Commentary: Is horse racing worth saving?
by Jane Smiley, Los Angeles Times
Mar 12, 2019
3 minutes
I first heard about the unusually high number of horses dying at Santa Anita Park - which led to the temporary closure of the racetrack last week - from a friend at the barn where I keep my horses. She is still interested in horse racing. I am not.
Like a lot of former fans, I never loved racing for the betting - I loved it for the beauty of the animals. What drew me was their individuality, their
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