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Originally Posted by Aerocraft67
Sport of kings indeed—not necessarily noble. We're playing their game. We get it their way, not ours, despite the presence of Burger King Saturday. As a handicapper, I accept that and factor in the connections' shenanigans. As a fan and booster, I share the unease of this discussion.
A certain mystique might be part of racing's charm, but not to the extent that the whole thing is fixed beyond observable comprehension. The game is confounding enough played fair.
I'd hope to avoid some of the most egregious and opaque shenanigans by playing big races with the most scrutiny. This thing unfolded with as much attention as the sport can get. In that sense it wasn't particularly deceptive, even if it wasn't particularly ethical.
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Yes, I agree here...we are indeed playing their game, on their home court, constantly battling the egregious home court advantages that besot the pure sport that we love...the sport that in the perfect-world-horse-race would have all entrants running on the level, to garner the best placing they can, to muster to the real goal: A solid, fair motive, devoid of alterior intention.
But to “factor in the connections’ shenanigans” which is what I did in my initial observation to start this thread off in Post Number 1 (and this thought was no doubt implanted into me by others on this board, so it was by no means my original thought), is to imbibe a drink half-filled with reality, and half-filled with impure thoughts...an inner corruption brought on by participation in the realities of the sport....
When horse races become chess games, and steeds become pawns to be sacrificed as part of a larger strategy of gain, and in spite of clearly written rules against such strategems, when fairness is consumed in the fire of greed, the Racing Gods are not pleased, blessings are withdrawn, and gazes toward heaven are rebuked by thunder and lightening bolts...
