Awful: 'Mattress Mack' fires Borell day after fairytale BC Sprint win

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Originally Posted by jms62

Mattress King is a class 1 doucgebag but what I highlighted above is preposterous that is in it to lose.... If that was the case then why run a horse that is favored in a race with a 1.5 million dollar purse ?

I had the same reaction. It makes no sense to purposely lose money so that you pay less taxes on your other income. You still come out a net loser on the combined income/loss. The guy is stupid, but probably not that stupid. Or, at least his accountants are probably not that stupid.