The photo is from the Nov. 21, 2019 meeting of the California Horse Racing Board across from Del Mar Racetrack.
Then there were 9 operating #HorseRacing tracks in #California.
Now there are 3, Del Mar, Santa Anita Park and Los Alamitos Race Course.
John Cherwa wrote this in the Los Angeles Times:
“The monthly meeting at times looked like a scene from a Fellini movie as about a dozen animal rights’ activists, most dressed in black funereal garb and veils holding red roses and makeshift tombstones, tried to dominate many of the discussions. They used the public comment period in eight of the 27 agenda items, making 36 speeches, many of them calling for the end of horse racing.
“There were seven speeches from the audience that supported horse racing or initiatives by the board. Animal rights’ activists and horse racing proponents occasionally verbally sparred with each other and at one point Rick Baedeker, executive director of the CHRB, reminded everyone the CHRB had the authority to clear the room.
“The meeting lasted 4 hours, 44 minutes, not counting a one-hour lunch.”
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