@syz: I read that article when it came out. It was and is a great article and very sad for the horses.
I don’t gamble, go to tracks or do anything to give money to horse racing. However, when there is a big race, like the one on Saturday, I do enjoy watching it if I’m able and/or talking about it after the fact. I didn’t watch it on TV so you can’t say I gave the network my ratings, either!