Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Rip them off at the windows? That's quite a distortion of the facts. NYRA has more than competitive take-out rates and the only reason they raised WPS 1% recently was in order to be able to institute a rebate program. While this program is not agressive it is certainly better than any Magna is offering. You know Magna....the group with a higher takeout than NYRA.

As for the incident you refer to concerning weights or the " scales ". There is no evidence of any wongdoing, and an analysis of the data from the state has many discrepencies, such as riders they claimed were riding that were not even there on the days claimed, and also fails to recognize the rules and legal weights both before and after races. The charges were so scurrilous that a grand juror charged Spitzer with grandstanding.

As for claiming horsemen and gamblers have been cheated. When and where? When you make outlandish claims it helps to offer some back-up.