The horses are not being forced to do anything that doesn’t come natural to them. Of course, there are some dishonest people out there that will mistreat animals but not the fault of the racetrack.
Golden Gate fields is a great racetrack!
I’m very sorry for mistreated horses, but animal rights activists will never relent. As soon as horse racing is shut down these people will retrain their efforts on banning hunting, pets, carnivory, and on and on and on until you’re not allowed to go for a walk without sweeping insects out of your path with a whisk broom.