
Designated Hitters Racing
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Designated Hitters Racing
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Leading Owner @ Laurel Park ‘23 https://t.co/NygRSpMTSd We wrote a book #RollCyrusRoll https://t.co/lNVC7zuziW






Ready for a class action lawsuit? I am.


YOU MAY WANT TO SIT DOWN BEFORE YOU READ THIS AND BE SURE TO REPOST THIS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE: THE BREEDERS’ CUP $100 MILLION QUESTION. These numbers should make the racing industry furious. These numbers come directly from Breeders’ Cup IRS Form 990 filings. The mission statement of Breeders’ Cup Limited says the organization exists: “...to promote the growth of thoroughbred breeding, racing and sales through proactive leadership, innovation and service.” Are they following their mission statement?...Let’s look at the numbers. According to 10 years of IRS filings through Dec. 31, 2024, Breeders’ Cup Limited has built a massive investment portfolio. Looking specifically at Part X, lines 11 and 12 (publicly traded securities and other securities), the balance sheet shows: 2015 — $42,137,446 2016 — $47,775,257 2017 — $53,976,353 2018 — $62,757,916 2019 — $66,241,942 2020 — $76,826,950 2021 — $91,680,183 2022 — $80,183,956 2023 — $88,203,537 2024 — $108,818,752 Over the past decade the Breeders’ Cup investment portfolio increased by roughly: $66,000,000. Now compare that to what has been distributed back to the industry through grants and similar payments. According to those same filings (Part I, line 13) during that same period 2015-2024, the annual grant amounts in order were: $87,512, $42,900, $42,900, $48,002, $49,599, $73,061, $48,638, $53,903, $49,020, $3,231 Yes you are reading that right $3,231 in 2024. Total grants over the decade: $498,766 LET THAT SINK IN. Portfolio growth: $42M grows to $108M Industry grants (10 years) total: $498,766 Now consider this: Over the past 10 years Executive compensation: Approx. $23,500,000 Industry grants: $498,766 LET THAT SINK IN. Breeders’ Cup executives were paid roughly 47 X more than the organization distributed in grants to the industry it claims to promote. THAT SHOWS YOU THEIR PRIORITY. Meanwhile the industry is still struggling to properly fund aftercare and support racing jurisdictions fighting to survive, including Southern California racing. As demonstrated in my prior posts, aftercare infrastructure alone needs at least $20 million in immediate seed funding. The Breeders’ Cup clearly has the capital. Yesterday, Breeders’ Cup Charities also announced more than $650,000 in donations supporting organizations including the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, PDJF, RTCA and the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation. Those organizations do important work. Every dollar helps. But the larger issue remains scale. When compared to $66 million in portfolio growth and $23.5 million in executive compensation, the industry is still left asking a simple question: Is this the level of reinvestment the sport actually needs? One more point worth noting: Breeders’ Cup 2026 tickets go on sale April 21 at noon Eastern. Some premium seating packages are reportedly priced upwards of $2,400 per seat. Before asking the industry to open its wallet again, owners, breeders, trainers and bettors alike...it might be time for Breeders’ Cup leadership to demonstrate how this capital is being reinvested into the sport itself. Because the question is no longer hypothetical: When does the money start coming back to the industry that created it? Tomorrow we take a closer look at Breeders’ Cup Charities. Stay tuned. REFORM IS COMING! REPOST AND SPEAK OUT! @BreedersCup

Ron DeSantis cosplayed as a fighter pilot, but per his military records just released under a FOIA request, he was not a pilot: He was, however, an assistant "Urinalysis Coordinator".

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An almost fully shedded out 94 day old Geoffrey. I’m about 6’3”…







.@pjminterconnect projecting a record winter peak demand tomorrow at 8 a.m. We will see if it materializes, given what I imagine is a conservative posture. Temps in DC forecast to be 10° that hour.













