Jeff Bowen | Horse Racing Free Tips

While I don't know Mike Repole, I do know about his business success and acumen. I also know about his repeated calls to improve and perhaps save the sport so many of us love.

Let's be realistic, horse racing has been in a decline for 25 years. I have personally considered giving up and moving on many times recently. Yet on a recent trip to Lexington to see my foals and horse friends I realized how much it still all means to me.

I don't get the push back and the “it can't be done” attitude of so many participants. I don't see anything in his “Call to Action” suggesting it's my way or the highway. Rather he offers sensible ideas to assign accountability, make improvements along the way and most importantly act together NOW.

When one of the biggest players with a major ability to think big and succeed offers a path forward we should do more than just listen. We should act together.

–Jeff Bowen, Gryphon Investments

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I read with complete bewilderment and disgust about the new HBPA suit against the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act. I've been involved as a breeder and owner for the last 20+ years.

Over this time, I've watched our sport get black eye after black eye, while many with an authoritative voice (like the National and state HBPA's) continue to argue amongst themselves and bury their heads in the sand. Cheating has become a matter of routine with negligible consequences to those who get caught. Horse safety is scrutinized on a daily basis at a national level and needs constant improvement efforts. Horseracing is a national sport that needs to act like one to survive.

What exactly have these groups done to address and improve the situation? Whatever it's been, the facts confirm abject failure.

The HISA, while imperfect like any legislation, is a major step in the right direction.

Jeff Bowen, Greenville, DE

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