full story-- http://thedamienzone.com/2010/03/16/and-theyre-off-to-the-slaughterhouse-that-is/

You can forget about global warming and climate change and baby seals for a few moments and dedicate your time reading about what is perhaps one of the most loathsome acts of hubris and cruelty wrought upon the earth by the hand of man — horse racing. 

They call it “The Sport Of Kings” when in fact it should be called the sport of mindless carnival people who have somehow managed to sneak into polite society whilst breeding the best to the best and hoping for the best, and then killing the rest  for dog food and people who like to eat horses.