Summary: No one can put a damper on horse racing quite like PETA. When you think of the Kentucky Derby, the Belmont Stakes, or the Preakness, you think of the Triple Crown, fancy hats, parties on the green, and Kegasus. People see images of mint juleps being passed around, fancy white event tents with mouth-watering food spreads, and we are told stories of old horse greats, like Secretariat.
But the hard-to-swallow truth about how poorly treated some horses are rarely make the front page.