tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post1166915682853299764..comments2015-04-18T15:42:46.788-05:00Comments on Owning Racehorses: PETA or Not We Need FixingTheodore L. Grevelishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440633649225153286noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post-31830660404745876542014-04-10T13:49:53.826-05:002014-04-10T13:49:53.826-05:00I just wanted to point out, at his request, that t...I just wanted to point out, at his request, that the Anonymous poster above is the esteemed Warren Eves. Warren had some technical difficulties and couldn't identify himself but wanted to make sure I did! Thanks, Warren, for your openness and taking the time to visit!Theodore L. Grevelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04440633649225153286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post-61066903664425997132014-04-10T10:45:32.458-05:002014-04-10T10:45:32.458-05:00Thanks, guys, for taking the time to read and, esp...Thanks, guys, for taking the time to read and, especially, to comment. (And I know anon is a guy, too!)<br /><br />Dave wrote a bit of a treatise on fixing racing's ills that deserves consideration (http://www.stormybusiness.com/uploads/2/3/7/6/23763243/fixingracing2012.pdf)and Tom and Warren are right, in my opinion - too many alphabet soups and not a single one willing to join together with another or subjugate themselves for the good of the sport. Several of them need to get together, compromise and develop a real solution.Theodore L. Grevelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04440633649225153286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post-41788420486094153492014-04-10T09:59:05.757-05:002014-04-10T09:59:05.757-05:00As senior turf writer, and branded a rebel for spe...As senior turf writer, and branded a rebel for speaking out on PED issues and beyond, I keep praying for a pro-active group to get serious about issues we continue to have. Tom Metzen's comment hits the nail on the head. "There are too many alphabet soup organizations in the sport." Take the TOC, in California, which is a sad example of a group which has only its greedy members in mind. Don't shoot the messenger, in this case PETA. We already know about their dirty linen. The edited down SPYCAM snippets are clearly proof of issues that are disgusting and should be dealt with. Could not agree with you more regarding Zayat's lack of oversight. Everyone who's worked on the backstretch is fully aware of the abusive use of illegal labor. It was going on way back when I was a hotwalker. But fake IDs? If my lifelong friend Stan Bergstein were still alive he would have written about this industry eyesore that nobody, including some who have spoken out, expects to do anything more than talk. The sport that I love has a culture which has grown used to believing in time it(in this case PETA) will eventually go away. I think we can expect a second dose of from the many hours of PETA SPYCAM snippets in the not so distant future. What in the hell is it going to take to get industry leaders to "walk the walk" and stop with their "talk the talk" baloney?Anonymoushttp://www.pricehorsecentral.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post-2960035540291713882014-04-10T09:11:57.010-05:002014-04-10T09:11:57.010-05:00There are to many alphabet soup organizations in t...There are to many alphabet soup organizations in the sport now,NTRA, HBPA,MTA (in each State)TOBA,Jockey Club, TRPB,RCI,After Care Groups, and on and on. Many of which have tried exactly the "fixing" you mention.Nothing changes if nothing changes.. and one wants to give up their bit of control unfortunately.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940899840670110374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post-29577988502674862722014-04-09T18:25:54.431-05:002014-04-09T18:25:54.431-05:00Absolutely correct perspective in my view and appr...Absolutely correct perspective in my view and appreciated by those of us willing to change the sport for the betterment of the sport itself.Dave Astarnoreply@blogger.com