spanky wrote:
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
I'm not sure how you make money fixing a horse race when the pools at most tracks are so shallow. The risk/reward is way out of whack.
The "reward" is obvious.
What's the "risk" that far outweighs the reward?
Somebody gets suspended for a month after the multiple infraction:
1). move to another track
2). Move to another state
3). "Ghost" own/train the horse
4). Bet on another dirty horse(s) your connected with
5). Wait a month
Wow. That's some risk.
Get busted in any other major sports league, you're essentially done for years or life. You;re way off on your comparisons.
1.) Not with reciprocity agreements, which are pretty much universal
2.) ditto
3.) ask Rick Dutrow about that.
4.) Betting doesn't have anything to do about this. See JORR's point. The pools are too shallow. Rewards are peanuts.
5.) depends on the infraction. In O'Neill's case, even where he's been "guilty" the punishing body has said that the positive-testing horses are just above the legal limits and that they don't suspect things like milkshaking. Also, we're not talking about drugs, but oxygen absorption, which is very temporary.
Once again, people need to understand what O'Neill is actually accused of having done, then compare to this case. They should also understand his record as a whole.