Re: Teflon Todd (578 Views)
Posted by:
richiebee (IP Logged)
Date: January 01, 2007 06:39PM
Fkach:
I agree with almost all of your observations, as I did with the observations of
Alan Pincus in his letter published in DRF on December 31. (Mr. Pincus is
apparently an attorney representing some PA trainers in ongoing medication
cases). A "witch hunt" is not a good scenario for Racing.
I also agree with your comment that one way to play this game is to track the
high volume, high percentage trainers closely, and to determine what their best
moves are. (One of my favorite bet againsts is the steep Dutrow dropper,
especially when ridden by an apprentice or Rudy Rodriquez. The public still
seems to overbet these animals against all reason.)
I believe that a lot of the anger expressed on this board comes not from the
fact that "cheating" is rampant, but rather from the fact that when cheaters
are caught, they are not penalized in such a manner that the penalty has a
deterrent effect.
Totally unrelated, totally awesome: The University of Michigan Marching Band
just performed a Led Zeppelin medley at halftime of the Rose Bowl. Brilliant!