Rice's filly makes statement for VLTs

Trainer Linda Rice made a political statement in the third race when she saddled We Need V L T’s to a victory in a 5 1/2-furlong maiden race on the Mellon Turf. Rice, also the owner, named the 3-year-old filly as a not-so-subtle reference to the long-delayed effort to build video slot machines – called VLTs – at Aqueduct...