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If you read the DRF article, the anti-greyhound side hardly spent any money. Any county where they ran ads with footage of greyhounds breaking down or being locked in small cages, they got more than 70% of the vote. Unlike some of you, to me, the voters have spoken---people don't want racing. And keep in mind this is Florida, which while certainly a state with a lot of problems, is more of a red state than a blue one.
Couldn't the same thing happen to horse racing? I think it's a lot less likely because most people have seen a horse race, even if it's just the Kentucky Derby. They know horses don't break down in every race. There also have been several high-profile breakdowns and horse racing is still here. A lot of people, obviously, own dogs, and don't like the idea of their pet being treated the way some greyhounds are so that a literal handful of people still gambling on greyhound racing can get their thrills.
So what does that mean for us? Probably nothing, because horse racing has a lot more money behind it than greyhound racing, but it's a message that the various controversies recently posted on this site (presumably by people who like horse racing and are fans)---from the horses sent to the killers to whatever happened to Baffert's horses to the former stakes horses now running for pennies---need to be sorted out so there's no reason for anyone to say horse racing is cruel and should be banned.
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