tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post7271180698195615534..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: NTRA Initiative is Sort Of, Part Of....Alan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-5297273781407587242008-10-16T19:05:00.000-04:002008-10-16T19:05:00.000-04:00Rules without consequences are suggestions. If the...Rules without consequences are suggestions. If the NTRA doesn't have anything stronger than not being part of the "ALLIANCE" to wield, they will not effect anyone's behavior. Of course, given the NTRA's role as PR platform for the current status quo, who would expect them to actually try to tell tracks, trainers, or owners what to do? This Alliance lacks Integrity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-13603709061227646772008-10-16T16:12:00.000-04:002008-10-16T16:12:00.000-04:00The "safety" initiative is particularly weak, focu...The "safety" initiative is particularly weak, focusing on protection of jockeys as opposed to the equine athlete.<BR/><BR/>I copy/paste the following, this from the same NTRA and AAEP that refuse to support the the ban of horse slaughter and transporation to and from the houses ;<BR/><BR/>"Aftercare for Retired Racehorses. Alliance members will commit to a nation-wide aftercare<BR/>system for our retired racehorses that meets the guidelines established by the American<BR/>Association of Equine Practitioners. The Alliance and the horseracing industry as a whole share<BR/>in the responsibility for providing care and retraining for racehorses after they can no longer<BR/>compete on the racetrack."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-75865094396578533412008-10-16T08:57:00.000-04:002008-10-16T08:57:00.000-04:00The ultimate solution is very simple. Now that th...The ultimate solution is very simple. Now that the NTRA and all the alphabet agencies and major racetracks are comfortable with the objectives of the undertaking, create a federally chartered private company to regulate/oversee/manage, whatever term you want to use, the effort. Use the 1978 Interstate Gaming Act as the tool, so if a racetrack's simulcast signal is transmitted across state lines, the rules of this new national racing company must be in place. No opting in or if you don't get in the public may not bet, just a uniform set of rules and practices that are mandatory. Why would the racing Pu-Bahs disagree if this "charter" accomplishes all their collective goals? I can wait no longer as the same old foxes seek to maintain control of the henhouse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com