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Originally Posted by thaskalos
Is it common for a "computer team" to unload on a single horse in this manner? Aren't they supposedly spreading their wagers out...while trying to take advantage of every overlay on the board?
How do we know that this gigantic bet wasn't made by an individual who possessed more "inside knowledge" than is available to the rest of us?
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Metro's post earlier in the thread from the Finley article explained that there were two other horses whose odds dropped as well, so it's possible money was spread around by a team. Or maybe not. Which I suppose is your point, that the regular guy doesn't know. It seems like the longer I play, the less I know.
In a way it ties in with the Mott/assistant trainer discussion here. I think everyone respects Bill Mott, and I'm sure anyone working for him for 20 years is great at their job. No one views him as a "cheater". But it doesn't invalidate the point that for the regular player not in the know, we don't know who is training the horse. And this happens way too often. We've got insiders who know, and the majority of us who don't, and that's why the number of people who care about the game drops every day.
