Scott Waddell on Racing

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Archive for March, 2008

Discussion Boards, More Than Personal Opinions

Posted: Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 @ 12:18 am in Internet | 1 Comment »

I was the talk of the “net talk” and racing discussion boards when I dared to go on record to say that they were not good for racing and couldn’t be used for the good of the industry.Well, I am back again to once again state my opinion on racing discussion boards. [...]

Human Drug Testing Doing It’s Job…BUT….

Posted: Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 @ 12:10 am in Drugs | 1 Comment »

It’s been a couple years now that the Maritime Provinces Harness Racing Commission adopted a human drug policy in the Maritimes.
Like other regions, it’s put in place for the obvious reason to keep drug users off of horses. That’s blunt, but that’s my understanding.
Now, here is the part of that I [...]

Is Racing an Industry

Posted: Monday, March 3rd, 2008 @ 1:46 am in Philosophy | No Comments »

I have had some interesting feedback from some people when I refer to horse racing in the same breath as the word “industry”.
Interesting to say the least. There are people who refer to horse racing as a gaming option. Very true. Some like to think of it as entertainment. Very true.
But using the [...]

 
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