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

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Mon Dec 6, 2021, 04:01 PM

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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