The Michael Gill/Penn National Riders Saga

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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

He had a thousand starts at Penn National last year alone.

Whenever you claim the types he does - very cheap horses with speed and often more proven ability than the level he claims them from .. you're going to get a whole lot of cripples.

And with the purses the way they are at Penn .. it's that much harder to kid gloves a cripple.

I guess he could always look to claim slower and sounder horses ... and win a whole lot fewer races and lose a tremendous pile of more money.

Or he could instruct his trainers to handle his army of many cripples like they're Ghostzapper .. and nurse them through four races a year campaigns .. while the fewer starts result in him losing more money and getting a lot less action.

my point exactly...I know the guy basically could give a rats arse about the cripples he is claiming and running but its more a product of his business model.

I don't remember seeing his better bred horses having near the same issues a few years ago.

[Danzig]

i'm sure everyone will sleep better knowing it's all part of his business model.

[randallscott35]

He can't get stalls in NY....so blame Penn Nat.

[Habersham000]

Well the guy has Cole Norman training for him at his farm....that should say enough about the guy...he is no good

[Left Bank]

Originally Posted by Habersham000

Well the guy has Cole Norman training for him at his farm....that should say enough about the guy...he is no good

What's wrong with Cole Norman?

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Originally Posted by Danzig

i'm sure everyone will sleep better knowing it's all part of his business model.

thats naive thinking...my experience is a lot less people care about the horses than you would believe.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

thats naive thinking...my experience is a lot less people care about the horses than you would believe.

no, i'm not naive enough to think this doesn't happen. but it doesn't mean it should be acceptable either. i'd imagine paragallo's horses went hungry for quite a while before anything was done-does that mean we should continue to turn a blind eye, because some engage in this type of behavior? absolutely not. i know that not everyone is in this business for love of the horses, for many it's just another form of competition. so what. michael gill should be run out of the game, for the health and safety of both horse and human. jocks ride those cripples he's using to win at all costs.