atakante: I agree. I bet for next year\'s Triple Crown, they\'ll bring in the big guns:

* https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/18/outrage-in-tuscany-after-jockey-in-sienas-famous-palio-horse-rac/

I can hook Pletcher and Chad Brown up with some wiseguys for a small fee.

JR: To your point about gambling on everything from lotteries to cockroach races, the wagerer knows going in what the odds are for each of those bets. He’s taking a calculated risk based on all available information. When that information is proven to be false or misleading, then you are a patsy in the 3 card monte game.

JR: I love it! Liven up the sport. Add a little Allison/Yarborough flare to it. The ratings would be yuge!