Farewell to The Ohio Derby

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by philcski

While I agree with you about government agency getting involved with private business... they already passed slots in Ohio (July 15th, shortly after the state of Kentucky whiffed as normal on their chance) and my guess is this action was tied into that bill somehow.

But they are using the horseman money without any reimbursement. Add that to the fact that they are trying to stick horseman with a miniscule cut of the pie (4%) of the slots money (based on what the tracks said they should get!) and the scenario is a bad prescedent. Doesnt matter that much in the grand scheme if you dont race in Ohio but as a horseman it is scary to see the state take a more active role in doling your money out, especially in this case when the likelihood is that all of that 150k will go to out of state horseman and owners.