IT AIN'T JUST EIGHT BELLES AND BARBARO

An astonishing three horses per day are being sacrificed on the altar of horse-race gambling. And that is low-balling it: "Thoroughbred race tracks in the U.S. reported more than three horse deaths a day last year and 5,000 since 2003, and the vast majority of horses were put down after suffering devastating injuries on the track," reports a wire service, which adds, "Countless other deaths went unreported because of lax recordkeeping."

UPDATE 6/17: I guess this could be categorized as good news for horses. Gotta be thankful for whatever you can get.