Never in my weakened memory state have I ever witnessed an owner of a second-place finisher in a major stake oppose the decision of the stewards to refuse to disqualify a horse from first place. Evidently, the supposed Sport of Kings has the ability to get down and dirty. It’s interesting to follow the thoroughbred cluster f-k on the Scopolamine positives. To both Joe and Russell, both of whom I considered friends before this dilemma ensued, why not at least sit down with Jim Gagliano and try to work out a positive agreement? I don’t know Jim well, but I have spent some time with him in Lexington when he first got the job with The Jockey Club and my impressions of him were that he is a nice, easy-to-talk-to gentleman. Joining would be the better part of valor. This is David and Goliath all over again EXCEPT WE DON’T HAVE A SLINGSHOT. There are more than twice that on the way according to the grapevine and sticking with our thoroughbred counterparts in this dark hour will enable us to move forward with strength. The 30 indictments were just the tip of the iceberg.
10 by David Siegel a USTA director and president of TrackMaster ( full story here) who is convinced, as I am, that we will have no trouble working out our differences with Jim Gagliano and the thoroughbred group and should join in support of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA). There was a good letter in HRU back on Oct. So, why do we still hear the voices of Joe Faraldo and Russell Williams still resonate within our sport. Tidbits: There was major buzz in Lexington about how most if not all of the suspected blood dopers that were missed by the first wave of Federal indictments have been basically silent in the winner’s column.
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