What will racing look like in 10 years? We asked some of racing's best and brightest to give us their predictions. Want to submit an answer? Email suefinley@thetdn.com I write my feelings reluctantly. I feel like Jerry McGuire when he called out his profession/world/sport. Where do I see this great game in 2036? Where do I begin?We have failed collectively to police ourselves and the wonderful horses we are entrusted to take care of. Yes, there are many good horsemen and horse women in this industry. They work hard seven days a week, 365 days a year to take care of these beautiful animals. In many cases they are the most well taken care of athletes in the world. No matter what high-end or low-end racetrack you are at. But because of the failure of our industry to police itself, we have failed the horses.Standards for a trainer's license are way below the standard than when I took my test. That is one simple fix. But there are so many more. The world has changed. No one wants to work seven days a week. When I started, this wasn't a job with options to work four or five days. This was your life!!! It wasn't work. It was your love! For most of us in this industry, that's still the feeling. But with HISA and every step you take as a trainer, you feel like it could be your last in this industry.HISA is good for some things, but horrible for most. Anytime you get Federal Government involved in anything, it gets REALLY messed up (holding back the real word I want to use).Our foal crop is down by almost 50% from 10-15 years ago. There is no incentive for the average breeder to breed anymore. The bigger- name breeders will continue to breed, but the little ones are dropping away.We as an industry do nothing to promote, educate or bring young fans to our sport. There is so much more we could do. Breakfast on the apron during training hours. Backside tours. Handicapping seminars. Meet the jockeys, trainers, grooms, owners. These are all things to make people see what we do day to day. Educate a young fan.I remember going to Canterbury Park for the Claiming Crown. Nat Wess and Randy Samson asked me to do a 'meet the trainers' event. I couldn't believe how many people showed up and asked questions. I specifically remembering saying, 'you guys have no idea how lucky you are because Canterbury does everything they can to support racing.' That's where our sport should be.This will be my Jerry McGuire moment… If we don't end the breeze show at these baby sales, we won't be around in 2036 other than short meets at Del Mar, Saratoga, Gulfstream. I have been saying it for the last 10 years. The breeze show chops these babies up. Horses that could be good, productive competitors aren't making it to the races because of the breeze show. It should be an under-tack gallop show. Yes, I am guilty of buying from these sales. But I've done it out of necessity to keep my owners happy and my business going. Mike Repole is the only big owner that has gotten it right in the last year. He started buying only the babies that galloped.We need to change this industry. It starts with youth. The younger generation learning our sport and loving it. The 2-year-old babies having a chance to make it to the races without being drilled to bring exorbitant amounts of money at the sale.I've done nothing else in my life other than racing. I've loved every minute of it. My worst day in this business, and believe me there have been plenty, is better than most people's best days in their career. I want this game to go on for hundreds of years. But if we don't take some steps to change it, 2036 won't exist for horse racing.”The post Racing in 2036: Scott Lake, trainer appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.