Awful: 'Mattress Mack' fires Borell day after fairytale BC Sprint win

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by Jasper131

Taking the horse away is one thing -- it makes no sense in a vacuum but this is what he does. It's terrible but it's not new to this owner.

But not paying the trainer is a totally different and lower low.

Does it work like that? I thought the track held the money and distributed it to jockey and trainer, just to avoid this sort of thing.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

Does it work like that? I thought the track held the money and distributed it to jockey and trainer, just to avoid this sort of thing.

No. The trainers get paid by the owners.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

No. The trainers get paid by the owners.

ha, really seems like something that could be exploited.