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Originally Posted by VeryOldMan
Not arguing - you realize that the jockeys are making their $$ from the owners, right? Trainers equal or next.
Bettors like us don't factor into the equation. Not saying that's right or wrong -it is the reality.
If I owned a horse that had no shot at winning or cashing a decent owner's check, I don't think I'd want the jockey to whip the bejesus out of my horse down the stretch. Wait for another day.
Bettors like us are the sheep to be sheared. We don't count at all in the current scheme of things. Again - not saying that is right; just that we are the LAST people considered.
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Racing boards punish "lack of effort" and they do dole out punishments for riding "infractions" so the fact that they are riding for the owners and not the bettors isnt something that the horse racing board's care about.
So, if you are a jock who stops riding and costs yourself a board spot because you were "not beating up" an owners investment, you'll get fined or suspended for that even if you say "i was riding to instructions" or i was "riding for the owner"
With that said, you're right, jocks arent riding for bettors.
