For over 40 years, Three Chimneys Farm has been a major presence in the competitive Thoroughbred industry. Starting as a small family operation boarding mares in 1972 by Robert and Blythe Clay, the Woodford Co., Ky., farm entered the competitive stallion market in the early 1980s but emphasized quality over quantity in its approach.

The sport of horse racing has been roughed up a bit in the public eye the last month or so. But for people like me who have been involved in horse racing for decades, I still think the sport is the best game going since sliced bread.

For every detractor, there are 100 of us who enjoy horse racing and will continue to do so.

Let me say that the best person to defend and promote horse racing is in the mirror. It’s folks like you and me. So let me make this column a call to action.