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Originally Posted by Jeff P
Imo (and sadly) it's not just the Stronach Group, the alphabet groups of the California horsemen, and the state regulators who TSG and TOC lobbied to get appointed --
If I pull back and look at thoroughbred racing from (say) 30,000 feet --
The same thing (tone deafness) has not only been present - but appears firmly entrenched as a core foundational value (and for years) in just about every racing jurisdiction in North America.
It seems a bit unreal to me that fear of what PETA can do (and not vision from within) might turn out to be the catalyst of change.
-jp
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Yup.......agree with you.
The horsemen are a common/business sense nightmare.
They're a giant part of the problem.
TSG (and Calif. racing) have backed down from them at every checkpoint......and it's blown up in their face.
The tracks are so fearful that their races won't fill.......they give the horsemen everything they want.........a terrible business plan.......especially considering the track record of the horsemen.
But the tracks have nobody to blame but themselves.
Just take a look at some of the trainer/horsemen behavior they've signed off on:
Takeout hikes.
Abuse of medications........where are the penalties ?
Injectining of blockers in to horses joints.
Lasix usage( remember, a month ago Graham Motion flat out stated that lasix is a performance enhancer).
Shockwave therapy going unchecked.
If the tracks/CHRB had any backbone they would of done the right thing.........but they chose not to.........they deserve every bit of trouble they get.
Plain and simple.........it's TSG/CHRB own fault.
BTW........watch the shortcut/chemical trainers bail on California racing the minute the hot mess they started gets to be too much for their cheating ways.........get ready Kentucky/New York/Florida.........there's some new shooters rolling in to town.
In terms of PETA Jeff.........I'm guessing their true agenda is to have horse racing banned in California..........not to just clean it up.
