INJUSTICE: When Wild Desert ($8.30) won the 2005 Queen\'s Plate at Woodbine, he became the first horse to win that race off a 10-week layoff. The only work he showed between his last race on April 16 and the June 26 Queen\'s Plate came at Monmouth Park on May 29. The only problem was that Wild Desert never was stabled at Monmouth Park. He was stabled at Aqueduct working under another name and before official clockers were present. Yesterday, the connections involved in the deception - assistant trainer Juan Rodriguez, assistant trainer Michelle Nevin and jockey Rudy Rodriguez - all were fined by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board. Nevin and Rudy Rodriguez each were docked $1,000 while Juan Rodriguez got a $3,000 fine. The fines are a joke. This deception almost can be considered as fixing a race. Until racing steps up to demand stronger punishments against cheaters, racing will continue to lose its dwindling fan base even faster than it already is.
... and assistant Juan and and jockey Rudy were (are) all on the payroll of
(I am not sure about assistant Michelle)...
... a trainer who has racked up more \"penalty time\" in NY than any other,
whether it be for personal misconduct, medication positives and even
circumventing the rules of racing by continuing to train his horses actively
while suspended.
Do not expect any improvement in the near future as the question of which
entities will administer NY racing will be a political football for years to
come. The only numbers that any one who follows NY racing should be concerned
with right now are three serious breakdowns, two equine fatalities and two lucky
jockeys, all in the last two days.
Beyer wouldn\'t like it, but maybe it is time for someone who really loves
horses and racing to get involved in American racetrack ownership. The man I am
thinking of could certainly write a check to Magna and buy all of their
racetrack properties without borrowing a nickel.
Richiebee said:
> Beyer wouldn\'t like it, but maybe it is time for
> someone who really loves
> horses and racing to get involved in American
> racetrack ownership. The man I am
> thinking of could certainly write a check to Magna
> and buy all of their
> racetrack properties without borrowing a nickel.
Probably could get the drug thing in line with the world as well.