A paen to humanity and niceness from a guy who advocates and participates in a "sport' whose principal object is one human beating the bejeesus out of another, the more blood the merrier? I'm not a horse racing fan, but I know many people who work in the business across the spectrum. For every one of them that I know, the whole thing is about the horses. they love them, dote on them, sacrifice for them, generally treat them better than most people treat their children. Yes, it's a business, and there are plenty of horses that nobody ever heard of that cost more than most people's houses. The pinnacle of a trainer's career is to have a Derby winner. It's understandable that the joy of the moment would be foremost. Are NFL players supposed to mope around the sidelines after somebody gets hurt? I'm pretty sure they kept playing that redskins game when Theisman got his drumstick snapped. that's what you do when you're a professional. As contrasted with condemning the entire horse world over what you watched on TV for 10 minutes on Saturday. That's just plain lazy.
there is a difference between human athletes and racing horses. football players and mma fighters participate in their sports willingly, be it for the love of the game or for the added incentive of a great paycheck. along with that, they know and accept the dangers of their respective sports. and no, athletes never want to see a teammate or even someone from the opposing team get hurt, even though its a part of the game. and yes, sometimes when players get hurt they play through their injuries to win, on their own volition.
horses are animals. they do not want to be a part of human gambling, exerting themselves half to death just so another fat old white guy can win more money. this is an ugly sport beneath the illusion of "tradition"
It doesn't take Eddie Murphy to guess that ANY animal's natural inclination in life is not performing forced labor. You can call that a hunch. Just like you don't grow up hoping that one day you have a boss that commands you around for 6 days out the week, every week, every month, every year. Unless, that is, you grew up wanting to be Money-Man or Super-Worker Guy!
