[greglepore]

I ride an off the track Thoroughbred with a substantial pedigree. He's magnificent in appearance and spirit. And he LOVES to run.
Its a shame that at lower levels the horses are abused, drugged, raced when not fit. Shoot, more horses die in morning workouts that in races. Recent Deadspin piece on a guy whose's mission it is to end racing got me thinking.
I'm totally willing to accept the risk of clean racing, despite the money involved. Its the creeps that need to be driven out. We may be past that point.
To give you an idea of the economics, my guy sold at the Keenland yearling sale , on the last day, for 95k. That was cheap. 2 years and 5 races later, he was a $400 adoption. His bloodline is Seattle Slew/Mr. Prospector.

I'm conflicted.