MYTH
SEVERAL RACES ARE FIXED, SO PLAYING THE
RACES
AMOUNTS TO PLAYING AN UNFAIR GAME
Do
trainers drug horses? Do jockeys pull horses? It's a bad, cruel
world and the racetrack should not be confused with Fantasyland.
The money is great, and so are the temptations.
But trainers do not drug horses illegally and jockeys do not
pull horses illegally, except in the occasional isolated incidents
that become inevitable whenever humans and money co-exist. Even
then the horses do not cooperate. No matter how hard they might
try, the fixers have a terrifically splendid chance of losing
their pants.
At major tracks the established trainers and jockeys make a
wonderful living and pursue marvelous careers. Illegal activity
makes no sense. At all tracks security is relatively tight and
the security agents vigilant. The public interest is well policed
and well served.
MAXIM
THE RACING GAME IS CLEAN AND
MOST RACES ARE TRULY RUN.
The
sport has suffered a negative image it does not deserve and
does not adequately defuse. No one should be put off by the
traditional stereotypes.
One of the great ironies of the racetrack indeed is that compared
to other popular sports, its games are relatively clean and
truly run. Fair-minded peopled are invited to compare the mischief
they find at the local racetrack with...
