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.

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??? 🌊🏈

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!!!!!

“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!!!!!

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???

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.

If the @jockeyclub really wanted change, it would hire a respected sports executive search firm, open the CEO position to the best candidates, and stop treating the process like an insider coronation. I know plenty of firms that could run a legitimate search. I wouldn’t hesitate to hire a CEO with little or no horse racing experience. This industry doesn’t need another caretaker who knows how to protect the Jockey Club pheasant hunters. It needs someone willing to challenge it, dismantle what isn’t working, and force real change and evolution. BUT…………my early heavy favorite and prediction??? The Jockey Club will hire Drew Fleming to be their next Puppet. My money is on an insider hire dressed up as an exhaustive national search, giving The Jockey Club cover to keep doing exactly what it has always done, bullshitting us, protecting its own, avoiding accountability, and calling it leadership. What are your thoughts???

Ray the Dinosaur @raypaulick, this tribute to Jim reads like a f$&king paid advertisement for The Jockey Club. And by the way, you also say Jim is your friend. That friendship is a hell of a lot easier to understand than your assessment of his leadership. Your own article describes a shrinking sport, and somehow you turn it into a standing ovation for the guy who lead it for 20 disastrous years. Every initiative gets applause. Every failure gets a f$&king excuse. What the hell does leadership and accountability look like in your Dinosaur world??? Ray, just admit that this is a thank-you card for every dollar that Jim and the @jockeyclub Stewards may have sent your way, directly or indirectly. How much came from The Jockey Club??? Twenty years of this bullshit circus, and you’re still writing the farewell tribute. That you and the Jockey Club think these bullshit articles and paid thank you advertisements showing up are going to change the mind of the overwhelming majority to the horrific job Jim and the Jockey Club Stewards have done the last 20 years is beyond insulting. They have been beyond atrocious!!!!! But “big shoes to fill”??? Finally, something we agree on. Here’s a picture of them. 🤡 Mike From Queens

I have absolutely f$&king had it with the dishonesty, incompetence and bullshit leadership in horse racing. It has been a MONTH since I called out what I believe was a completely illegitimate horse-sale transaction and demanded that @keenelandsales, the @jockeyclub and everyone involved correct the record. The person listed as the buyer did NOT buy the horse. She was never billed. She never paid. Yet somehow, in this industry’s version of Dumb and Dumber, she is STILL listed as the buyer and the same bullshit price is STILL being published. Yesterday I named the horse Summer Memories. Equibase, owned by The Jockey Club, sends me the notification. Same buyer. Same price. Same bullshit. You seriously cannot make this circus up. If she bought the horse, show the bill. Show the payment. Show the proof. If I’m wrong, embarrass me publicly. But if I’m right, FIX THE F$&KING RECORD. This isn’t leadership. I’ve had it. 😞🤦🏻‍♂️

I’ve listened to this clip of a question that Jon Stettin from Past The Wire asked Everett Dobson how far is he as Chairman and the @jockeyclub are willing to go to be transparent, not only when things are good, but also when things are not good. I am really torn and unsure whether Everett is either lying or just full of shit. Please weigh in. What do you think??? Is he lying??? Is he being honest??? Is he full of shit???

Big two weeks for the @TheUFL. Four new markets announced for 2027 and 2028. New coaching moves announced yesterday. And we’re just getting started. Over the last 12 months, we’ve made a lot of changes. That’s what you do when you’re building something and learning what works. As an entrepreneur, I’ve never believed in standing still and we will always play offense!!!!! Spring football has come and gone in different forms for 40 years. When we kick off in 2027, it will be the sixth straight year of spring football and the 3rd UFL season. We intend to make it our strongest yet. I believe we have the formula for long-term success: the right markets, passionate fans, the right-sized stadiums, talented people, high-quality football, innovative rules, great energy, and transparency with our fans. You can love the moves, question them, or hate them. I hear all of it. What I can tell you is that ownership, our coaches, football operations, the business team, our employees and our partners are committed to building a long term league . We’re here to be the kings of spring football for a long f$&king time. LFG!!!!! ♥️🙏 What do you guys think??? Let’s get one thought out of the way…..Birmingham hates me because it’s my fault they have a stadium that holds 90k. 😂

VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. So there is ZERO confusion, let me make myself crystal clear. I believe the @jockeyclub, @hisa_us, @Keeneland and the @BreedersCup, along with @TOBAhorses , the @NTRA and members of the @TheNYRA board are all far more connected, coordinated and intertwined than they want anyone in this industry to believe. They all love to hide behind the same bullshit transparency. “We’re independent.” “Different leadership.” “Different boards.” “Different organizations.” Give me a f$&kin break. In my opinion, The Jockey Club stewards sit right in the middle of this entire ecosystem, with their fingerprints and influence reaching into almost every important part of Thoroughbred racing. And when the same people, relationships, interests and organizations keep showing up everywhere, I think the industry has every right to ask some very uncomfortable questions. Potential conflicts of interest. Potential self-dealing. Potential lying. Potential cheating. Potential corruption. Potential greed. Potential abuse of power. Potential manipulation. And potentially things being done behind closed doors that would look VERY different if the entire industry could actually see them. That’s why I’m saying it publicly. And if I’m completely wrong??? SUE ME!!!!! 😃 Seriously. I welcome it!!!!! Because then we get to my favorite word: DISCOVERY. Let’s see the emails. Let’s see the texts. Let’s see the board minutes. Let’s see the private conversations. Let’s see the financial relationships including loans and forgiven loans. Let’s see who is talking to who. Let’s see who is influencing who. Let’s see who benefits. Let’s see how many of these “independent” organizations are really independent when the doors are closed. Open the f$&king books. Let’s F$&kin Go!!!!! Because if I were sitting on one of these boards and somebody publicly accused my organization of operating like this and I knew it was completely false I would come after them immediately. So come after me!!!!! 😃 Because playing offense against me means opening themselves up too. And I know the LAST thing some of these people want is real discovery, real transparency and somebody who isn’t afraid of them digging through how this industry actually operates. And trust me, I have a hell of a lot more. A LOT f$&kin more!!!!! I hit the Jockey Club Stewards like Buster Douglas hit Mike Tyson. They were so full of themselves they never saw it coming from Mike from Queens. Tyson was never the same after that. Neither are the Stewards. I’m going to fight harder. It’s about the future of the entire sport and the people who love this sport and need this sport. So to all these organizations preaching transparency while hiding behind their “independent” leadership and “independent” boards: F$&kin sue me!!!!! 😃 Let discovery prove me wrong. GAME ON. ♥️💪 Feel free to retweet this so everyone sees this!!!!!

First Stuart Janney stepped down as chairman of the @jockeyclub. Now Jim Gagliano has announced his retirement as president. Many people are saying there’s a correlation between their exits and my relentless demands for answers, transparency, leadership, and accountability. I’d like to go on the record…. I totally agree. 😂😂🤣 They had years to lead. The moment someone demanded they account for the damage, they walked out the door. Our voices are being heard. We ALL made this happen. The industry and I appreciate and are thankful for your support!!!!! LFG!!!!! Mike From Queens Commissioner

Jim Gagliano is retiring after 21 years at the @jockeyclub. When he started in 2005, there were about 100 Thoroughbred tracks, 35,000 foals born, and $14.5 billion in annual handle. Today, there are roughly 50 tracks and 15,000 foals, and this year’s handle is on pace for about $10 billion. That’s before inflation. 😔 The Titanic sank in hours. Jim and The Jockey Club stewards managed to make the same trip last 21 years. 🤦‍♂️