Beyer pens post script after sit-down with Wolfson

[the_fat_man]

I think cheating (whether actual or imagined) is part of every 'game'. 'Players' are looking for whatever edge they can get. I find it interesting, however, that the 'voices' in racing are primarily concerned with cheaters rather than, I would imagine, issues of lesser importance.

I mean, check out the way MLB did it: they, at least, made sure that their DATA was accurate, or that their games were easily available, seemingly lesser and thus 'correctable' issues, before turning to the problem of the cheaters.

WTF are we always focusing on what Wolfson, Dutrow, and the others, are doing rather than what EQUIBASE, with flawed data, or Gulfstream Park (with no video feed and the inability to accurately time their races) are up to?

I can handle a cheater or two in my handicapping. I certainly have more difficulty dealing with data full of errors, that ridiculous tax (30%+) on exotics, and other such issues.

Stop the cheating and you still have these issues. Doesn't Beyer want more accurate data and the racing industry to catch up with the times?