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    <title>The Alpha Mare</title>
    <link>http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Zasts-TrackWords</link>
    <description>Zast's TrackWords column by HorseRaceInsider.com contributing writer, Vic Zast </description>
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    <dc:creator>Vic Zast</dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2009-12-29T22:31:00-06:00</dc:date>
   
    

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      <title>TO: All HRI Readers:</title>
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      <title>They Eat Horses, Don&#8217;t They?</title>
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 <![CDATA[In the dark of the night—for lawbreakers always ply their respective trades in the shadows, out of the harsh glare of the light—someone, or rather, many someones, are stealing horses right out of their barns and butchering them up, on the spot. No anesthesia, no sweet and gentle death before being cut&#45;into: the barbarians who commit this heinous crime slice into the sides of horses as the horses&apos; hearts are beating, their anxious lungs breathing. Apparently the anguished screams of &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Zasts-TrackWords'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[In the dark of the night—for lawbreakers always ply their respective trades in the shadows, out of the harsh glare of the light—someone, or rather, many someones, are stealing horses right out of their barns and butchering them up, on the spot. No anesthesia, no sweet and gentle death before being cut&#45;into: the barbarians who commit this heinous crime slice into the sides of horses as the horses&apos; hearts are beating, their anxious lungs breathing. Apparently the anguished screams of &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Zasts-TrackWords'>MORE...</a>]]>
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 <dc:date>2009-10-15T18:31:00-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Equine Abuse:&amp;nbsp; First Things First</title>
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 <![CDATA[The Law, and the Validity of Emotion Why is it that we have laws in place that protect humans and domestic animals, but not large companion animals? I realized that this is a valid question only this past week, when I attended the Albany Law School Saratoga Institute on Equine Racing and Gaming, and heard the very rational, very logical arguments of Chris Wittstruck, Esq. Wittstruck punctuated his talk on Equine Cruelty with a powerful PowerPoint presentation, one which very &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Zasts-TrackWords'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[The Law, and the Validity of Emotion Why is it that we have laws in place that protect humans and domestic animals, but not large companion animals? I realized that this is a valid question only this past week, when I attended the Albany Law School Saratoga Institute on Equine Racing and Gaming, and heard the very rational, very logical arguments of Chris Wittstruck, Esq. Wittstruck punctuated his talk on Equine Cruelty with a powerful PowerPoint presentation, one which very &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Zasts-TrackWords'>MORE...</a>]]>
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 <dc:date>2009-08-09T13:19:00-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title>KEEP&#45;ing it Real:&amp;nbsp; Putting the Cart Before the (Exsanguinated) Horse.</title>
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 <![CDATA[(The only ones I&apos;ve seen become rich from VLTs at racetracks, so far—are the owners of the tracks and the builders of the digital bandits, themselves. Horsemen are, in large measure, still waiting to see those purses fatten up. Saratoga Raceway is one example of money getting lost between the VLT room and the backstretch: the barns, the homes of those who actually put on the show—are still a disgrace.) But if I could be guaranteed that even 10% of &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Zasts-TrackWords'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[(The only ones I&apos;ve seen become rich from VLTs at racetracks, so far—are the owners of the tracks and the builders of the digital bandits, themselves. Horsemen are, in large measure, still waiting to see those purses fatten up. Saratoga Raceway is one example of money getting lost between the VLT room and the backstretch: the barns, the homes of those who actually put on the show—are still a disgrace.) But if I could be guaranteed that even 10% of &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Zasts-TrackWords'>MORE...</a>]]>
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 <dc:date>2009-06-18T12:07:00-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer:&amp;nbsp; the Ag Lobby’s Dirty Little Plan, Revealed</title>
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 <![CDATA[Ah, every now and then, the Good Guys catch a break. Just when you thought that the battle to keep equines safe from slaughter was a losing effort—an email drops into your Inbox that qualifies as a gift from Heaven. A miracle. Hundred&#45;dollar bills dropping from the sky. Today was just such a day. Allow me to elucidate. I am a member of American Horse Publications, a terrific organization that brings together every equine publication, website and freelancer in the &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Zasts-TrackWords'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[Ah, every now and then, the Good Guys catch a break. Just when you thought that the battle to keep equines safe from slaughter was a losing effort—an email drops into your Inbox that qualifies as a gift from Heaven. A miracle. Hundred&#45;dollar bills dropping from the sky. Today was just such a day. Allow me to elucidate. I am a member of American Horse Publications, a terrific organization that brings together every equine publication, website and freelancer in the &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Zasts-TrackWords'>MORE...</a>]]>
