Ohio racing, like some other states, is in danger, as its seven racetracks are surrounded by racinos and casinos in Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Michigan.

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The Blood-Horse lists Sunday Silence as the 31st best American racehorse of the 20th century and has Easy Goer at number 34. Both horses were elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Their battles in the 1989 Preakness and the 1989 Breeders’ Cup Classic are races for the ages.

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Never in the history of the Kentucky Derby has the jockey on the winning horse deserted his mount for another entry in the Preakness. But there is an eerie precedent for a jockey choosing to ride a filly over a Kentucky Derby-winning colt when the jockey was the regular rider of both…and the precedent is a cause for concern–a red flag–for everyone who cares about animal welfare and racing’s image among the general public.

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