The Michael Gill/Penn National Riders Saga

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by freddymo

You really think this is ALL about trainers being pissed that Gill is winning races? They voted the woman/trainer above president, you just proved that she is grabbing a ton of the pie. So they hate Gill because he is taking the Pie and like Beattie? I dont get it..

Maybe this might help ...

Layne Giliforte Says:

March 7, 2009 at 10:17 pm | Reply

I personally have been the beneficiary of 11 of his astute claims and can tell you I am not sour grapes. That proof is apparent by the fact that of 11 horses he has taken off me in about 8 months, he has had 3 wins and is making money with NONE of them. But what I can admit to is that the arrogant, ego maniac is dramatically affecting my business as well as directly affecting my family, children and my employees and their families. Is this a good guy? I guy we need in our sport? I don’t think he is a guy we need in our society but unfortunately that’s something we can’t do anything about. But I can also ask, is he a family man? If so, how we he feel if his family and children were directly being torn apart by one person’s obsession with his own ego? I can honestly say I hope he finds out someday.

By the way .. that was from March ... since May, he's claimed 13 more horses off of Giliforte.

That's a combined total of 24 claims - of which he probably did Giliforte's owner about 21 or 22 favors... but he did Giliforte himself and his operation no favors.

The 13 taken from Giliforte since May are more than any other trainer. Wonder Juicer/HBPA President Steph Beattie is 2nd in the Gill claiming crosshairs... she's had 11 taken from her by Gill over that same span.