The Men Behind the Curtain

re: The Men Behind the Curtain

Bellwether — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:39:33 GMT

KEEP IT CLEAN...LLTK!!!

re: The Men Behind the Curtain

Chuck Wagon — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:43:59 GMT

I once worked at a para-mutual Quarter Horse track in Illinois. They brought in an old steward from Chicago as head steward. He was also one of the placing judges. I knew one of the other placing judges very well. He told me that whenever there was a close finish, him and the other judge could usually pick a winner, but the old Thoroughbred steward would over-rule them and make it a deadheat. If the horsemen and the betting public knew that a clear winner could be detected, they would have run this steward out of town. Of course they never knew this.

re: The Men Behind the Curtain

Karen in Indiana — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:23:20 GMT

I agree with all of that. I watched the race with Proud Spell and Music Note & the ruling against Proud Spell did not make sense because there was a lot of wobbling going on throughout the race.