A Horse RaceTrack Closes On Average Once A Week These Days - Hard to Keep up.

The latest closure is a horse racetrack in Arizona called Rillito Park, following so many recent closure announcements - let's recap - shall we? It's not just a United States problem that from Maryland to California, from sea to shining sea - horse race tracks are shuttering - closing their doors permanently - it's a global movement, China has said it is a moral issue when it closed Macau racetracks. Let that sink in. XOXO

https://www.kold.com/2024/01/27/all-bets-are-off-there-will-be-no-horse-racing-rillito-park-this-year/

Golden Gate Fields in California is also biting the dust.

Link https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/golden-gate-fields-horse-racing-track-gets-18384837.php

Macau - is the largest gambling hub in the world - bigger than Las Vegas.

Just ended horse racing.

https://macaonews.org/life/sports/macau-jockey-club-closed-macao-horse-racing/

https://paulickreport.com/news/thoroughbred-racing/racing-canceled-until-further-notice-at-laurel-park

https://abc7chicago.com/arlington-park-international-racecourse-racetrack-closing-date/11048182/

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/florida-racing-prepares-to-say-goodbye-to-calder/

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2024/01/18/northville-downs-closing-feb-3-final-day-harness-racing/72267238007/

https://www.horseracingnation.com/news/Report_Potential_Turf_Paradise_buyers_say_racing_could_be_delayed_123

Every.Single.TIME. one of these horse racetrack's close - countless breeders go out of business, every year - there will no longer be horses dumped by the herds - injured and addicted to drugs - in the kill pens costing over $100,000 grand per horse to care for - at rescues - best case scenario - over the next 30 years. Worst case scenario they run their hearts out for you and then in their final moments realize they were betrayed as their throats are slit and the blood spills out of them.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/07/melbourne-cup-2023-horse-race-field-broadcast-horses-australia-interest-day

They laughed at me in 2019, when I warned the racing community - if they did not end kill pens, and stop dumping their ex racehorses in them, I would #EndHorseRacing.

Is anyone laughing anymore? It's 2024. XOXO

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_racecourses#:~:text=As%20of%2021%20January%202024,of%20racing%20there%20is%20uncertain.

Update: 1/31/24

#ItsAllGreekToMe XOXO

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/274754/greeces-markopoulo-park-ceases-racing