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The Friday Show Presented By Uptowncharlybrown Stud: FAQs From Readers

Google Analytics confirms something we already knew. May has been a very busy month for horse racing news. With a few days remaining until we turn the calendar page, the Paulick Report has had over 600,000 unique visitors and 1.1 million user sessions since May 1.

Many of those readers have questions.

Such as … “Why haven't you reported on the status of the split sample from Medina Spirit's post-race test from the Kentucky Derby?” “Why isn't everyone doing hair testing? And our all-time favorite: “Why do you only report negative news?”

Paulick Report editor-in-chief Natalie Voss and publisher Ray Paulick run through some of the most frequently asked questions about how and why we report what we do (and sometimes what we don't or can't).

Joe Nevills then joins Paulick to talk about the Wisconsin connections behind our Star of the Week.

Watch this week's show, presented by Uptowncharlybrown Stud, below:

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The Friday Show Presented By Uptowncharlybrown Stud: Florida’s Gambling Gold Rush

Joe Nevills is going to miss his annual visits to Dania Jai Alai in South Florida. Ray Paulick will soon be longing for the majesty and bucolic beauty of “racing” at Oxford Downs south of Ocala. And the Seminole Tribe of Florida will be making money hand over fist like there's no tomorrow.

In this week's edition of the Friday Show, bloodstock editor Nevills and publisher Paulick discuss the new landscape for racing and gaming in Florida following the state legislature's approval of three bills that strengthen the Seminole tribe's grip over sports and casino gambling and allow non-Thoroughbred pari-mutuel businesses to keep their casinos or card rooms open while ending racing or jai alai operations. The net result puts Gulfstream Park and Florida horsemen in a more challenging position than ever before, especially if purse subsidies from the Calder Casino end in the coming months.

By contrast, the story that accompanies the Star of the Week is a welcome respite from the stormy waters the sport has navigated since revelations about the Kentucky Derby winner's failed drug test.

Watch this week's show, presented by Uptowncharlybrown Stud, below:

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The Friday Show: Hall Of Fame Slam Dunks … And One Notable Miss

In a busy news week – the aftermath of Saturday's Kentucky Derby and a look ahead to the May 15 Preakness Stakes – the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame unveiled its 2021 class of inductees: seven-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Todd Pletcher, Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and 13-time champion steeplechase trainer Jack FIsher.

In this week's edition of the Friday Show, publisher Ray Paulick, news editor Chelsea Hackbarth and bloodstock editor Joe Nevills touch on those inductees and look ahead to the list of potential candidates for the 2022 Hall of Fame ballot – and Ray has a meltdown over one 2021 candidate who did not get enough votes for induction.

In his weekly Toast to Vino Rosso, Joe introduces us to another first-crop foal sired by Spendthrift Farm's Breeders' Cup Classic-winning son of Curlin. Finally, the team congratulates the ageless John Velazquez in our Star of the Week segment for his victories in the Kentucky Oaks and Derby and his ongoing commitment to his fellow riders through his work with the Jockeys' Guild and as a newly appointed member of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority's standing committee on racetrack safety.

Watch this week's Friday Show below.

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The Friday Show: AAEP’s 30 Years Of On Call Service To The Derby

It's been 30 years since the American Association of Equine Practitioners first began providing veterinary expertise to nationally televised horse races in the event of injury to a participant or the need to have questions answered relative to a horse's well being.

In this week's edition of The Friday Show, equine surgeon Dr. Alan Ruggles, who will be the AAEP's On Call veterinarian for this year's Kentucky Derby telecast on NBC Sports, provides some perspective on the program and the On Call vet's role in communicating important information to both the television audience and to reporters from around the world who are at Churchill Downs to cover this year's extravaganza. A partner at the Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., Ruggles also outlines some of the things going on behind the scenes to make racing as safe as possible for equine and human athletes alike. Please join publisher Ray Paulick and editor-in-chief Natalie Voss for the discussion.

Following our weekly Toast to Vino Rosso and a look at one of the Spendthrift Farm stallion's first-crop foals, news editor Chelsea Hackbarth and bloodstock editor Joe Nevills join Ray for some Derby picks and trash talk.

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