Is Horse Racing Animal Abuse?

There was a protest by an animal rights group during this year’s Epsom Derby.
Certainly,forcing an animal that dose not want to run race by using a whip,
could be considered abuse.
However,Thoroughbreds are bone with a natural competitive instinct.
That is precisely why horse racing exists as a sport.
Dogs and cats do not possess the same instinct to compete in races.
That is why racing can not be established with them.
I would like to ask those who claim that horse racing is animal abuse.
You probably enjoy eating  beef,chicken,and pork,describing them as “delicious”.
Dose that not also raise questions about the treatment of animals?
Some sports involve serious injuries and,at times,even death.
It is not only horses that face risks. Jockeys also put their lives on the line
every time they ride.
Jockeys are trained to stop immediately and dismount if they sense that
something is wrong with their horse.
In the UK,there are strict limits on the number of times
a whip may be used during a race.
As a horseman who loves both horses and horse racing,I would like to say this.
Horse racing is not animal abuse.

My Thoughts on the Derby

The Derby is a race restricted to 3-year-old horses and is held 
in the spring of their 3-year-old season.
A horse in the spring of its 3-year-old is comparable to a human
teenager, around 16 to 18 years old.
Teenagers should not be pushed too hard.
Horses do not become fully mature, both physically and mentally,
until the spring of their 4-year-old season.
However, people often make winning the Derby their ultimate goal.
For the horse, the Derby is merely the starting point of its racing career.
I believe that people need to move away from the idea that the Derby is
the be-all and end-all of horse racing. 

Epsom Derby 2026 Results

1st Christmas Day A2-
2nd Maltese Cross A2-
3rd James J Braddock A2-

If they had run the same race again on good ground, 
the result might have been different.
That’s how closely matched they are in ability.

Epsom Derby 2026 Predictions

Item A2+
Action A2+
Benvenuto Cellini A2+
Ancient Egypy A2+
Pierre Bonnard A2-
James J Braddock A2-
Christmas Day A2-
Bay of Brilliance A2-
Poker A2-
Balzac A2- 
A Taste of Glory A2-
Maltese Cross A2-
Alderman A2-
Rebel Rocker B

This year’s Epsom Derby is a race without a standout star.
Every horse has a chance of winning.

Kentucky Derby 2026 Predictions

Incredibolt AA2+
Albus AA2+
The Puma AA2-  Scratched
Renegade A2-
Futher Ado A2-
Commandment A2-
Chief Wallabee A2- 
So Happy A2-
Fulleffort A2-  Scratched
Pavlovian A2-
Six Speed A2-
Silent Tactic A2-  Scratched
Emerging Market A2-
Golden Tempo A2-
Wonder Dean A2-
Danon Bourbon A2-
Potente A2-
Litmus Test A2-
Right to Party A2-  Scratched
Intrepido A2-
Also Eligible
Great White A2-  Scratched
Ocelli B
Robusta AA2-

This year’s Kentucky Derby field is very high in quality.
The winner will likely come from among top three horses.
The rest are evenly matched.

Throw away “Storm Cat”!

Within Storm Cat’s pedigree, there is blood cassified as B.
if even a single trace of B blood appears anywhere in a horse’s pedigree,
that horse’s rank falls to AA2 or lower.
Horse whose name go down in horse racing history must be ranked AAA1 or AAA2.
The reason American horse racing declined is that they made the mistaken judgement
that “Storm Cat is good blood”.
Once a pedigree containing B blood is allowed to remain, it eats away at that nation’s
horse racing like virus. I call this condition “Galapagosization”.
American horse racing has already progressd far down this path of Galapagosization.

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 2025 Predictions

Minnie Hauk A2+
Alohi Alii A2+
Daryz AA2-
Los Angeles AA2-
Kalpana A2-
Aventure A2-
Sosie A2-
Gezora A2-
Estrange A2-  Scratched
Leffard A2-
Croix du Nord A2-
Byzantine Dream A2-
White Birch A2-
Cualificar A2-
Quisisana A2-
Giavellotto A2-
Arrow Eagle A2-
Hotazhell A2-

The field is evenly matched. Anything could happen.