Originally Posted by
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That is not surprising to me.
Being from Md. I knew Andy Beyer fairly well. Don't get me wrong , we did not hang out, but obviously, being a trainer with a sizable stable , we knew one another and would always say hello when we crossed paths.
In the conversations I either had with him or I had with players within his circle of friends I would hear from time to time about trainers stiffing horses or " giving" them a race.
I am hear to tell you that for every one knucklehead trainer that does this , there are hundreds of accusatory situations that occur where this could not be further from the truth. The problem is , when you are a gambler , you are in constant search of hitting a big score. Because of this, you look at things from that angle. Human nature leads us to believe that people in the game that have a possible control over this to an extent, think the same way. And while I would never say that no one thinks like this, I will say to anyone asking that this is simply an incorrect assumption . I, NEVER did this. EVER! Quite frankly , a trainer does not need too. There are so many things that happen in a race that can make a horse run terribly when he/she was expected to run well, that if a trainer wants to cash a ticket, all he has to do is wait for the occasion to present itself and run the horse back in a softer spot the next time and bet his money.
Now, obviously I do not expect guys like Litwin , Davidowitz, Andy, or anyone that chooses not too, to believe me because I said it. What I hope for, is for people to believe what I am saying, or at least entertain the thought that maybe they are a bit skewed in terms of there overall judgment.
That is the honest too god truth and like as I told another poster who enjoyed telling me all about the track and the way it "really" is, from another thread, I might be a lot of things , but gullible is not one of them.
Hope that helps.