2006-10-04 05:29:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Horse Racing
I've said this before & I'll say it again...there is MORE money in holding a horse back FROM the finish line than getting them to cross it first! You CAN take that to the bank, if you bet on the biggest loser to win! Anyone who doesn't know why it is advantages to back a horse to lose, doesn't know much about the inner workings of the race track & the people on the backside. Why gamble when you have a sure thing & it makes your future look even better on paper! Loans & insurance scams come to mind! Even a one horse barn can make a deposit slip that looks good & that's all that counts when you need more credit!
2006-10-04 11:11:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
This question seems to come around every few months or so.
The HRA announced that they were investigating some 80 races that had caused suspicion over a two year period. When you take into account that there are some 4,000 races run in Great Britain every year, that is a very small proportion of races.
Yes there is some corruption in racing, what large sport does not have it's fair share of "shady characters"? The advent of betting exchanges has, in my opinion, not helped matters. Why would anyone want to back a horse to lose?
The main thing that punters must remember is that horses are not machines, and every now and again they will run a bad race for some unknown reason. Inexperienced horses also need gentle handling during their first few outings on the race track to make sure that they associate it with a positive experience.
2006-10-04 05:53:57 · answer #2 · answered by PNewmarket 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I've been hanging around the ponies for quite some time.. Couldn't resist this question. Anything which human factor is involved the outcome can be persuaded. Larger tracks.. big purses.. Believe there run much straighter.. Horses and jockeys are running for a substantial amount of money. Smaller tracks.. small purses.. got to pay those vet and training bills somehow! Example... As a X horse owner.. hanging around the barns. this young groom says "yes were running her in the 8th race today, she has a cold.. so were just going to use it as a workout." I don't think that's fixing a race.. BUT.. she was a 5/2 favorite whom ran 9th. My opinion the larger tracks 1 out of 20 is "fixed" and the small tracks 3 or 4 out of 10 is "fixed"
2006-10-05 18:38:54 · answer #3 · answered by mr.longshot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This race you are describing has many angles. The lead horse might have been pressed by a stalking horse who spent his energy, leaving him with little for the finish. The eventual winner stayed off this pace and over-took a tiring animal. Just because a horse has long odds doesn't mean it is a dog. He may have come off a lay-off and was ready to improve. Finally a horse which pays large odds is lightly bet because the more money bet on a horse, the more he is favored. People betting make the odds on a horse. In all sports there is always a chance for an upset. There is no sure thing.
2016-03-18 04:40:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all the time but most of the time. I've seen jockeys in a race try to hold the horse back from winning. I've seen it a lot. MY friend from Ca. said they had a write up in paper how some of those jockey put a buzzer in their hand and shock the horse to make them run faster. they also give some of those horse lassix to make them run faster. when you see a horse acting wild and don't want to go in gate is on drugs. some times they even eleminate a horse.
2006-10-05 04:24:29 · answer #5 · answered by MARCIA S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got a couple of friends in horse racing, i've heard it isn't alien for jockeys to take bets on horses other than their own, this in itself can be considered as fixing. To what degree i dont know, also I don't think the major races are 'fixed' because alot of the time the prestige outweighs the money at those levels
2006-10-04 05:36:11 · answer #6 · answered by ear_tycoon 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A very little percentage is. I don't know if you could call this a fix, but many times they will run a horse just to prepare it, knowing that they won't try to win that race.
2006-10-04 05:52:12 · answer #7 · answered by elgil 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well I just reaped £170 profit from an odds on shot so no, not all races are fixed but obviously with betting exchanges trainers and jockeys now have an incentive to make money by making their horses lose. It definitely happens sometimes.
2006-10-04 05:37:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
fix them to lose not win .that's a lot tougher
2006-10-04 06:54:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah sure...some mafia dude goes up to a horse and tells him to throw the race for some extra hay....dream on d*ckhead!!
2006-10-04 05:35:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