tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post8272049526570003745..comments2024-02-27T17:43:37.207-05:00Comments on View From the Racetrack Grandstand: Gural in the News; Sears Gets Time OffThat Blog Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-87543330566127378082015-11-19T23:44:22.677-05:002015-11-19T23:44:22.677-05:00I hear trainers in Australia thoroughbreds maybe 2...I hear trainers in Australia thoroughbreds maybe 2 or 3 times a card at the 2 or or 3 tracks that race each day on my HPI account get interviewed and they share the fact that they have given instructions to a jockey to drop back and find a spot or go up and lay just off the lead, or their horse has was sick 3 weeks ago but is doing better and has a chance if they go fast up front....now with that being said I use that info ho ever I want to and usually it helps somewhat....but if I am told Bee a Magician has been tying up or was going to be taken to the back of a 6 horse field...I FOR SURE!!! Would have used Shake It Cerry on top and keyed in my pick 5....sure Shake It Cerry would have been slightly lower in odds but at least I would not have WASTED $24 on BEE to come first...and Sears would be cleared....now if they give us that info and Sears blows to the top and wins by 2 lengths....then that is when we have an investigation and Sears and Norman get fined....It is total BS what happens these days but if there is 100% intent on a change in strategy because of sickness or driver issues or we are just focusing on the final next week....IT needs to be stated to the public in the program or through the announcer and the ticker on the TV...if not...it might as well be insider trading. This is why I play blackjack more often and now spend at least $20,000 less a year on horses. edge1124https://www.blogger.com/profile/16494523315918894216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-59733447629472570192015-11-15T20:14:40.651-05:002015-11-15T20:14:40.651-05:00I cannot wait until Mr. Guard has Andy Miller or o...I cannot wait until Mr. Guard has Andy Miller or one of his other drivers duck his betting favorite off the gate and not reach the winners circle. Maybe he and Jason S. Will realize that the favorite is not always at the top of its game. Good luck Jeff Gural and your racetracks. I think I'll stay in Ohio and enjoy avoiding the drama of the East Coast Mecca. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-47213619607330166392015-11-15T19:54:04.232-05:002015-11-15T19:54:04.232-05:00This is a mess. First, the driver works for the t...This is a mess. First, the driver works for the trainer. If the trainer gives direction to the driver on how to drive the race, why is the driver paying the price? Why isn't Norman being suspended for 15 days?<br /><br />Second, this comment regime, while well intentioned, is going to create an even bigger mess. Let's say you see a comment in the program "trained in 2:02 on Wednesday." What does that mean? "Trained sluggish." "Trained strong." There seems to be no guidelines for what is to be reported. Could these comments be utilized to manipulate the odds? If you saw "Tied up while training" in the program next to Bee A Magician, would you bet on her? Should she be scratched and put on the steward's list to requalify first? What if she zoomed to the lead and won?<br /><br />Third, these manipulations happen frequently. A trotter breaks in a race. He goes an "easy mile" in his next race to avoid a qualifier.<br /><br />Hopefully they can figure out a better way to implement this.Marvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07492130857796273001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-32798634969285943352015-11-15T13:07:28.776-05:002015-11-15T13:07:28.776-05:00I like what Mr. Gural is doing. Just not sure how...I like what Mr. Gural is doing. Just not sure how effective most trainer information before the race can be to bettors. If the truth about a horse is reported, such as , "refused feed" or "sore, no training or jogging", shouldn't the horse be scratched by the judges?<br /><br />Bee A Magician's Friday race looked like a classic non-effort to me, just as many drives appear to be in stakes eliminations and series that build to a high purse final. I'm glad Gural called out the trainer and driver, but it makes me wonder if he would have responded the same way if it wasn't Brian Sears. Remember, he didn't like that Sears chose to drive at Yonkers most of the time.<br /><br />As for catching drug cheaters, horsemen who insist they're honest complain among themselves about the crooks. They do little to nothing to help investigators.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com