Land of rising horses – ESPN.com
Casino Drive’s victory in the Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park on May 10 would have been a groundbreaking triumph for Japan’s Thoroughbred industry had it occurred 15 years ago, when horsemen in the island nation were just beginning to test the

horse racing is just as safe as other sports – Coast News
There has been lotsa hand-wringing over Thoroughbreds that break down during or after a race that have to be euthanized. Following the death of Eight Belles in the recent Kentucky Derby, an animal rights group was quick to suggest that horse racing