The USA Today is reporting that Saturday's Preakness telecast will begin "with a panel discussion on the filly's catastrophic breakdown and other controversies surrounding Thoroughbred horse racing, says producer Sam Flood. Among the guests: Churchill Downs veterinarian Larry Bramlage; Eight Belles trainer Larry Jones; NBC analyst Gary Stevens; and New York Times columnist William Rhoden, who blasted the sport of kings as "only a couple of steps removed from animal fighting."
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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/colum...cCarthy_N.htm).
This doesn't sound to me as though anything good can come from this. Further, it means less coverage of the live action. I can hardly wait...
Paul