NY State Racing & Wagering Board suspends, fines 16 trainers

[pezz97]

I hate the fair start pole. I've won a lot of money by not having recalls. People tend to forget the scores they make when they win due to no recall, but they never forget the money they lose when they think they've been screwed out of their money's worth.

With the fair start pole, I am unfairly taken advantage of by some rat being declared a non-starter, especially when that rat is the favorite. If I was smart enough to toss the horse because I figured he'd run, why penalize me? It gives everyone else a free shot that he will not make the fair start pole....and if he happens to not make a break, they get a second shot that the horse will win.

I'm far too conservative to like fair start poles...or government bailouts. 

You don't get it. With the fair start pole, if some rat ( and is not the favorite) does not make it to the fair start pole, the only horse it then affects is the favorite. If the "rat" is the favorite and you tossed him, well his money goes to the second fav which we all know you didn't bet either.  As a multi race player that i am, it is pretty nice to have one of your horses that figured, then go on a break and still have a chance to make more money if he didn't make the pole cause if I have the fav and he wins, I now get it for more. Protect the player's or there is no more racing

[LVGaryD]

Bobby where we fail to agree here is that I am a traditionalist. With almost every single change they have made to racing, the handle has dropped more and more, i.e. the passing lane, the slow quarter rule, and many other dumbass changes they have made..

I say almost because taking the hubrail out was a safety issue that did not hurt the handle. I only wish once a horse breaks and goes inside the hubrail, that horse would be totally disqualified to last.

In any form of gambling, you pays your money and takes your chances. Let's get back to basics. I love 32 second second quarters if I bet the horse on top!!!

Contrary to what you think, I bet a lot of favorites if I think they should be bigger favorites. I hate betting Woodbine for that very reason-seeing my favorite overlay get crushed because some dumbass horse can't make the fair start pole.

[pezz97]

Gotcha

[newandimproved]

the way most of my horses pace/trot, seems as if  I never get a fair start...