Letter To The Editor

[TGJB]

DRF won\'t take 2 letters from the same person within 90 days, so I suggested to my girlfriend she write a brief one, and they should be running it this weekend. I\'m going away for a few days (speaking of pars--wishful thinking), so I won\'t know until I get back.

If you guys don\'t start stepping up to the plate in various venues, I\'m gonna get really pissed off. I don\'t know if what CTC did with the California letter was the right idea or not, but at least it was something. What the hell is the matter with you guys? You\'re almost as apathetic as the Raggies.

[richiebee]

TGJB:

  Great to know that you are a golfer. While I am fairly certain I will never master handicapping, I am DEFINITELY certain I will never master golf.

 You have an open invitation to join me at the club I belong to (about one hour from Manhattan, rating 71.9, slope rating 133)which is owned by the same family that ran Hialeah into the ground. Assuming of course this winter breaks and we ever get back to golf.

[davidrex]

am i to assume u want the worker ants to stand in unison and send our cards and letters in to protest the chicanery that has been going on since hector was a pup so your figs will once again show the way?
how bout we get one of these pumped up goons entering thru congrss to do a human/horse comparison? they could all be outfitted w/jerry brown tee-shirts.
     
               PARTYpokerON!

[Chuckles_the_Clown2]

TGJB wrote:

I don\'t know if what
> CTC did with the California letter was the right idea or not,
> but at least it was something.

The crisis in horse racing does not involve the industry\'s failure to heed the oversight role of the press. (i.e. the Daily Racing Form.) The Daily Racing Form for years has abandoned its \"oversight\" responsibilities to the point where we all questioned if they understood that they had a responsibility.

The failure is in government and facility management. To my way of thinking we can notify the Daily Racing Form about our concerns and hope they publish them and then hope the target entities take corrective action, or we can take those concerns directly to the source of the problem.

This last time, I chose the latter because I\'ve read accounts of \"significant progress\" in the Racing Form and the latest unethical conduct is vastly removed from \"significant progress\". Its not even debateable. The milkshake vet cannot have employment ties to those he oversees.

CtC

[NoCarolinaTony]

What kind of non sense drivel are you writing here?

[davidrex]

tony:
which author driv[el]ingto/

       PARTY poker ON!

[Ron G.]

I wrote the CHRB and Santa Anita, no reply from either.

[kev]

Better yet, why don\'t we start capping some races and start getting some winners around here. I\'ll share my picks later.

[JR]

I have a hard time believing you\'re serious about this. As you know, If you\'re not satisfied with the \"quality of the product\", stop buying it. For most readers on this board that\'s a bitter pill to swallow. But if you\'re at all serious about changing this sport for the better, you\'re going to have to withdraw your support for it. The racing industry knows that isn\'t likely to happen overnight and they\'ll continue to string the public along as long as they can. But they can\'t forever. Maryland racing is a good example of how to turn a good business into a bad business into a dead business.