This will effectively kill horse racing

[Travis Stone]

If it wasn't Kentucky Derby week, this story would be far more prominent than it is right now...

[GenuineRisk]

I would prefer Congress focus instead on banning medications in feed animals, as we're not wagering on that crap; we're eating it and the cruelty experienced by factory farm animals far outweighs cruelty in the racing industry, but the factory farms have a lot more money to buy politicians than the racing industry. And of course, gambling baaaaaaaaaad. The preachers say so.

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

If it wasn't Kentucky Derby week, this story would be far more prominent than it is right now...

No, the representative from Kentucky is rolling this out now precisely because it is Derby week. It's similar to the racing-related garbage we see the politicians pull here in New York the week before the Belmont or during Saratoga.