House Subcommittee Hearings

[Travis Stone]

Horse racing fans are unique. We find things on a daily basis which are wrong, flawed or screwed-up. We call them out. We complain. We post to message boards. We write letters to the editor. We take a hiatus from wagering etc.

Now, the government, from afar, says, "Wait a second, there's so much wrong and nothing is being done. Let's look into it."

And our answer, is their logic, reasoning, approach, witness-list and questions are totally off base.

It kind of reminds me of a playground fight. The teachers aide tries to break it up, she drops threats, separates the instigators and brushes off her hands. Only to have the fight break out again, and again, and again. Now the principle says, "Wait a minute, this current system doesn't work, let me intervene."

Racing is a multi-billion industry which has become an industry of greed, near-sightedness and stagnation. The fact someone, for once, decided to hold our feet to the fire, is a good thing. Or maybe I'm just looking at this wrong. At the very least, hopefully it becomes a catalyst for reform.