I have a love/hate relationship with Thoroughbred racing...I really do love the sport, but have seen way too many former stakes winners showing up at my local horse rescue as cruelty cases. It really is a shame...I hate seeing people not taking responsibility for the animals they own.
Absolutely agree. I love the sport. But, there certainly is room for both a national governing or sanctioning body as was discussed on today's telecast. Also, it seems to me that this sanctioning body could charge some type of annual fee-per horse that would be put into a fund to take care of these animals when they're discarded, abused neglected or abandoned.
When a former Derby winner shows up in a meat-packing plant, something has to change.