The Horrors of Horse Racing

I have never been a follower of Horse Racing. However, when I heard that HBO was starting a new series called Luck about horse racing, with Dustin Hoffman, I just had to watch it. How often is there a series on TV about horses? The photography of the horses can be stunning; but the behind the scenes look at gambling and horse racing is not flattering. I think it is an eye opener for all of us who love our horses and fret when they get a bug bite.

This week the NY Times presented an even gloomier look at horse racing. I hope it will get PETA and the AHA just as steamed up about the conditions at the real race tracks as they were at the loss of 3 horses on the set of LUCK.

The following are links to the articles about the cancellation of LUCK (because of the death of 3 horses) and the NY Times expose on Horse Racing. Let's hope the ill fated show, and death of 3 horses, might possibly bring to a larger audience, and the HORSE RACING GOVERNING BODY, the need for tighter regulations and more humane care of horses in the racing industry.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2114734/Luck-cancelled-HBO-pulls-plug-Dustin-Hoffman-drama-THIRD-horse-dies-set.html  about the show Luck

http://cs.thehorse.com/blogs/horses-and-the-law/archive/2012/03/20/A-Run-Of-Bad-Luck.aspx  About Luck

LUCK the HBO TV Show

 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/us/death-and-disarray-at-americas-racetracks.html?pagewanted=all  first post—heart breaking photo.

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/03/26/the-new-york-timess-mangled-horses-maimed-jockeys-exposes-brutal-underbelly-of-horse-racing-104715 This is a follow up to the article from the NY Times 

The above 2 photos are the real deal from Horse Racing.
Follow up Story.
 lhttp://horsetalkpanama.blogspot.com/2012/04/horror-of-horse-racing-part-2.html