Frankel (681 Views)
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MInfurna (IP Logged)
Date: January 27, 2005 08:03AM
Bobby Frankel, who trains Shadwell Turf Mile winner Nothing to Lose for owner Ken Ramsey, said he thinks people are overreacting in criticizing Ramsey for his attempt to get a rival owner to scratch a horse from a race at Turfway Park on Dec. 31. Ramsey was suspended for seven days and fined $25,000 by the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority.
"These people who are criticizing him - how many of them have given $50 to the maitre d' at the turf club or Joe's Stone Crabs to jump over someone?" Frankel said. "They're hypocrites."
Frankel must be crazy if he thinks tampering with a sporting event, which I believe is a felony, is the same as tipping a maitre d' at Joe's Stone Crab. This is an example of a demented person who the racing establishment does not need. Additionally, a $50 tip at Joe's Stone Crab would probably not get you put ahead of anyone.
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