Jay Goodwin

WHAT THE F$&K ARE WE DOING??? Apparently horse racing isn’t complicated enough!!!!! @hisa_us voted UNANIMOUSLY to continue allowing Lasix for horses 3 and older in non-stakes races. Their own scientific review found no evidence supporting the claim that Lasix is a performance-enhancing drug. But the @BreedersCup decides that at their event, even ALLOWANCE horses can’t use Lasix??? So a horse can use Lasix in an allowance race on a normal racing day @Keeneland, but NOT during Breeders’ Cup weekend??? We have the top trainers, owners, and best horsemen in the game, and close to 20% of the horses entered will end up scratched by the time this weekend is over!!!!! Put these same horses ion a Wednesday card at Aqueduct, and I bet 95% of them are running!!!!! So apparently, horses that are healthy enough to run during the week aren’t good enough to run on Breeders’ Cup weekend??? TOTAL BULLSHIT!!!!! The @jockeyclub, Breeders’ Cup, and HISA don’t give a shit about trainers, horseman, jockeys, horseplayers, fans, etc. Same old insiders making the same old bullshit decisions!!!!! With these organizations, it seems like OPTICS, POLITICS AND BULLSHIT COME FIRST. HORSES SECOND. HORSEMEN LAST!!!!! CAN SOMEBODY EXPLAIN WHAT THE F$&K THE BREEDERS’ CUP IS DOING???

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.

Pat and I had an incredible, lengthy meeting with Kentucky’s future U.S. Senator, @RepAndyBarr. I could not have left more impressed, encouraged or excited. We had a very open and honest discussion about the great game of horse racing, the great people of Kentucky who make it possible, and the importance of Kentucky maintaining its leadership position not only nationally, but potentially globally. We spoke candidly and bluntly about the serious issues plaguing our sport today from the declining foal crop, the lack of leadership and vision, HISA, CAWs, aftercare, and the need for fairness and opportunity for every participant including small breeders, small owners, small racetracks and everyday horseplayers. We also discussed the enormous potential horse racing still has if it is properly managed, properly led and prepared for the future. We left aligned on so many important issues and plan to speak and meet frequently going forward. Andy Barr won’t just be great for Kentucky and Kentucky horse racing, he will be a strong national voice for our entire industry. Between us, I think we became best friends!!!!! 😂😂🤣 The Commish

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 The People’s Commissioner joined the TDN Writers’ Room, and yes, I expressed a few opinions. This one is MUST LISTEN. Watch it. Call your friends. Phone your neighbors. Share it with everybody. I know you’re gonna love it. And if you don’t??? Don’t listen. And definitely don’t tell me about it!!!!! 😂 Man of the people El Comisionado The Voice of the Industry Mike From Queens youtu.be/_5hXy1AwyB8?si=oPfw…

🚨🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨🚨 I’ve owned racehorses for 20 years Today is one of the most embarrassing, disgusting and saddest days I’ve ever experienced in this sport. I’m going on the record: there is real validity to the rumors and allegations surrounding Marshall Gramm, @hisa_us and the @jockeyclub. That “racing insider” Swift is breaking this news on X is one of the biggest, embarrassing, public relations debacles I’ve ever seen in my life. Shame on HISA and the jockey Club. That he has incredible sources both inside HISA and the Jockey Club tells you all you need to know about this circus we call horse racing. And if even half of what is being discussed is true, this could become one of the biggest scandals in horse racing history. If Marshall did something wrong, punish him. But don’t make the mistake of pretending this is just about Marshall. THIS IS ABOUT THE SYSTEM. If HISA’s Mickey Mouse technology made confidential horse information this easy to access, then every owner in America should be asking: Who else got in??? How many times??? What did they see??? And what did they do with it??? Owners were forced to trust HISA with confidential information about our horses. Apparently, maybe we were the idiots for trusting them. And of course, right in the middle of everything again is The Jockey Club. The same Jockey Club that has controlled racing’s data, controlled the power structure and told everybody for years that HISA was going to save the sport. They took their victory lap. They handed out awards. They told owners and horseplayers how great everything was. How’s that victory lap looking today??? Horse racing has a massive insider problem. Sales. Wagering. Data. Conflicts. Access. Power. And somehow the same small group of people is always sitting at the same tables, sitting on the same boards and protecting the same system. Meanwhile, who gets screwed??? THE HORSE OWNERS AND THE HORSEPLAYERS. The people putting up the money. The people actually funding this sport. Pat Cummings and I know Marshall. We like Marshall. If he screwed up, we are pissed at him. But friendship doesn’t come before integrity. Nobody gets protected. Nobody gets a pass. HISA needs to immediately disclose exactly what happened, how long it happened, who had access and whether anyone else accessed the same information. And there needs to be a completely independent third-party investigation of HISA, The Jockey Club and everyone involved. Not an investigation by their friends. Not an investigation by their lawyers. Not another bullshit press release. A REAL investigation. Every Jockey Club Steward should either demand it or resign. Everett Dobson wanted the job as Chairman. Well, congratulations. This is the job. This is the moment where you either clean this mess up or become part of it. And every Jockey Club member should take a long look in the mirror. By continuing to stand behind this leadership, you are putting your name behind this system. Owners should remember that. Horseplayers should remember that. Track operators should remember that. I think HISA has completely lost the trust of the industry. And I believe this could ultimately be the beginning of the end for HISA as we know it. Class actions from horse owners??? Horseplayers??? Track operators??? I wouldn’t be surprised by any of it. Something is very fucking rotten in horse racing. I love this sport too much to shut up. I’ve spent 20 years fighting for it. And I’m done watching the same insiders protect each other while the people funding this game get treated like suckers. FULL TRANSPARENCY. FULL ACCOUNTABILITY. NO MORE BULLSHIT.