Giving Voice

History at The Belmont Stakes: Over 150 Activists Turn Out for Single Largest Protest at a Racetrack Anywhere, Ever

All the great social-justice movements in our nation’s history have begun in the streets. Protest. Saturday, over 150 of some of the AR Movement’s finest came out en masse to stand and speak for the abused horses of Belmont Park…

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With Protesters Out in Force, Attendance for Santa Anita’s Big Day Third Lowest in 75 Years

The Los Angeles Daily News reports this for Saturday, Santa Anita’s biggest day of the racing calendar (seven “stakes” races, including the $1 million Santa Anita Derby): “…the announced crowd of 30,713 was the third smallest in the past 75…

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If You’re Holding Your Breath at the Racetrack, Perhaps It’s Time to Recalibrate Your Moral Compass

Friday night, the Los Angeles Times ran this headline in its sports section: “Santa Anita breathes a sigh of relief after no horses die on first day back” Imagine that. The article then went on to quote some racetrack patrons:…

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