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15. No, racing isnt the problem the problem is the mistreatment and the way the breeding is done

Mon Dec 6, 2021, 03:24 PM

Dec 2021

falls under the category of mistreatment.
If that is fixed and if the long term health of the animal was taken into consideration as part of the selection of breeding then it would go a long way towards resolving the issue.

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Derby winner Medina Spirit collapses, dies in California [View all] George II Dec 2021 OP

Horse racing is cruel and barbaric. n/t Coventina Dec 2021 #1

Racing itself isn't the problem though its the mistreatment of the horses by many that is. cstanleytech Dec 2021 #13

Racing itself is the problem! Horses have been dangerously bred to have Coventina Dec 2021 #14

No, racing isnt the problem the problem is the mistreatment and the way the breeding is done cstanleytech Dec 2021 #15

Yes, racing is the problem! Money, greed, and selfishness are at its heart. Coventina Dec 2021 #17

Horse racing in Europe is done differently Mosby Dec 2021 #48

Like this would ever happen. TxGuitar Dec 2021 #23

Oh, I know its unlikely to happen because as you said there is money involved and to many cstanleytech Dec 2021 #29

Yes it would! burrowowl Dec 2021 #34

I agree. I wish they would outlaw it. StarryNite Dec 2021 #45

Nasty blood sport! redstatebluegirl Dec 2021 #2

I really hope I don't hear "natural causes" as the result of the necropsy. bullwinkle428 Dec 2021 #3

Heartbreaking Green Line Dec 2021 #4

I read somewhere that thoroughbreds often die early due to being bred with such tender legs. CTyankee Dec 2021 #9

It's animal abuse. AngryOldDem Dec 2021 #5

Sad news. Bound to be drug use speculation Enoki33 Dec 2021 #6

Animal cruelty and abuse!!! And all for the Benjamins......... ugh secondwind Dec 2021 #7

This & In my opinion Horse racing shares with bull and dog fighting as barbaric, abusive "sports" Comfortably_Numb Dec 2021 #22

Isn't Santa Anita the track that's had all those deaths? AngryOldDem Dec 2021 #8

Yes. It had a string of 37 deaths before it was shut down TexasBushwhacker Dec 2021 #30

I live a mile away from Santa Anita, I cannot believe how many horses have died there in the last BamaRefugee Dec 2021 #10

At the beginning of last year, over the course of maybe 2 months, Baffert had six. George II Dec 2021 #11

You have to wonder what the insurance payout is on thoroughbreds..... BamaRefugee Dec 2021 #12

Baffert is evil CountAllVotes Dec 2021 #40

Glad there'll be a full inquiry into the colt's death. Very sad. Fla Dem Dec 2021 #16

Is it normal for a horse LittleGirl Dec 2021 #18

It's not routine but does happen Green Line Dec 2021 #26

How is Santa Anita still allowed to operate? Initech Dec 2021 #19

Anyone else read the Dick Francis novels? viva la Dec 2021 #20

I read a couple of dozen of them years ago. Very well written, but Francis was a jockey.... George II Dec 2021 #21

I'm a Kentucky kid Bayard Dec 2021 #24

It's all about the $$$ TexasBushwhacker Dec 2021 #31

That's interesting. I have no big opinion other than the horses... electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #36

Was going to say the same thing except you said it better jeffreyi Dec 2021 #41

I had an uncle who owned a few race horses in the 70s. Mr.Bill Dec 2021 #25

Old Friends in Kentucky hamsterjill Dec 2021 #27

It's a great organization, and there are many champion horses stabled there. As for Baffert... George II Dec 2021 #28

Don't care why he does it. hamsterjill Dec 2021 #32

It's not that I don't like him, I don't like cheats, and he does it more than any other trainer. George II Dec 2021 #35

Why do you feel the need to justify your opinion to me? hamsterjill Dec 2021 #37

It's a great organization Green Line Dec 2021 #33

I know!! hamsterjill Dec 2021 #38

He is! ShazzieB Dec 2021 #39

He's very old himself. hamsterjill Dec 2021 #42

The Final Race oioioi Dec 2021 #43

And what resulted from the exposure of this barbarism? SunSeeker Dec 2021 #46

Action on Horse Racing oioioi Dec 2021 #47

That's what I feared. SunSeeker Dec 2021 #49

Something is definitely fishy here. oasis Dec 2021 #44