The Horses Are Noble - Some Humans Are Not - NYTimes.com Re "Big Purses, Sore Horses, and Death" ("Breakdown" series, front page, April 30): As someone who enjoys the beauty of horses and the sport of horse racing, I am deeply disturbed by the continued deplorable behavior being exhibited by greedy, calculating horse trainers and owners. Your report of horses being given drug cocktails days and even hours before race time to trick their bodies out of feeling pain and injury is nothing short of barbaric. The number of reported fatalities on tracks nationwide because horses race when they medically should not is a sad example of human greed. Also alarming is how many of these horse breakdowns probably go unreported by officials. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is right to call for an independent investigation into Aqueduct Racetrack's practices and procedures, along with those of all other New York Racing Association tracks. Other governors would be wise to do the same. The investigation's findings must not fall on deaf ears. Those who engage in illegal and inhumane behavior must be held accountable.