conflict of interest

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

Is there a need for two threads on this?

Yes. I want it put to a vote and last time I checked you didn't show up on the mod list.

[SniperSB23]

I say no. Watch any baseball game and the team has its own set of biased announcers. Until his call is impacting the results of the race I couldn't care less if the announcer has a dog in the fight.

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

I say no. Watch any baseball game and the team has its own set of biased announcers. Until his call is impacting the results of the race I couldn't care less if the announcer has a dog in the fight.

Name an announcer who is an agent.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Name an announcer who is an agent.

Why would that make a difference? The announcer can't impact the results of the race so why would I care what other job the announcer has. This is silly, this is a sport where the owners, trainers, and jockeys are fully allowed to bet AGAINST their own horses. If we want to talk about conflict of interest isn't that the big one?

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Why would that make a difference? The announcer can't impact the results of the race so why would I care what other job the announcer has. This is silly, this is a sport where the owners, trainers, and jockeys are fully allowed to bet AGAINST their own horses. If we want to talk about conflict of interest isn't that the big one?

That's news to me.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

That's news to me.

What is possibly stopping them?

[cmorioles]

Jockeys are certainly not legally allowed to bet against the horses they are riding. I believe owners and trainers can bet whoever they want.

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

What is possibly stopping them?

http://www.chrb.ca.gov/policies_and_...ules6-2006.pdf

"1971. Wagering by Jockey or Driver.

"No jockeys or drivers shall make any wagers, or have any wagers made in their behalf, in any race in which they participate, except through the owners or trainers on the horses which they ride or drive.
Any owners or trainers wagering for such jockeys or drivers shall maintain records of all such wagers and all other presents or other gratuities given any jockeys or drivers. Such records will be furnished to the stewards or the Board or its investigators upon demand.

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Name an announcer who is an agent.

I'm almost positive that Richard Grunder has Willie Martinez's book in Tampa. Bigs can verify.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Conflict of Interest? Would an example of that be when threads about certain people get closed, and threads about others don't get closed?

[Zaf]

Wow,

Quite a day for Vic & Joel

So far...


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