The men on the inaugural Horse Racing Business “Power Dozen” for 2009 were selected because they have had a significant positive and/or negative effect on the horse racing industry in the United States.

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Today’s Los Angeles Times carries an article by Bill Dwyre titled “He doesn’t want to be a nag about horse racing, but …” Mr. Dwyre begins by saying “Even with the approach of Triple Crown season, the sport has problems. Almost too many to count.” Then he introduces a “scorecard of current-day horse racing” by [...]

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NASCAR is sometimes cited as a sport that horse racing should emulate. To be sure, the car racing that originated with drivers hauling bootleg whiskey in the South has grown into a blockbuster enterprise with the most television viewers among all sports except football. But the growth spurt looks to be in trouble.

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