HBO's "Real Sports" interview w/ Asmussen, 5/20
From the press release:
"Hidden amidst the beauty and pageantry of the Triple Crown lies a darker picture of the thoroughbred racing industry – one of a widespread and dangerous drug culture that’s killing dozens of horses at tracks every week. The issue has gained notice over the last two months as shocking undercover video filmed by PETA exposed the team of highly accomplished trainer Steve Asmussen allegedly drugging and mistreating their horses. Asmussen sits down with Real Sports’ Bernard Goldberg for his first extensive one-on-one interview to answer the charges.
Goldberg, who won the Sports Emmy Award for “Outstanding Sports Journalism” for HBO’s 2008 exposé on the hidden world of horse slaughter, also interviews Asmussen’s former assistant, Scott Blasi, as well as veterinarians Dr. Kate Papp and Dr. Mary Scollay to find out what the racing industry is doing to protect the well-being of the horses."
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