Well, this isn't good...

[GenuineRisk]

it's an upsetting article, but I had to laugh at the angry commenter who said they were "finding out" who the main sponsor of the Kentucky Derby is so they could "boycott their product." Le sigh.

[Danzig]

my first snort at the article was when they quoted maggi moss. hell, she acted as one of asmussens lawyers, and then wants to sound like it's all about the horses. anyone can talk the talk.

not sure what the answer is, except, once again, to beat the 'run the trainers at fault' out of town on a rail. tarred and feathered if need be. tracks like to offer higher purses to keep big fields. owners like them because maybe they won't lose as much money this year as last.

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

it's an upsetting article, but I had to laugh at the angry commenter who said they were "finding out" who the main sponsor of the Kentucky Derby is so they could "boycott their product." Le sigh.

They'll find out that the race horses are treated a lot better than the chickens, I'd guess, and then give them another thing to protest.

[Calzone Lord]

Some of the comments so far...

Bravo to The New York Times, Joe Drape, Walt Bogdanich, Rebecca R. Ruiz, and Griffin Palmer for exposing this grotesque, sadistic business. This is our bullfighting. It should be banned.

We need to ban or highly regulate greyhound and horse racing.

Equine vets MUST STOP SUPPLYING THE DRUGS, SYRINGES, and know-how. No more handing out bottles of drugs to trainers. Maybe if the DEA got involved the vets would listen.

The Times exposure of this scandal is admirable. What sort of society are we that we permit this cruelty while spending millions on the prosecution of Barry Bonds? We are a nation of misplaced priorities, and this is yet another example.

If horeseracing cannot be conducted in a humane and transparent manner, then it may have outlived its social usefulness. Regulate the activity or terminate it.

I rode horseback with my friends in Arroyo Seco Canyon growing up. Reading this article has led me to decide that I will never set foot on a racetrack again. This is a crime, and the people who do this should be in jail. Something must be done immediately to save these innocent horses.

Horse racing is not intrinsically evil. Our high stakes system has made it evil through misbreeding and drugs.

Reform the ages at which horses are allowed to race. The present standards are killing and maiming horses. These beautiful creatures don't deserve that treatment.

For all but the most expensive and pampered horses, racing is a horrific experience.

Thank you to the NYT for exposing this practice in such irrefutable detail.

Effectively this bottom-feeding activity where horses' lives are thrown away for the entertainment of apathetic gamblers would be priced out.

Also, I'm finding out the main TV sponsor of the Kentucky Derby, so I can contact them to boycott their product.

What happened to the Sport of Kings? It's now the Sport of Thugs, apparently.

Remember Barbaro? The horse whose hind hoof/fetlock was shattered coming out of the gate? He was at top of the charts based on the stud book, but you could see just by looking at him that his delicate legs and tiny hoofs (almost "en point, like a ballerina)

[my miss storm cat]

"This is 2012 for Pete sake and America ! Join me everyone who gives a care."

[Danzig]

pete who?



'Remember Barbaro? The horse whose hind hoof/fetlock was shattered coming out of the gate? He was at top of the charts based on the stud book, but you could see just by looking at him that his delicate legs and tiny hoofs (almost "en point, like a ballerina)'



good lord. amazing. i can't believe that the people making such posts are smart enough to figure out how to get on the internet to begin with.