Racing needs to make the best out of a bad situation

[Calzone Lord]

The NY Times has been making a weak attempt at covering horse racing for a while and they have a slant they're taking to promote what they see as an agenda to reform the sport.

They aren't going to help anything if they get their way, but they really aren't going to hurt anything either.

It's disappointing that IHA isn't running Saturday or anymore ever -- but the game will continue to go on just fine without him.

Credit to O'Neill and his team to get this horse healthy and able to run one big peak effort after another in all 4 races this year. It was a great training job -- this horse was on the Vet's List two weeks before the Derby -- and a lot of bettors and fans got to find out about stuff like equine chiropractors and shock wave therapy.

It's only a matter of time until a horse does win the Triple Crown...and when they do it will be a great day and a great moment for the sport. But it will just be like a sugar high.