mares annually. Some might only breed 50 mares despite having established credentials. Why not work with these stallion farms and regional breeding programs to create significant financial incentives for state bred breeders??? Why not create programs where breeders can breed to proven stallions today, but defer paying the stud fee until the resulting foal sells as a yearling or turns two years old??? These are practical, entrepreneurial solutions that could help smaller breeders, increase demand for underutilized stallions, and strengthen breeding programs throughout the country. Couldn’t the Breeders’ Cup commit even $2 million annually toward programs like these??? I’m a huge supporter of international racing, but shouldn’t the Breeders’ Cup also be focused on helping California, Florida, Maryland, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, etc??? Look at Churchill Downs. They’ve done an extraordinary job building the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, and the entire Derby week into one of the biggest sporting and entertainment events in America. Now compare the growth in viewership, wagering handle, sponsorship, and overall relevance of Derby week over the past 15 years with the BC Friday and Saturday. The difference is embarrassing. Reduce Breeders’ Cup purses by $250,000 per race. You would immediately free up millions of dollars annually to invest in growing the sport, supporting regional breeding, and creating opportunities for smaller breeders and owners. Tom, I’m not interested in simply criticizing. I want to help solve them. We cannot afford to wait another year, another breeding season, or another decade. The Jockey Club, Breeders’ Cup, and the other organizations that control so much of this industry need to stop managing the decline and start investing in the future. We need more breeders. We need more owners. We need more horses. We need more opportunities. And most importantly, we need leadership that understands the urgency of doing something NOW. The Breeders’ Cup has the money, the resources, the relationships, and the platform to be part of the solution. The question is, does it have the vision and the willingness to lead??? 🤷‍♂️

I’ve loved horse racing for almost 40 years. I’m having conversations, both directly and through legal channels, with The Jockey Club, Breeders’ Cup, HISA, and Keeneland. This is all very FIXABLE!!!!! I WANT TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION!!!!! They can either welcome me into the decision-making process and allow me to help shape the FUTURE of this sport, or they can fight me every step of the way as the industry continues to free fall. Four months ago, The Jockey Club invited me to become a member. I declined, but told them I would only accept the role of Jockey Club Chairman and Steward. They declined my offer. I am not going away!!!!! I am confident I represent 90% of people who want immediate, meaningful and impactful change!!!!! If I MUST, I WILL challenge them legally with an UNLIMITED budget. I am on a mission to help the people who love this sport, make this industry their livelihood including owners, trainers, breeders, horseplayers, and fans and to help secure the future of the sport!!!!! I’m not afraid of criticism, being called a disruptor, or even an ASSHOLE. 😂 LFG!!!!!

Have you ever added value in your opinions??? I see you are a Yankee and a Mets fan. 🤔🤦‍♂️ What a clown!!!!! 🤡😂

95% of the time they don’t try. 5% they fail. Sorry I can’t give them credit here.

“ALERT.” That’s how BloodHorse starts the article. The Jockey Club reports declining numbers. AGAIN. After 20 years of watching this industry shrink, what exactly is the alert??? That the same people doing the same things got the same results??? The @jockeyclub and @BreedersCup are sitting on a combined $200+ million while hardworking breeders, trainers, owners, horseplayers and fans watch the sport they love get destroyed. This is FIXABLE. But first, both organizations need to admit what so many people in this industry already know…….YOU SUCK AT WHAT YOU DO. Don’t fight it. Don’t defend it. Admit it. Then we can finally start fixing it. What is your plan to increase the foal crop for the UPCOMING breeding season??? What incentives??? What programs??? How are you involving stallion farms and breeders??? How are you incentivizing people to breed in Kentucky and outside Kentucky??? We are THREE MONTHS away from the start of breeding season. People are making decisions RIGHT NOW about their mares, their breedings and whether they’re going to breed at all. Give them a reason to say YES. Give them confidence that this industry has a future and that you’re willing to INVEST in it. We can still make a difference for this breeding season, but we MUST MOVE NOW!!!!! Breeders’ Cup, I’ve asked you to create races for non-Kentucky-breds. Give those breeders something to dream about. A major purse. A major platform. A reason to keep going. Help fund statebred stakes. Put some of that money back into the industry that made your organization possible. You’re sitting on $100+ million, collecting interest while the people who make this sport possible are suffering and struggling. How small does this industry have to get before you decide it’s worth investing in??? This is the highest level of GREED!!!!! Jockey Club. Breeders’ Cup. We demand to know what BOTH of you are going to do, how much money you’re committing and WHEN it starts. Show us the program??? Show us the ideas??? Show me the plan??? SHOW ME F$&KING SOMETHING!!!!!

