House Subcommittee Hearings

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Originally Posted by Travis Stone

I guess what I'm saying is people are really speaking-up about these issues now. But at the end of the day, what will come of it? Who takes the reins? Clearly our sport and industry has shown a significant inability to do so, so now the government is looking at holding our hand. If the government gets involved, we have no one to blame but ourselves.

Personally I believe that most of what most people in the public really know about the issues is laughable. What horseracing really has failed at is PR. Most people within the industry seem not to be able to think for themselves, so it is not just the public. What many are forgetting is that there is more to racing than the Triple crown, Saratoga, Del Mar and the breeders Cup. there are hundreds of smaller track races every day. How are those tracks supposed to enact the same testing that will be done at Belmont? It is like saying that your single a minor league baseball franchise will be held to the same standards as the major league franchise. Who is going to pay for all of this?