Tote Board Brad Published in Form

My letter to the Daily Racing Form editor [free subscription required, 4th letter down] regarding the dispute between Beulah Park and Ohio horsemen (drf story here) was published.

This is the first time I have written a letter to the DRF editor, and it's flattering that they included it among those they printed. At first my letter named Beulah owner Charlie Ruma instead of "track management" but after discussing it with an editor I agreed to change it. Beyond that, DRF editors changed my text only slightly, presumably to comply with their standards since I write like a blogger, and the letter is better for it. Probably the most substantial change they made was converting simpletons to simplistic thinkers. I believe calling the Charlie Rumas of the world thinkers, regardless of the modifier, is charitable. Nonetheless, I understand the Form not wanting a letter to appear like a hatchet job.