Re: Teflon Todd (553 Views)
Posted by:
bobphilo (IP Logged)
Date: January 06, 2007 05:40PM
Fkach,
Here is quote from your own post:
“I also don't think drugs should be as big a problem for gamblers as is being implied”
How are we, as gamblers, supposed to gain credibility in our attempts to clean up the game while saying that drugs are not that big a problem? I’m glad you later came out and stated that drugs are a serious problem throughout the industry. That was not the impression you gave in the post I was referring to.
You than go on to say:
“A high percentage of my own bets are on horses trained by people that are regularly accused of questionable practices’…... Of course, those that know exactly when a horse is being drugged have an even bigger edge, but I've never been one to complain about winning just because someone else is winning more. I'm not condoning it, but if drugs are the reality and you want to play, you might as well play a winning game until the issue is resolved.”
Not condoning it? It practically sounds like your touting it. As I explained to NC Tony, I am in no way criticizing horseplayers for having to factor in the reality of drug use into their handicapping, one would have to be a fool to ignore it. My point is that this should be viewed as a deplorable state of affairs rather than as a great money making opportunity. The central point of this thread was how sick we, as horseplayers, were of the “juicers” and what we can do if we organize into a group to rid the game of this plague. It does great disservice to such an effort and undermines how seriously we take this issue to make public statements that A) drugs are not that serious a problem and B) we see this as a great angle.
Spending hours studying trainer patterns will do nothing to fix the ultimate problem, drug use, which is the main point of this thread and by far the greater issue here.
Bob