Not sure I understand Jay Hovdey’s Iceberg Metaphor here...
Quote: “As much as today’s trainers and jockeys seem to enjoy the spotlight, enhancing their brands, they still operate primarily behind the scenes, and more is left unsaid in lieu of quiet understandings and business relationships. Icebergs reveal more above the waterline.”
Taken from his recent article:
https://t.co/EUXcH06Nf1
Anyone care to paraphrase this with a little more clarity...?
It does bring up an interesting point however about trainers, jockeys, and owners being human beings after all.
The potential for conflicts of interest are rife in these relationships...suppose a rider does a favor for a trainer in riding a competitors’ horse in a not so deliberately winning fashion...might that rider be rewarded by getting a good mount by said trainer down the road?
Especially if that jockey is normally on said trainers go-to list already...you know the old “quid pro quo” you scratch my back today, I’ll scratch yours tomorrow, and nobody will know any better for it, right?
What happens when a regular Rider rides another Trainer’s horse in a race where this Trainer has horse entered that This Trainer is high on, for example...? Can said jockey keep from showing the slightest bit of favoritism toward his regular boss in keeping the interest of his other boss straight...? I see these complex racing relationships to be intensely problematic...humans being what they are...