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MAJOR UPDATE REGARDING THE BREEDERS’ CUP INVESTMENTS HORSE RACING’S “LEADERS” INVEST IN OIL, MINERALS, HEDGE FUNDS & VENTURE CAPITAL, BUT NOT HORSE RACING The most recent publicly available Breeders’ Cup Ltd. IRS Form 990 is staggering. While horse racing struggles for relevance, leadership, marketing, fan growth and aftercare funding… Breeders’ Cup Ltd. is pouring millions into: • Oil & gas exploration • Mining & mineral investments • Hedge funds • Venture capital • Private investment vehicles Read that again. According to the filing, of their over $100 million in investments: • Yorktown Energy: approx. $1.85 MILLION • Venture Capital: approx. $9.58 MILLION • Hedge Funds: approx. $13.59 MILLION • “Investment in BCP”: approx. $10.52 MILLION Meanwhile what does horse racing get? Two days of championships per year. Minimal transparency. Tiny charitable contributions. And an industry left fighting for survival. • Tracks are struggling. • FanDuel TV is scaling back. • The next generation of fans is disappearing. • Innovation is almost nonexistent. • The data remains locked down. • The signal remains controlled by the chosen few. Apparently horse racing leadership believes enriched minerals, hedge funds and outside speculation are better investments than horse racing itself. And while they chase Yorktown Energy’s enriched minerals… The rest of the industry gets stuck holding the sand. Imagine if even a fraction of this money was deployed toward: • Modern streaming distribution • Open racing data & APIs • Fantasy gaming • National marketing • Fan acquisition • Technology modernization • Permanent aftercare infrastructure • Industry growth initiatives This industry should be furious. The money exists. The leadership priorities are the problem. REFORM IS COMING! REPOST AND SPEAK OUT. @BreedersCup @jockeyclub yorktownenergy.com/portfolio

@travisakers @_cjbear Or maybe they don’t feel LA is safe!

FIFA officials are becoming increasingly worried about World Cup attendance due to hotel cancellations, as international fans are deciding against traveling to the U.S. for the tournament, citing Donald Trump, high costs, visa bonds, and security concerns as their deterrents.

@smc429 @_cjbear Why are you lying? Why are you lying?

His name was Brian Sicknick. He was a United States Capitol Police Officer He was murdered by Capitol rioters Trump is paying off his killers #25thAmendmentNow

@D1SCHER Is he a good first baseman either offensively or defensively? No. Does he hit for power? No. Does he have one of the highest averages among starters? Unfortunately, yes.

Does anyone still pretend to be a Nolan Schanuel truther anymore or is that gimmick done?

@RhettBollinger What a horrible lineup

#Angels lineup vs A’s with Grissom at 3B again

@Milajoy Don’t believe the polls

Chad Bianco has only 10% in the most recent polling. He cannot win. Sure, Steve Hilton is currently leading the pack, but he's got two Democrats hot on his heels. ONLY the top 2 move on to the general election. If Bianco doesn't drop out, we could end up with two Democrats in the general. It MUST be too big to rig. Bianco needs to DROP OUT and endorse Hilton NOW.

💰 $120,000,000 IN THE BANK… AND THIS IS WHAT HORSE RACING GOT BACK? 💵 🚨 DAY 115 SINCE THE ILL-ADVISED JOCKEY CLUB OPEN LETTER TO THE INDUSTRY 🚨 Now let’s talk about the @BreedersCup . The same Breeders’ Cup that reportedly sits on roughly $120 MILLION in cash and investments while horse racing continues begging for leadership, transparency, marketing, aftercare funding, and modern distribution. 🚨READ THAT AGAIN Approximately $120 MILLION. And yet the industry is still told to be patient. Some very serious questions need answers: 1. Why are Breeders’ Cup loans to HISA reportedly still outstanding? 2. Why did HISA’s proposed 2026 budget reportedly show no meaningful loan repayment line? 3. How did millions become available for loans to HISA… but not for a fully funded national aftercare infrastructure? 4. Why are bettors, horsemen, owners, and racing fans constantly told there’s “not enough money” while investment balances balloon year after year? 5. And while all of this was happening, how much has Breeders’ Cup executive compensation and salaries totaled over the last decade? Because according to public filings, compensation and salaries reportedly totaled tens of millions of dollars over that period while the industry itself continued struggling. 🚨READ THAT AGAIN TOO. Tens of millions in compensation… While the sport keeps talking about sacrifice, shortages, and “limited resources.” And let’s not forget where some of this leadership operates from. 250 Park Avenue. New York City. Some of the most expensive office space in America. 🚨READ THAT AGAIN TOO. While horse racing participants across the country are told to tighten belts, cut costs, accept shrinking visibility, and operate with “limited resources,” leadership sits in one of the most elite corporate corridors in the nation. And where exactly has Breeders’ Cup leadership been during all of this? Why haven’t we heard meaningful public answers from Breeders’ Cup President & CEO Drew Fleming? Is this being taken seriously? Because the rest of the industry certainly seems to be paying attention. More than 2.5 MILLION views on my X posts tell me horse racing stakeholders, fans, bettors, and horsemen are demanding answers and demanding change. ⚠️And now let’s get to the part that should stop the entire industry in its tracks.⚠️ According to public filings, Breeders’ Cup Charities reportedly showed just $355 in contributions/revenue in 2024. $355. No, that is not a typo. Read that again. Three hundred and fifty-five dollars. An entity connected to one of the wealthiest organizations in horse racing… An organization tied to roughly $120 MILLION in assets… And THAT is the charitable contribution figure the public reportedly sees? Let that sink in. While: • Aftercare groups fight for scraps • Horses continue slipping through the cracks • FanDuel TV pulls back coverage • Racing struggles to reach younger audiences • Tracks close and visibility shrinks The industry keeps getting speeches, panels, buffet lunches, and public relations campaigns instead of aggressive investment and leadership. Horse racing does not need another slogan. It needs accountability. It needs transparency. It needs modern leadership. And it needs organizations sitting on massive reserves to finally reinvest in the sport they claim to protect. And if the current leadership is unwilling to modernize, reinvest, and aggressively fight for the future of horse racing… Then they need to step aside and let people in who are ready to do the job. REFORM IS COMING! Repost and speak out. @jockeyclub @hisa_us

