Damon Thayer finally released his client list.

Here’s who he says he represents:

• Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY
• Millennium Farms, Lexington, KY
• Whispering Oaks Farm, Carencro, LA
• Wintergreen Stallion Station, Midway, KY

Here’s his gigantic block of a statement:

“Some questions have been raised about my professional career outside of the State Senate and whether it impacts my views on public policy, particularly whether Kentucky should let the people vote on expanded gaming. I can unequivocally state that none of my company’s private sector clients stand to benefit from simply letting the people decide whether Kentucky should expand gambling, but because I have been a fierce advocate for transparency in government I am releasing my client list. Like most members of the General Assembly, I am a part-time legislator with a full time job outside of the legislature, just as the framers of our state constitution intended. My clients have released me to share our business relationship with the media and the public, and I am proud to do so.

“My position on this issue is clear – I believe the people should decide once and for all whether Kentucky will expand gaming. I am not pushing for legislative fiat on this issue, but rather for the people to make the final decision. Politicians in Frankfort have been debating this issue for decades; now it is time for the politicians to get out of the way and let the people make the choice. It is time for Kentucky to make this decision and move on.

“The implication that a legislator who wants to allow the people to decide an issue is somehow engaging in a conflict of interest is ludicrous. This is why more and more people don’t want to participate in politics these days. Personally destroying someone’s reputation is somehow more acceptable than just debating the issues and letting the best ideas rise to the top. I am offended that my integrity was called into question but am happy to put any questions to rest in the interest of moving this issue forward. I believe a vast majority of Kentuckians see it the way I do – that a public referendum is the right way to lay this issue to rest.”

He’s muddying the waters with what he’s saying, too. Because every single one of his clients, save the Speedway, stands to benefit from expanded gambling. Directly. And there’s more than a chance that only the horse industry will benefit. So his WATB behavior is falling on deaf ears over here in the ivory tower of sparkle ponies.

If he had nothing to hide, he wouldn’t have queened out and refused to talk several weeks ago.