tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post6221399275969542781..comments2024-02-01T00:37:24.768-05:00Comments on PTP: Horse Racing, by Definition, Invites SkepticismPull the Pockethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082676049275768769noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-57287209077561156192012-01-29T11:45:45.959-05:002012-01-29T11:45:45.959-05:00The racing culture is to blame. Trainers don'...The racing culture is to blame. Trainers don't become trainers because they took a college course on training. They generally start off as grooms and hotwalkers, and learn from the trainers that employ them who keep many things from them with respect to exactly how they train, what they use to treat horses, and of course, to shut up if a horse is either really sore or looks like it is improving a lot (in order to get the best price on the horse at the windows).<br />The racing culture is such that it is totally disadvantageous for honesty and transparency to reign supreme. If you were the only honest horse owner or trainer who was an open book about a horse's problems, you are guaranteed to lose money (if you are an owner) or have a stable with 1 or 2 horses tops (if you are a trainer).Cangamblehttp://cangamble.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com