Positive aspect of Eight Belles

[Halfbridled]

If there will be any good to come out of this, I was hoping that we would see some changes and improvements in the health and safety of racehorses.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Halfbridled

If there will be any good to come out of this, I was hoping that we would see some changes and improvements in the health and safety of racehorses.

I would love to think this may be true but it's not. As a matter of fact some of the changes for "the good of the breed" may wind up being more detrimental to the health and safety of horses. Pandering to public opinion (and most of the public has already moved on) does not mean anything really will change especially when those changes will cost people more money. Just as the detention barn in NY (which was a PR move that was widely praised by the press and others) has accomplished nothing other than make it more expensive for owners and trainers to run horses in NY, most of the moves that have been proposed are full of holes or will simply be lip service that is easily circumvented by the clever and devious.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Just as the detention barn in NY (which was a PR move that was widely praised by the press and others) has accomplished nothing other than make it more expensive for owners and trainers to run horses in NY.

This is just not true Chuck. I am not going to argue that there aren't significant downsides to the detention barn for many outfits but I see how the detention barn has changed things and anyone that is really paying attention to NY races, shippers, and specific trainers and the horses they choose to ship out of town can see exactly where the detention barn has changed things.

I am not saying this is the entire picture, and could probably argue both sides of the issue quite well, but saying it has accomplished nothing is simply not true. I am also not going into detail here. The facts are there if you are really paying attention on a day to day basis.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

This is just not true Chuck. I am not going to argue that there aren't significant downsides to the detention barn for many outfits but I see how the detention barn has changed things and anyone that is really paying attention to NY races, shippers, and specific trainers and the horses they choose to ship out of town can see exactly where the detention barn has changed things.

I am not saying this is the entire picture, and could probably argue both sides of the issue quite well, but saying it has accomplished nothing is simply not true. I am also not going into detail here. The facts are there if you are really paying attention on a day to day basis.

ok, not very much