Gamble Sours for Many Kentucky Horse Breeders

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Gamble Sours for Many Kentucky Horse Breeders

Postby Patuxet » Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:02 pm

This is currently the NY Times fourth most e-mailed article. Several not-into-racing friends have sent to me.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/sport ... nted=print
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Postby springboro » Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:39 pm

thanks for the link.... great article

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Postby Shammy Davis » Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:17 pm

Thanks for the link. It's a very telling story and no one should be surprised.

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Postby Dave C » Thu Apr 29, 2010 7:19 am

The foundations of a viable, realistic industry being laid.

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Postby Shammy Davis » Thu Apr 29, 2010 7:13 pm

So what is wrong with horse racing? Well, for lack of a better answer... horse racing. By that we mean the tradition mired establishment of horse racing where "because we've always done it that way" seems to be the golden rule.



From 2006: http://www.articlesbase.com/online-gamb ... 15110.html

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Postby kybred » Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:04 pm

Very insightful article. Thanks for the link.