@ikeryder13 @HalosReport Soriano is not a top five hurler. He’s going to end up about the same as he did last year.

@HalosReport You putting faith in player development through the angels farm system is a worse idea then the trades you are proposing. Soriano is a top 5 pitcher in the league after not having a actual ace for the past 10 years besides Ohtani stints. Neto is 25 years old and in a slump...

The quickest way to fix the Angels is to trade Neto and Soriano. Both are worth 2-3 top 100 prospects. Would boost the farm immediately.

@HalosReport Have you looked at Neto’s numbers lately?

@SleeperAngels He’s the real deal, right?

Reid Detmers this season: 1-5 W/L 5.07 ERA 55 IP 19 BB 61 Ks 1.29 WHIP

🔥 HORSE RACING CANNOT SURVIVE ON “THIS IS HOW WE’VE ALWAYS DONE IT” 🔥 That mindset is becoming a death sentence for growth, innovation, and the future of the sport. This right here is the conversation horse racing SHOULD have. Light Up Racing was a good start to meaningful dialogue. It showed the fight for the future of this industry is very real. Unfortunately, like many reform efforts in racing, it appears to have lost funding, momentum, and sustained industry backing. That alone should concern everyone. “Because this is how it has always been done” is not a business strategy. It’s how industries slowly decline while convincing themselves everything is under control. Where is the friction? 1. Data lockdowns and gatekeeping. 2. Resistance to innovation and outside perspectives. 3. Leadership structures built to preserve power instead of grow the sport. 4. Fear of transparency and accountability. 5. An industry still operating with horse-and-buggy era thinking in a digital, mobile-first world. What would make collaboration easier?
 Open the data. Open the signals. Open the doors to innovators, technologists, marketers, bettors, owners, and younger audiences. What support is needed? 
Real investment into growth, distribution, technology, aftercare, and fan engagement, not endless committees and recycled talking points. What should the next version of this work look like? 
A modern racing industry built around transparency, accessibility, accountability, and innovation instead of monopolized control and resistance to change. Horse racing doesn’t need less conversation.
 It needs leadership willing to turn conversation into action. REFORM IS COMING! REPOST AND SPEAK OUT. @jockeyclub @BreedersCup

@westlakeracing Racing sits by doing nothing while sports betting is taking off like a rocket

