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Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up
This is why its a big deal that racing better at least due its best to address, rather then the usual ignore and people will forget about it manor in which they seem to handle other issues.
The scroll on ESPN under the horse tab and on ESPN news was "two horses euthanized after breaking down at Churchill downs today" it gave the specifics as well but dont remember. Then it says "Sailors Cap wins 600k Colonial Turf Cup".
ESPN and all shows/sites care about ratings, they track that Big Brown loses the Belmont story and it gets 500k hits, then the story about Larry Jones having a drugged horse and it gets 750k....well you know where there coverage goes.
The congress can take up tons of important issues but if its something the public does not really care about then they will certainly bring up something that tugs at peoples emotions and this clearly does, and especially during an election year.
If horses keep breaking down on national TV and racing just has "panels" to discuss it, as they do with say the NTRA players panel and nothing ever happens, then this is going to get worse before it gets better. Just ask Barry Bonds and baseball how it worked out for them just trying to ignore the problem for decades.
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If you think that there is a solution to horses breaking down, I would love to hear it.