The Michael Gill/Penn National Riders Saga

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Originally Posted by ARyan

This is a case of an owner and his team of trainers are not caring about the horses and/or those who ride. He would rather win at 20%, and turn profits, then care for the issues at hand. Gill and crew are creating an environment where the inherited risk of racing is multiplied by the actions of Gill himself, his training staff and those who let those horses race. To think this is just part of racing is wrong, this is a man who cares about making a buck more then the lives of his horses, his jocks, his excercise riders, and those who are on the track with him. He is no different than Paragallo and others who should be banned from the sport.

You could substitute just about any industry for horse racing and it's the same thing. It's the reason the government had to pass labor laws, safety laws, and, for all the pain-in-the-ass they can be, the reason labor unions formed. Because there are plenty of owners of any sort of business that are interested solely in making a profit and everything else is just expenses.