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Old 09-21-2011, 07:18 PM
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Default How do we make sure this never happens again?

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Old 09-21-2011, 07:23 PM
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Oh, god, that's sickening and sad.

The track has to have a vet there during hours they have their track open for training. Period. Seems that's clearly encoded in their own rules.
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Old 09-21-2011, 07:28 PM
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That is truly sad. Penn National should be ashamed of themselves. I will never bet that track ever again
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Old 09-21-2011, 08:19 PM
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Penn National is a cesspool. This is one track that should be shut down.
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Old 09-21-2011, 08:22 PM
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Very sad.
I bet you if one of the slot machines broke down, someone would be there in less than an hour to fix it.
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Old 09-21-2011, 09:04 PM
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I'm not sure why the trainers vet isn't getting the bulk of the blame here?
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Old 09-21-2011, 09:22 PM
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I'm not sure why the trainers vet isn't getting the bulk of the blame here?
I agree. But the Penn National spokesman should have been a bit more compassionate and not come off as indifferent, even though we know that's exactly what he is.
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Old 09-21-2011, 09:47 PM
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I'm not sure why the trainers vet isn't getting the bulk of the blame here?
He was the one that ended up sending a vet to euthanize the horse. Where wasn't he "covered"?

The question is, are tracks responsible for having a vet (paid by the track) on the premises for on-track emergencies during training and racing hours, or not (just during racing hours here)?
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