Oh, the once-great California horse racing industry, where did you go wrong? From the shining beacon of the American racing world to a mere shadow of its former self, it’s a fall from grace more dramatic than a thoroughbred with a head cold. Now, it seems the East Coast is working overtime to push California’s once-proud equines like Zenyatta and American Pharoah into obscurity, while Bob Baffert’s reputation is as drug-tested as his horses. Talk about a ‘drug-free’ sport! Meanwhile, in Asia, where the racing crowds are thicker than a Las Vegas buffet line, Hong Kong is chugging along with record attendance and betting numbers. It’s almost as if the East Coast is trying to ‘horse race’ the West Coast into oblivion. And poor Mike Repole, the American businessman who seems more like a concerned fan with a crystal ball than a superhero, predicts that by 2028, there might not be a horse left in California or Florida to race. It’s either evolve like Netflix or face the same fate as Blockbuster – a painful reminder that even the fastest horse can’t run from the future.