Dave Batterberry
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Dave Batterberry
@DaveBatterberry
Thoroughbred racehorse owner, Seahawks and Mariners fan. I like quality beer too. #royalvictorythoroughbreds










I try to stay optimistic in racing, both as an industry employee and horse owner, but the last 12 months are making it increasingly difficult. Today, our filly Unfaithful Rose was ordered scratched by the state stewards in Florida from a stake race at Tampa. Why? Because despite our trainer (who ran a horse in the Kentucky Derby last year) submitting all his paperwork for Florida licensing in the timeframe requested and despite them having all the documentation since Thursday, an employee in the racing state agency’s licensing office never put through the verification on his finger prints and thus because of their incompetence, the stewards scratched our filly. Meanwhile, Ethan West is the epitome of what you want in a horse trainer. A decade of training, not a single positive test, an honest and true horsemen. Our ownership group, deeply committed to aftercare, has routinely given away horses to families rather than drop them in for a cheap tag, is comprised of “little guys” trying to do the best we can for our horses. We shipped this filly from Kentucky to Florida and she was 3-1 on the morning line with a real chance in the race. Not to mention we have about 10 owners who traveled down to Florida for the race. I am absolutely flabbergasted and beyond discouraged by all of this. They should be ashamed of themselves for punishing us for their own incompetence. In an economic climate where small stables and owners are struggling to survive, this is how we are treated? Absolutely shameful. @TampaBayDownsFL @florida_horse @thoroughcrowd


































