Most horse racing fans are hooked the first moment they watch a race. Perhaps it’s a gene one has or doesn’t have. I first attended the races at age 14 and it remains one of the greatest days of my life. Not because I won—I didn’t experience a winning day until several gambling junkets later—but…

Solutions To The New Threat to Horse Racing – Legalized Sports Gambling: In my Blog #1 – I detailed the problems that the horse racing industry is now facing due to the May 2018 Supreme Court ruling allowing state -legalized sports betting. Here I discuss some possible solutions: ●  Dramatically fewer racetracks. With increased competition…

A New Problem: Legalized Sports Gambling One day during the running of the Santa Anita Handicap, my youngest son leaned into me and yelled “This is the greatest game in the world!” Will there be a Santa Anita Handicap in his son’s future? In May 2018 the Supreme Court ruled to allow state-legalized sports betting—and…