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Findings of doping finally moved Kentucky racing officials to strip Medina Spirit of last year’s win in the Kentucky Derby and suspend its famous trainer Bob Baffert. Unfortunately, the only news is that the punishment was so lenient. Because here in part is what I wrote in “Baffert ‘Baffled’ as Doping Dogs Derby Winner. Ha!”… Read more.
I have been championing calls to ban horse racing for over a decade for all manner of reasons. Here, for example, is what I wrote in “Sadly, the Bell Tolled for Eight Belles at the Kentucky Derby,” May 6, 2008: ____________________ The sport of kings? Indeed. But so is the barbarism of fox hunting. …… Read more.
I was encouraged and discouraged in equal measure on Saturday morning as I watched a CBS report on horse racing. I was encouraged because it cited “growing concern” that an average of 10 horses a week are dying on race tracks. This is causing some industry leaders to call for a “strong central authority” to… Read more.
