TDN Op Ed
 

Not sure I agree with much of this but its a good read :
http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/oped-fred-a-pope/

Not a fan of Johnny Weir in a dress featured in segments about women's hats?

Yeah but apparently there is a case for that content. Like I said i am dubious of any of this stuff but the author is qualified and is looking at it from a different angle

Great to see how much we have evolved. Pretty unfortunate backward thinking.

If racing executives think that catering to the luxury market is how to bolster racing's popularity and not by addressing more meat and potato issues, those executives are mentally disabled and racing should just fold up shop now.