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From the L.A. Times this week: "There has been scant good news for California racing lately. A couple of weeks ago, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert said he was moving a couple of his strings to Kentucky rather than running at Santa Anita after this weekend. Baffert’s main operation will remain at Santa Anita and move to Del Mar when it opens.
"Then on Friday, it was announced that FanDuel, which is both a betting platform and a sports network specializing in horse racing, is winding down its specialized studio and on-site talent programming this year. When it closes near the end of the year, more than 100 people will be laid off. Track feeds will be available on fan apps."
ALSO -- The repurposing of Golden Gate Fields to a public park is a great example for the live horse racing track at the State-owned and -managed Del Mar Fairgrounds: more public access to the Coast, not a private business enterprise that benefits the 1% while exploiting poor workers to care for the equally-exploited horses, whose lives are risked and taken daily by the dying U.S. Horse Racing industry.