Re: Are Racehorses Getting Slower. Not in Kentucky (529 Views)
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Silver Charm (IP Logged)
Date: January 15, 2005 05:30PM
These are some excerpts taken from an article in todays Louisville Courier Journal. Strangely the column wasn't written by the Horse Racing Writer but someone from the Business Section where the column was printed. Generally these types have NO CLUE regarding the issues and consequently will write whatever the editor tells them to write. Some of the comments indicate the general bias from what was once a quality publication that now is a Third Rate Rag.
>"That's going to have a deleterious effect on the public's perception of New York racing, and as strong as it is, it could have an effect on its future if it's not responded to and dealt with quickly," said drug council member and state Sen. Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown. "I want to make sure that these kinds of headlines never appear in Kentucky papers about Kentucky racing."
With this newspaper covering the issue Sen Thayer, you can be assured this will never happen.
>The state Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, which represents about 6,000 owners and trainers, does not support changing the policy.
Susan Bunning, president of the state horsemen's association, told the council that Kentucky has the highest number of starters per race of any racing state and a lower rate of breakdowns. She also said simulcast signals from state tracks are in demand across the country.
I have said many times on this Board that CONTENT rules over any real decision making debate. Another words MONEY TALKS. Can we see the list of these 6,000 Owners and Trainers. I would be surprised there are that many horses currently running in Kentucky. I would also be curious to see WHO doesn't support cleaning up the sport.
>"Kentucky racing works and works very well," said Bunning, also a member of the drug council. "Any proposed changes in the current therapeutic medication statutes and regulations for Kentucky ... should therefore be supported by a preponderance of peer-reviewed published scientific research demonstrating that the policy in place is not in the best interest of the health and well-being of the equine athlete."
>Bunning said trainers in her organization have said they prefer that the policy stay the same.
>Churchill-based trainer Dale Romans said he supports the existing rule, which he called "a good, common-sense policy that takes care of the horse."
>Romans said he trains for owners from across the country who send their horses to Kentucky because of the state's rules. "They see that our policies make a lot of sense."
Makes sense to WHO certainly not THE PLAYERS.