Twenty years of mismanagement by The @jockeyclub, and look at what’s happened to statebred programs. Where’s the leadership??? Where’s the damn plan??? I’ve asked the Breeders’ Cup to create two races for non-Kentucky-breds, one for colts, one for fillies, with $1 million or $1.5 million purses. Give these states a reason to breed. Give owners and breeders a reason to dream. A chance to win a BIG race on a BIG stage against restricted company. How hard is this??? Outside Kentucky and New York, what state can you breed a horse in with confidence that there will be a meaningful racing program when that horse turns two or three in 2029 and 2030??? Why would anyone put up their money to breed a Cal-bred or Florida-bred today when nobody can tell them how much racing will be there tomorrow??? The Jockey Club has spent 20 years protecting its own. How about protecting the damn sport!!!!!

Is breeding a stallion to almost 300 mares good??? No. It’s f$&king terrible!!!!! I didn’t agree with 140 mare cap , and I sure as hell don’t agree with 290. I’ve said 200 mare cap and got criticized for that. To me, 175–200 makes sense. Even if you think 200 is high, it beats 300. The @jockeyclub completely fumbled this trying to force the stallion farms to a 140 mare cap!!!!! Incompetence. Get the breeders and stallion farms in a room and agree on a number. Collaboration. Have demand for more than 200??? Raise the stud fee. You can protect your business AND give other stallions a chance. Leadership. Relationships. Common sense. Why is that so f$&kin hard???

Every year you say the same thing and every year you look stupid. Last year another great example. We had Renegade who won the Arkansas Derby and was second in the Kentucky Derby. You’ll be wrong again, but so far, in October of their 2YO season, you look “so smart.” I sent this in a reply to hold back the Repole Renegades from attacking you. 😂

Wait……..are we talking about the same Repole??? 🤔😂

Hey @RGIII, thank you so much for keeping our conversation private. 😂 You’re a BIG talent on AND off the field. We’d love to have you join us at the @TheUFL as we build something special a league FOR THE FANS. Approachable. Affordable. Accessible. You can throw for 300 yards and 4 TDs, then we can get you behind the mic as a color commentator and for a weekly UFL show. Why stop at one job??? 😂 We’re building innovative, competitive, high quality football, developing talent, creating opportunities and having some FUN doing it. The right markets. The right venues. And access that brings fans closer than ever on the field, on the sidelines, inside the locker room, and into the replay review. Let them hear it, see it, and feel it their teams during the week AND on game day. As I told you, we DEFINITELY don’t want to be a No Fun League. Let’s keep this between you and me. I promise I won’t say a word. Let’s f$&kikg GO!!! 🏈💪 What market and team would RG III be best for???

Not a bad day for @ChurchillDowns AND the entire racing industry. After yesterday’s breaking news, Churchill’s stock rose about 5% today. More importantly, horse racing got positive attention across mainstream business media, sports business outlets and social media. Horse racing is a BIG sport with an even BIGGER future. Combine professional leadership like Churchill Downs with the vision and innovation of entrepreneurs like me and so many others ready to get involved personally, professionally and financially and the potential is enormous. Sports investments have exploded over the last decade. I believe horse racing is the most undervalued asset in all of sports. This game needs new vision and new leadership. The pilgrims who came over on the Mayflower need to step aside and let it blossom!!!!! LFG!!!!! 🐎💪 Mike from Queens Commissioner

BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Over the past four days, I’ve purchased 1 million shares and close to a 1.5% stake in @ChurchillDowns, and I may acquire more. I’m extremely excited about the possibilities. Churchill has tremendous assets, led by what I believe is the global crown jewel of horse racing, the @KentuckyDerby. Last year’s Derby peaked at 24.4 million viewers. To me, that’s a major proof point of how BIG this sport can become. As the owner of Repole Stable, one of the largest, most successful and recognizable stables in the country, I see firsthand the potential of what I believe is one of the most undervalued sports nationally and globally. Horse racing needs more education, real marketing, innovation, and evolution. It also needs stronger leadership and greater accountability from the Old Guard racing entities that, in my opinion, have held the industry back for far too long. Nobody loves building epic businesses and brands in a disruptive way more than I do. I believe a meaningful ownership stake in Churchill gives me the greatest opportunity to help create value for Churchill shareholders AND make a positive financial impact across all of racing. Growing this sport means growing opportunities for everyone, owners, breeders, track operators, horseplayers, fans, and everyone whose livelihood depends on racing. I really look forward to working with CEO Bill Carstanjen, his board, and management team to help turn that potential into both short term and long term results. Think Big. Dream Bigger.