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      <title>Triple Crown 2009 = Open Season on Horses.&amp;nbsp; And on Racing.&amp;nbsp; Unless We Act TODAY.</title>
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 <![CDATA[But we who love Thoroughbreds—genuinely love them—and the sport of racing them, have before us a Golden Apple. The chance to band together and make a difference. This plum opportunity has been handed to us on a silver platter. We can resurrect the reputation of the sport—a reputation that has been decided by PETA&apos;s spin doctors—simply by making a few phone calls. Amazing, this opportunity for resurrection: Spring truly brings with it the promise of New Life. We need not &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Zasts-TrackWords'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[But we who love Thoroughbreds—genuinely love them—and the sport of racing them, have before us a Golden Apple. The chance to band together and make a difference. This plum opportunity has been handed to us on a silver platter. We can resurrect the reputation of the sport—a reputation that has been decided by PETA&apos;s spin doctors—simply by making a few phone calls. Amazing, this opportunity for resurrection: Spring truly brings with it the promise of New Life. We need not &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Zasts-TrackWords'>MORE...</a>]]>
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 <dc:date>2009-03-31T13:49:00-06:00</dc:date>
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 <![CDATA[This week, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer will sit, pen&#45;in&#45;hand, and either sign or not sign a bill that passed the Montana State Legislature in late February. Right under our noses, those tricky boys in cowboy hats gathered under their big sky and created a death warrant for horses. The details: &quot;The (Montana State) Senate endorsed House Bill 418, which would allow a horse slaughter facility in the predominately rural state and offer it legal protection if someone challenges legality of &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Zasts-TrackWords'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[This week, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer will sit, pen&#45;in&#45;hand, and either sign or not sign a bill that passed the Montana State Legislature in late February. Right under our noses, those tricky boys in cowboy hats gathered under their big sky and created a death warrant for horses. The details: &quot;The (Montana State) Senate endorsed House Bill 418, which would allow a horse slaughter facility in the predominately rural state and offer it legal protection if someone challenges legality of &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Zasts-TrackWords'>MORE...</a>]]>
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 <![CDATA[And yet…H.R. 6598 didn&apos;t get passed in Congress…because apparently the passion that we in Thoroughbred racing feel for our equine athletes hasn&apos;t trickled up to the sacred halls in D.C. But, ah. We all have been given a Second Chance—that glorious gift of opportunity. The door is open; the time is now. The place is here. The Conyers&#45;Burton Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act, H.R. 503, is now on the floor. H.R. 503 replaces H.R. 6598, which was tabled at the &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Zasts-TrackWords'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[And yet…H.R. 6598 didn&apos;t get passed in Congress…because apparently the passion that we in Thoroughbred racing feel for our equine athletes hasn&apos;t trickled up to the sacred halls in D.C. But, ah. We all have been given a Second Chance—that glorious gift of opportunity. The door is open; the time is now. The place is here. The Conyers&#45;Burton Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act, H.R. 503, is now on the floor. H.R. 503 replaces H.R. 6598, which was tabled at the &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Zasts-TrackWords'>MORE...</a>]]>
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 <dc:date>2009-01-15T20:23:01-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title>A Racing Lexicon for 2009</title>
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 <![CDATA[Breeders&apos; Cup &quot;Ladies&apos; Day&apos;&quot;: A charming 19th Century social event created by Breeders&apos; Cup officials, designed to ignore women&apos;s real roles in racing and concentrate instead on the things girls really, really like: make&#45;up and fashion tips; gyno inservices and lessons in proper behavior. Broodmare: A female Thoroughbred who may have a bright future as a racehorse, but—because she&apos;s packin&apos; a uterus—is relegated to the breeding shed too early in her career. Often confused with a Xerox machine. See diagrams &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Zasts-TrackWords'>MORE...</a>]]>
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<![CDATA[Breeders&apos; Cup &quot;Ladies&apos; Day&apos;&quot;: A charming 19th Century social event created by Breeders&apos; Cup officials, designed to ignore women&apos;s real roles in racing and concentrate instead on the things girls really, really like: make&#45;up and fashion tips; gyno inservices and lessons in proper behavior. Broodmare: A female Thoroughbred who may have a bright future as a racehorse, but—because she&apos;s packin&apos; a uterus—is relegated to the breeding shed too early in her career. Often confused with a Xerox machine. See diagrams &#8230;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.horseraceinsider.com/Zasts-TrackWords'>MORE...</a>]]>
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 <dc:date>2009-01-13T00:56:00-06:00</dc:date>
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