Day: October 31, 2008

The Governor’s Task Force on Racing in Kentucky is close to preparing and releasing a report pinpointing problems and offering recommendations that ultimately will require a lot of money–something in short supply given an ongoing budget crunch. The task force, formed earlier this year by Gov. Steve Beshear, is looking at issues such as regulation of horse racing, development of an equine drug-testing laboratory, pari-mutuel security, and competition for the racing and breeding industries from other states. None of the issues are new–in fact several are very old–but the sense of urgency to address them has perhaps