as i said it is sad, but things would be alot worse without the racing industry, i worked with horses for many years, & they do honestly love what they are doing, they get so excited as soon as they are being prepared at home, they know they are going racing, and when i say they get the best of eveything, you should see where they are kept, they live in better conditions & eat better food than many people, i have also seen the other side of the coin, with horses so thin & starving feet so over grown they are unable to walk, they also have to be shot, to put them out of there pain & free them from the miserable life they have led, & this sadly would be the outcome of most thouroughbreds without racing, so how ever cruel people think horse racing is it is probably better than the alternative.