Racing’s Massive Corporate Welfare

Vernon Downs Is a Desolate Dump – All While Enjoying Millions in Corporate Welfare

Long in decline, NY’s harness-racing industry is currently kept afloat by state subsidies. In fact, if not for this welfare, all seven harness tracks would have closed years ago. (The seven harness tracks and Finger Lakes receive roughly $100 million…

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NYRA’s “industry standard when it comes to safety and integrity”: Over 1,000 Dead Racehorses Since 2009

Monday, the Coalition to End Horseracing Subsidies in New York (of which we are a part) held a virtual rally, with Edie Falco of Sopranos fame kicking it off: Representing HW, I gave the following statement: State Senator Robert Jackson,…

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Yes, Fix Infrastructure Instead of Propping Up the Cruel, Deadly Horseracing Industry

Last month, I posted about our victory in stopping a proposed track in Sturbridge, Mass. But with millions in state gifts still available, the racing people are sure to keep trying. Hence the need for continued vigilance. This is why…

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