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Horse racing has outlived its time

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Horse racing has outlived its time

27 people were arrested on charges of operating a massive international scheme to drug horses to make them run faster and cheat the betting public. The industry is worth $100 billion. It has a culture of performance-enhancing drugs that disregards the health and well-being of horses. One of those indicted was trainer Jorge Navarro, who openly embraced his nickname as the "Juice Man". The rot in horse racing goes deep. it is a sport that has outlived its time.

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