The post"ers about stopping the race really have no clue about dogs. I raced greyhounds 30 yrs. ago and I still remember how excited they where came race time. Everyone of the 60 would jump up and down and go crazy at that time of day, they lived for it. So without the race most would not even be born. The question is live and be excited or to not have lived at all. Bleeding hearts mean well, but really are clueless