Many Americans, including politicians, do not know how cruel and deadly horseracing is. So it falls to us to educate. And nothing as entrenched as horseracing will end without unrelenting pressure. So please consider sending a (respectful) message to our elected leaders. It need not be long; in fact, shorter is better – e.g., “Horseracing is animal cruelty, no different from dogracing, which has been banned on moral grounds in 42 states.” For the subsidy states, tell them to “End the handouts – coming at the expense of schoolchildren – to a cruel, unpopular, nonessential industry.” Copy/paste, send links from our site, etc. Speak from the heart, but use facts, too.

(All active U.S. racetracks can be found here.)

Arizona (3 tracks)
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