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“Aftercare is not an afterthought.”

That's the mantra that drives CARMA – the California Retirement Management Account – to fulfill its mission to help fund the retirement of California-raced Thoroughbreds and educate the public and racing community about aftercare.

Lucinda Lovitt, executive director of CARMA, joins Ray Paulick and editor-in-chief Natalie Voss on this week's Friday Show to talk about this critical element of the Thoroughbred industry that, only a few decades ago, was discussed in hushed tones among industry insiders.

“The general public has taken a good look at our industry and one thing they expect,” Lovitt said, “ is that these horses have something to do when their racing careers are over. “

CARMA, along with other regional organizations and the national Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, has helped bring about a “formalization” of the retirement process over the last 15 years, Lovitt said.

'It's important for owners to remember,” Lovitt said, “that – now especially – a retirement plan needs to be part of an owner's business plan from the beginning.”

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Claiming races are often called the meat and potatoes of horse racing, but the game has evolved in recent years from what many considered high-stakes poker to a more regulated and less risky endeavor for horse owners. Greater pre-race veterinary scrutiny, tighter medication restrictions, and voided claim rules have improved health and welfare conditions for horses and made claiming more competitive for owners.

Maggi Moss has won more than a dozen graded stakes since she entered racehorse ownership in 2000, but the primary focus of her stable over the years has been claiming races. Based in Iowa, Moss has won 2,432 races overall, captured leading owners titles at several tracks, led the nation in wins in 2006, and has been top 10 nationally by wins on 18 occasions. And she's just as well known for her commitment to aftercare as she is for winner's circle visits.

Moss joins Ray Paulick and bloodstock editor Joe Nevills in this week's Friday Show to talk about the claiming game, some of its challenges, and how it has changed over the years.

One current challenge in Kentucky, where Moss has run many horses, is the absence of regulatory “claiming jail” rules designed to prevent out-of-state trainers and owners from depleting a track's horse population by claiming horses and sending them to their home track. Churchill Downs recently imposed house rules to make up for the absence of claiming jail regulations that are in effect in most other racing states. Moss even goes so far as to suggest the time has come to look for alternatives to claiming races.

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The announcement earlier this week from the ownership of Turf Paradise that the 67-year-old Phoenix, Ariz., racetrack would no longer conduct live racing left employees, horsepeople, and fans reeling. With no live racing, the off-track betting facilities operated by Turf Paradise owner Jerry Simms would also be forced to close, shutting down key revenue streams that would produce purse money for racing at other tracks.

A deal to sell the track fell through when efforts stalled to persuade state lawmakers, including Gov. Katie Hobbs, to approve Historical Horse Racing machines.

Stacy Campo, a trainer whose family has been breeding and racing horses in Arizona for decades, joins Ray Paulick and bloodstock editor Joe Nevills on this week's Friday Show to discuss the Turf Paradise closure and the prospects for the continuation of live racing at Arizona Downs in the Prescott Valley and other smaller tracks in the Grand Canyon State.

“The writing was on the wall just by the way the place looks and how it's just kind of fallen apart around us,” Campo said of Turf Paradise. Nevertheless, she added, “It was just a shock. People are crying. People have been fired. … It's just devastating.”

Campo called Arizona Downs in the Prescott Valley, about 90 minutes north of Phoenix, a “viable” alternative, but that track is also for sale with no certainty about its future. She remains hopeful the industry can survive.

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The Breeders' Cup championships are now just seven weeks away, and there are a host of “Win and You're In” Challenge Series races coming up, including three this weekend at Woodbine featured on the Canadian track's Turf Champions Day on Saturday.

Godolphin's European-based trainer Charles Appleby has had an incredible run in North American Grade 1 races over the last five years, and he's in strong position to score a second consecutive victory in the Grade 1 Ricoh Woodbine Mile. Appleby also has a strong candidate in the Grade 1 Johnnie Walker Natalma Stakes for 2-year-old fillies. The third Grade 1 on the afternoon is the bet365 Summer Stakes for 2-year-olds.

In this week's Friday Show, Ray Paulick and Paulick Report bloodstock editor Joe Nevills review some of the horses running in the Turf Champions Day races, then discuss the Breeders' Cup Classic division, which, based on a poll of racing experts, is currently dominated by 3-year-olds. Dual G1 Belmont Stakes and Travers winner Arcangelo ranks atop the poll, followed by G1 Haskell winner Geaux Rocket Ride, and G1 Pacific Classic winner Arabian Knight. G1 Florida Derby winner and reigning champion Forte is fifth, with G1 Kentucky Derby winner Mage ninth.

The potpourri conversation also travels to the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, where an increasing number of partnerships are forming to pool resources and bid on the most attractive prospects in hopes of landing a horse that eventually could return big dividends in the breeding shed.

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