Here's a real shocker!

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

He's such a good sport that Jerry Bailey.

mike lakow is the biggest jerk you could ever meet in your life and he was fired, hope he is eating dirt somewhere...but i heard he got a job with some farm

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by slewpy

mike lakow is the biggest jerk you could ever meet in your life and he was fired, hope he is eating dirt somewhere...but i heard he got a job with some farm

I've not only met him, he's a friend of mine, and I couldn't possibly disagree more with you.

Nice country America.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I've not only met him, he's a friend of mine, and I couldn't possibly disagree more with you.

Nice country America.

A friend of mine as well. Good guy. He is doing well at Hill n Dale Farm. Dont think dirt has been on his menu lately.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I've not only met him, he's a friend of mine, and I couldn't possibly disagree more with you.

Nice country America.

when he was racing secretary in ny he was a real nice guy if your last name was pletcher, but if you were a worker, groom ,hotwalker etc...he was your worst enemy. if a worker got hurt he would do everything he could to be sure the worker couldnt collect workers comp, and went so far as to ban a worker from the grounds for getting hurt,,,real nice guy

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by slewpy

when he was racing secretary in ny he was a real nice guy if your last name was pletcher, but if you were a worker, groom ,hotwalker etc...he was your worst enemy. if a worker got hurt he would do everything he could to be sure the worker couldnt collect workers comp, and went so far as to ban a worker from the grounds for getting hurt,,,real nice guy

Those are pretty serious allegations.....I'm just curious how a racing secretary could be responsible for the claims you make. I would also love some proof or real life examples. Surely you wouldn't make these claims without any.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Those are pretty serious allegations.....I'm just curious how a racing secretary could be responsible for the claims you make. I would also love some proof or real life examples. Surely you wouldn't make these claims without any.

it was me, thats how and its a fact that the dirty lowdown beasterd made me leave the track the day i was hurt after an ambulance took me to the hospital, then with my arm shatttered and still in a spling the trainer claimed that i wasnt hurt by a horse but some other way,and he took the side of the trainer but after 8 months of litegation and with 30 witneeses that saw me get kicked i ended up getting a petty little settlement. he is as low as human being can be because he knew for a fact that the horse kicked me and his report was that i had been injured some other way, i have a huge scar on my arm in the exact shape of the frog of the horses hoof. the amount of money i finally received was less than a months pay. when ever anyone is hurt the track tries to keep the injured worker from getting benefits because it raises the rates for insurance for the trainers, and it is a common practice, no matter the circumstance the trainer fights it and the track backs them up.

[blackthroatedwind]

So, it was you against Mike Lakow? I'm surprised to hear that. I hadn't realized he was that powerful and that Racing Secretaries represent racetracks in injury cases. The story doesn't add up to me but I wasn't at the hearings.

I am genuinely sorry to hear about your injury.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

So, it was you against Mike Lakow? I'm surprised to hear that. I hadn't realized he was that powerful and that Racing Secretaries represent racetracks in injury cases. The story doesn't add up to me but I wasn't at the hearings.

I am genuinely sorry to hear about your injury.

no it was me verses the trainer, but i had to meet with mike lakow because at 1st the trainer claimed that he didnt know who i was, but then i showed lakow a check stub from the trainer, then the trainer claimed that he fired me the day before the accident, and as far as racing goes the racing secretary is the most powerful person at the race track. he started yelling at me telling me that i was just trying to get some money, keep in mind im setting there with my arm in a sling, i said do you want me to take the bandage off and show you? it was all about 1 thing, they dont want anyone to get workers comp benefits no matter what and EVERY workers comp claim filed in ny gets fought.

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Frankel does it again today at BEL with heavy favorite Down in the third..

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by slewpy

when ever anyone is hurt the track tries to keep the injured worker from getting benefits because it raises the rates for insurance for the trainers, and it is a common practice, no matter the circumstance the trainer fights it and the track backs them up.

You should have a beef with the trainers insurance company. I can assure you that the tracks have very little interest in our workmans compensation rates.