Moodwalker can tell you his side as he worked for them I can only say from the trainers side they kinda have now how do you say it dont give a sh#t about there fellow people, ,
If you Train a good horse the freedmans will go straight to the owner behind the trainers back & either (a) buy it from out of you or (b) offer the owners such a great deal to make sure the freedmans train that horse ,they have no scruples to make sure they get the best deal possible Lee almost owns racing victoria were he can train & even trial his horses on his own property the stewards come to him the other brother tried to control NSW by becomming head of the board & then taxing the trainers so high as to make it impossible for them to train @ the training tracks there was a huge revolt in NSW & they got rid of him now 1 is oversea's
Singapore i think & they will take what ever horses they want ove there as far as the freedmans are concerned they want to Own racing & it has only been the emergance of dare i say it big players like Darley & patnick with the backing of the studs eg Lee cant get his hands on the good horses that has seen him fall on his arse & not control everything good days indeed
,Other than that on a personal note ive known a few crooked trainers who will lets say touch up or buzz ( give the horse a electric shock up the straight )a horse before a race & rob syndicates
blind & wouldnt you know it these trainers now work as foremen
for lee freedman.
