not such a bad idea IMO

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Honu

I dont know exactly what you mean by that , did I know that some horses were blocked for races yes I knew but I had got on them in the mornings and so I pretty much knew how bad they were. Did I know if a trainer gave to much bute or something like that not a clue, but I can tell you I would know if they tapped them or something like that because usually they would be moving better.

I am not sure what you meant by blocked. The point I was trying to make was, that if you had a hunch or maybe even knew that a trainer you were riding for was jucing horses, how could you be suprised if he was flagged and you didn't get your cut. I think you as a jockey are in a very bad place, because if you know what are you supposed to do? Report the trainer and maybe face a backlash from the rest of the trainers and colony. Or maybe just not ride the horse, but if it is a smalltime track, maybe mounts are tough to come by. Plus you know someone else will just pick up the original mount anyway. If you have no idea and the horse gets flagged then you get screwed out of your cut. It just seems to be a bad situation either way.