🚨 THE JOCKEY CLUB’S DATA MONOPOLY IS SLOWLY KILLING HORSE RACING 🚨 DAY 113 since The Jockey Club published its ill-advised open letter hit piece attacking Mike Repole, and while the industry burns, leadership still refuses to address one of the biggest problems suffocating growth: THE LOCKDOWN OF RACING DATA AND VIDEO FEEDS. Every major sport in America figured this out YEARS ago. The NFL opened up data. The NBA opened up data. MLB opened up data. The NHL opened up data. And what happened? EXPLOSIVE growth in: • Sports betting • Fantasy sports • Streaming • Fan engagement • Live betting • Analytics • Mobile apps • Media distribution • Younger audiences Meanwhile horse racing still operates like it’s 1985. And now the sport is paying the price. An aging fan base. Declining visibility. Stagnant innovation. And leadership completely unprepared for the modern gambling economy. The statistics are brutal: • Sports betting is projected to grow from roughly $100 BILLION globally in 2024 to nearly $187 BILLION by 2030. • Sports bettors are significantly MORE likely to regularly watch games and engage with live broadcasts. • Live/in-game betting now represents MORE THAN HALF of betting handle for many sportsbooks. • Sports streaming subscriptions exploded from 4% of U.S. internet households in 2019 to 38% today. Why? Because modern sports EMBRACED access. Horse racing RESTRICTED it. And here’s the bigger question nobody wants to answer: WHY NOT OPEN UP THE LIVE RACING FEEDS THEMSELVES? Why should only a select few companies control distribution? Why shouldn’t innovators, developers, streaming platforms, startups, and independent media companies have fair access to horse racing video feeds and data? Imagine if horse racing actually embraced modern distribution: • Multiple streaming platforms • Independent race coverage • Fantasy racing apps • Micro-betting products • AI handicapping tools • Interactive broadcasts • Watch-and-bet integrations • Mobile-first wagering • Real-time analytics • Younger audiences finally engaging with the sport Instead, the same gatekeepers continue protecting outdated business models while the industry shrinks in front of everyone’s eyes. And now with FanDuel TV walking away from full-time racing coverage… Where is the emergency response plan? Where is the innovation strategy? Where is the modern distribution model? Where is the urgency? The data and feeds belong to HORSE RACING. Not to a handful of entrenched organizations protecting power, control, and old revenue streams while the sport falls further behind every year. Open the feeds. Open the data. Open the sport. Or keep choking its future. REFORM IS COMING! REPOST AND SPEAK OUT.

@MittRomney Bullshit

The Senate to now lose an exceptionally brilliant and creative mind, an MD who chairs healthcare, and a person of character. Bill Cassidy’s departure is a loss for the country.

@ArteHater @ChuckRichter70 You’re seriously delusional

I disagree. We’re giving time to young players, we haven’t really rushed many of the kids from the minors up, we found possible starters in the infield for cheap, and our lower levels are developing what looks to be some real talent on the mound. We’re also out from under the Rendone contract, and we have a lot of payroll flexibility. It’s starting to feel like a rebuild, which is what we have needed. If we are active sellers at the deadline, and we continue to get young players with potential, then I’m happy. The future looks bright! And yes, I admit that we’ve been getting our butts kicked.

Today would be a great day for Grayson Rodriguez to have a solid debut for the Angels and the offense gets their bats going. I think I can speak for all Angels fans that the morale is at an all-time low based on the team's performances over the past few weeks.

@JeffFletcherOCR 2 useless changes

The return of Grayson Rodriguez. Also, Zach Neto is back at lead off.

@Jackpotkimm Who’s surprised?

With one extra race, handle was still down on Preakness day.

@HalosAnonymous @jakesaub His methods obviously aren’t working, are they?

ATTN. HORSE RACING INDUSTRY: IT’S DAY 110 110 DAYS SINCE THE JOCKEY CLUB’S ILL-ADVISED OPEN LETTER TO THE INDUSTRY, THE LETTER EVERYONE VIEWED AS A UNWARRANTED ATTACK ON HORSE RACINGS #1 SUPPORTER…MIKE REPOLE. And now look where the industry stands. FanDuel is walking away from full-time horse racing television coverage… and industry leadership appears to have no public emergency plan, no visible alternative, and no real sense of urgency. Let that sink in for a minute. So here are some very serious questions for the people running this sport: 1. What is the replacement plan for the visibility horse racing is about to lose? 2. How does an industry that claims to care about growth allow one of its biggest national broadcast platforms to scale back without sounding alarm bells everywhere? 3. Is the industry finally prepared to OPEN UP THE SIGNAL and stop limiting access to a chosen few insiders and partners? 4. Why are we still choking down this industry with outdated control over feeds, data, and distribution while other sports aggressively expand access and grow audiences? 5. Why isn’t there already a coordinated streaming and digital strategy to reach younger fans and cord-cutters? 6. Why are organizations sitting on massive reserves and investment portfolios while one of racing’s most important national platforms pulls back coverage? 7. Where is the urgency? Where is the leadership? Where is the emergency action plan? 8. Why does it feel like the people with the power to act are more focused on protecting systems and control than protecting the future of the sport itself? 9. How many more warning signs does this industry need before leadership finally admits the current model is failing? 10. And maybe the biggest question of all: If companies are pulling away from horse racing… why are horseplayers and fans expected to keep blindly supporting everyone involved without demanding IMMEDIATE change? This industry should be… • EXPANDING access. • Opening feeds. • Encouraging competition. • Welcoming innovation. • Building modern distribution. Instead, racing continues to suffocate under gatekeeping, closed systems, and SILENCE. As we’ve all known for a while, one of the biggest broadcast partners is backing away while leadership is FROZEN. REFORM IS COMING! REPOST AND SPEAK OUT. @RepoleStable @BreedersCup @jockeyclub

@SleeperAngels @LAAngelsPR DFA for Drew would be better

Angels transactions UPDATE: RHP Ryan Johnson reinstated from IL. LHP Drew Pomeranz placed on 15-day IL. (@LAAngelsPR)