The Ethics of Horse Racing in America

Belmont favorite Big Brown (far left) falls way off the pace as his Jockey
Kent Desormeaux pulls up on his horse down the stretch run in Saturdays
final leg of the coveted triple crown.  photo courtesy of  Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

Did you know that  aside from the US and Canada, the rest of the world bans drugging horses?  If Casino Drive had raced in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, he would have been the only horse not on anabolic steroids.  And we thought baseball players were bad!  Its really sad to see what Thoroughbred racing has become and with the success of the syndicate stable behind Big Brown, its probably only going to get worse... - Submitted by LMV to insideathletics