Carter Wilkie
@carterwilkie3
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Speechwriter, author, essayist, gardener, livestock farmer, husband, Girl Dad
Southern New England
Joined March 2017
ICE in 2025 reminds me of secret police thugs in various dictatorships I've reported from. Case in point, read what happened in Rhode Island:
ICE went to a court in Rhode Island to arrest someone, misidentified their target and ended up surveilling a random Latino intern, and then threated to break a judge's car windows and were only stopped when court security intervened and asked them to calm down and look at IDs.
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As the racing industry considers the need for a nationwide marketing campaign, @BH_FAngst writes, "it's important that the sport rebuild its connection with the public... it would prove the best investment long-term." https://t.co/lZtP27we1Y via @BloodHorse
bloodhorse.com
As U.S. racing moves to create a national marketing campaign in 2026, it would be well served to gather some input from France Galop, which recently was honored for its advertising and marketing...
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One more sleep until Opening Day @fairgroundsnola. Hard to believe this marks our stable’s 5th season in the Big Easy. Every winter here has shaped our horses, sharpened our team, and set the tone for the year ahead. Grateful for this place, this track, and the chance to build on
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If Thoroughbred racing is to make new fans among Gen Z, we need more out of the box moves like this one by the Turf Publicists of America https://t.co/pAkRrkrVt4
paulickreport.com
How to keep the attention of young audiences for longer than 10 furlongs
The Turf Publicists of America announced that the 2025 Big Sport of Turfdom Award will be presented to @lmgriffjohnson to recognize his efforts at bringing new fans into the sport of horse racing through his social media platforms! @UA_RTIP @westpointtbred
https://t.co/hf4y09h6Ti
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In reaching a wider audience, the 2025 event at Del Mar took two steps forward, and one step back. Has the exclusivity of the live event gone too far? Read more: https://t.co/CzilntXVb4
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Ownership group in Canada wins 100% of races on a single card @WoodbineTB in its third year @DRFGierkink @WoodbineBratt @ElissaWhoa @WoodbineGeller
On Sunday, we won ALL the races run @WoodbineTB! Never seen horses race in a snowstorm? Then this is a must-watch video. Sired by Modernist @darbydanfarm, 2YO THUNDERMAKER stormed to the front and got his maiden win under Pietro Moran. https://t.co/nGrhpPAa17 via @YouTube
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Totally agree w/ Jayson Werth @twoeight_racing and NBC's @randy_moss_TV that @lmgriffjohnson deserves New Owner of the Year Award from @jockeyclub Here's why... https://t.co/pAkRrkstiC
paulickreport.com
How to keep the attention of young audiences for longer than 10 furlongs
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BUCKET LIST ALERT: Tickets for the 2026 @KentuckyDerby will go on sale tomorrow at noon ET, @ChurchillDowns announced! https://t.co/jE8c0yPhhQ
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"As an independent Democrat, I won't be beholden to the national party, and I won’t be a puppet of the president like a freshman Republican Senator would be. I love Kentucky, and I know our state needs a Senator in Washington focused on our people.” https://t.co/rjNQDMipNG
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This award winning book by turf writer Josh Pons is a wonderful ghosts in the attic glimpse of racing as it was a century ago. @ABRLive @TOBAhorses
Josh Pons’ “Letters from Country Life” has received the @castletonlyons Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award for 2024. The book is a retrospective of racing history with Maryland’s famed Country Life Farm as its centerpiece. https://t.co/olcizFOsWe
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Which states increase demand for foals? @nytbreeders @HBPA_ONT @louisianabred @MarylandTB @florida_horse @toc_racing
A state breeders workshop will be held Nov. 12 to consider cooperative breeding programs and regional racing incentives to increase supply and demand: https://t.co/KUVhqxj8B8
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In awarding New Owner of the Year to @lmgriffjohnson the @jockeyclub showed out of the box thinking for reasons enumerated here: Can racing adapt to Gen Z? https://t.co/pAkRrkstiC
paulickreport.com
How to keep the attention of young audiences for longer than 10 furlongs
Johnson Awarded 2025 New Owner of the Year: https://t.co/RBSithVPDx (Photo: Griffin Johnson presenting @jockeyclub Round Table Conference in July.) @lmgriffjohnson
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A great interview on how Thoroughbred racing needs more collaboration around fan base development... w/ media partners and international peer groups... as well as more work on second careers for OTTBs @jockeyclub @BreedersCup @NTRA
Shannon Kelly and Pete Fornatale sit down for an exclusive conversation marking Everett Dobson’s first 100 days as chair of The Jockey Club. This season finale provides an inside look at the recent leadership transition as Dobson shares candid reflections on his expectations and
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Thundermaker made some thundersnow today @WoodbineTB and @kevin_attard and Pietro Moran won 100% of the races on today’s card
Apprentice Pietro Moran won the snowy @WoodbineTB opener on the front-running favorite Thundermaker for red-hot trainer @kevin_attard.
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The Melbourne Cup (aka "the race that stops a nation") is older than the Ky Derby. Watch it tonight, 9:30pm ET Here's why racing remains more popular in Australia... https://t.co/u7M40STEm4
paulickreport.com
Upcoming Melbourne Cup Festival at Flemington Racecourse and The Everest, run at Royal Randwick this Saturday, underscore how racing remains a part of the country’s popular culture
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Future Stars Friday closed with Aidan O'Brien becoming the all-time winningest Breeders' Cup trainer when Gstaad won the Juvenile Turf. The victory was the 21st for O'Brien, putting him one ahead of the late D. Wayne Lukas.
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A worthwhile read. Take a few moments to consider the broader points here that the industry does so much better if it works together. Breeders Cup Forum: The Many Hats Of DJ Stable's Jonathan Green https://t.co/7KcyijjZmw via @carterwilkie3
paulickreport.com
The former financial planner shares how he manages North America’s fourth-ranked ownership group by earnings of 2025 and discusses what comes next in the Florida decoupling fight.
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Great interview with racehorse owner and former MLB outfielder Jayson Werth, by @jcherwa of @latimes
@IconRacingLFG
Why former Dodger Jayson Werth now calls horse racing his favorite sport
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In horse racing, @JonGreen2022 is one of the Gen X leaders making a real impact on the sport... ...as an owner, breeder, board member, weekly podcast co-host, and co-founder of @TBRacingInit protecting racing in Florida @DJ_Stable @rail_talk #BreedersCup
The former financial planner shares how he manages North America’s fourth-ranked ownership group by earnings of 2025 and discusses what comes next in the Florida decoupling fight: https://t.co/IwZvcTXkWA
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