Great Piece: Equine Athlete Psychology

[clambeau]

Excellent response ...Riot

One other minor point....An opinion can not in and of itself be "fraudulent"

An opinion is one person's belief of something.

A fraudulent person is one who is trying to gain something by some manner or form of deception.

Now if it was the case where the author stated..."Horse X will win because of Y reason...that'll be $20.00....and then proceeds to tell someone else "Horse Y will win for X reason...that'll be $20.00....that's fraud.

One man's opinion in and of itself simply can't be fraudulent....period

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by clambeau

Excellent response ...Riot

One other minor point....An opinion can not in and of itself be "fraudulent"

An opinion is one person's belief of something.

A fraudulent person is one who is trying to gain something by some manner or form of deception.

Now if it was the case where the author stated..."Horse X will win because of Y reason...that'll be $20.00....and then proceeds to tell someone else "Horse Y will win for X reason...that'll be $20.00....that's fraud.

One man's opinion in and of itself simply can't be fraudulent....period

i have no doubt this guy has monetary gain on his mind with submitting this piece.

it's nothing new to suggest there are herd dynamics at play in races; the thing i'm scoffing at is this guy trying to suggest he has something new and interesting for people to read and learn from. i feel i'd do just as well using his ideas as i would to drive half an hour south of here and go by the psychic across the street from wal-mart. i'm sure her ideas would be just as useful.
at any rate, don't take cynicism of this guy personally, it's not intended as such towards you.