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Originally Posted by King Glorious
I'm going to focus on the part that I highlighted. Look at the first response to your post on this thread. Adjust your handicapping. Not an attempt at a solution (and I'm not suggesting that Letswastemoney even should be attempting to find one) but rather the reaction that is typical of many horseplayers. Most gamblers are looking for every advantage that they can find. If those that follow the game closely and study patterns can find any advantage to use, they will use it. If it means knowing who's cheating and adjusting accordingly, even better. If it means taking advantage of those relatively new or casual fans that don't know who's cheating, even better. Gamblers don't want the playing field to be equal. This is perfect for them. You also state that most owners and trainers want a clean game. I don't doubt that is true but the problem is that the majority doesn't decide things here. The guys that are putting hundreds of thousands and millions into the sport don't want a level playing field. Nobody wants to put $2.7 million into buying a horse that's competing on the same playing field as the guy that's buying horses for $15k. When you are putting up the kind of money that some of these people are, you are looking for every advantage that you can to be successful. They won't ever pressure the powers that be in the sport to try to even the playing field out. The ones that aren't winning want a clean sport. The ones that are making out like bandits, they like it the way it is. Jim Rome likes to say "if you aren't cheating, you aren't trying." I think that's unfortunately a very true statement in sports today. Who's willing to get involved in something that everyone knows there is cheating going on and you have no chance to be consistently successful unless you cheat also? Only those that are ready to cheat.
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Good post but I see the highligted differently. Those putting in 2.7 million want a fair game because the breeding should "rise to the top". Currently, there are trainers like the Beattie's, Justin Evans, etc. that are beating these blue blooded animals with hooved fecal matter.
I would be pissed off if I was investing millions into the breeding side, only to finish 3rd to $15,000 claimers injested with battery acid or whatever it is these days.