There are trainers who would almost rather not win first-time out.
Anytime you play a race with first-time starters or layoffs you are taking a chance that insiders might have an edge over you in certain areas. It can be frustrating on rare occasions, but the insiders might know something you don't, but wish you did.
I get furious by rides jockeys give all the time ... a lot of jockeys and a lot of trainers are brutally clueless when it comes to understanding tactics and pace dynamics. Errors happen everyday.
A jockey flat out stiffing a horse, IMO, almost never happens.
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