Re: Pletcher and the Man (675 Views)
Posted by:
richiebee (IP Logged)
Date: July 01, 2005 11:37AM
Enough already.
You all sound like you are ready to make the final sacrifice. Here's how the form letter goes:
"Dear [insert name of racing organization]:
My name is [insert your name] and I wager approximately [insert dollar figure]at your facilities each year. In my opinion, the game has become unplayable due to detectable and undetectable performance enhancing drugs, and the failure of your organization to police this problem.
Please be advised that I intend to place no further wagers at your facility until the problem of illegal performance enhancing drugs is eradicated.
Signed
[ ]"
About 15 months ago, a fellow I know stopped betting on races which Richard Dutrow had an entry in. It was more a matter of surrender than protest. His letter might read something like this:
"Dear [racing organization]:
My name is [ ] and I wager approximately [$ ] at your facilities each year. In my opinion, the following trainers are utilizing performance enhancing drugs: [name usual suspects]. Since there is insufficient disclosure of the use of these (sometimes illegal) performance enhancing drugs, I will not be placing wagers in any races in which [name usual suspects] have horses entered.
Signed
[ ]"
Feel free to use one or both of these letters without attribution. With enough letters with large enough $ amounts, some movement may be seen one day.
Me, I'm a recreational, not professional horseplayer. My father was a compulsive gambler (he preferred cards and baseball) and my maternal grandfather (dam sire)was a bookmaker in Brooklyn and Miami, so its pretty unlikely I'll be sending either of those letters any time soon. Something about breeding. Gotta get to work on Saturday's late P4 at Belmont.