Roger W. Slocum]
Editor,
Last time I wrote concerned the Bay Meadows dilemma. Now I write again, saddened by what is happening to a sport in an industry I grew up with. My grandparents were owners/trainers, and my father a jockey. The news of horse doping by prominent people in racing is sad, and they need to be punished. Mostly, I am sad for the horses who have no voice except for those of us who can listen to them. Those who are guilty, the trainers, veterinarians, drug suppliers and enablers need to be so punished, banned and chastised that no one would ever think to do this again.
However, I am concerned that this is not isolated to these few, since greed is greed. And the greedy will cheat to win and line their pockets, whether through horse racing, business or politics. Such is life and these are our times?
Roger W. Slocum, Placerville.
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