conflict of interest

[JerseyJ]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

Many track announcers like to bet on the races. Should track announcers be banned from betting on the races since having a bet would give them a rooting interest in the race?
By the way, jockey agents get 25% of the money their jocks make, not 10%.

I am sorry I don't know exactly how much a jock agent makes...only thing as owners we do is accept who the trainer names on our horse and figure out how much we get as owners.

Show me where I said track announcers should be banned from betting on the races since it would give them a rooting interest. For crying out loud, that's not the issue here. The issue is that there is the POTENTIAL for a track announcer who holds a jock's book at his track to not do his job as the TRACK ANNOUNCER properly because he is looking for his jock's horse compared to calling the rest of the field.

It's not that god damn difficult to understand the point that the sensible people have been making in these last two threads, but apparently we aren't filled with rocket scientists here.

[Round Pen]

I am almost positve that A couple of Years ago that the Announcer at Fort Erie was also A trainer. Infact he still runs Horses there and at Woodbine Today.

[Round Pen]

Originally Posted by Round Pen

I am almost positve that A couple of Years ago that the Announcer at Fort Erie was also A trainer. Infact he still runs Horses there and at Woodbine Today.

Actually I just looked it up and he was both Announcer and Trainer

http://www.forterieracing.com/press_...April24-06.htm

[CSC]

Originally Posted by Round Pen

Actually I just looked it up and he was both Announcer and Trainer

http://www.forterieracing.com/press_...April24-06.htm

Hypothetical question, you happen to be at the track and you notice a trainer at the betting terminal betting a race where he/she has a horse running, problem is they are betting another horse...would this be a conflict of interest?

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by CSC

Hypothetical question, you happen to be at the track and you notice a trainer at the betting terminal betting a race where he/she has a horse running, problem is they are betting another horse...would this be a conflict of interest?

I think each jurisdiction has their own rules.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

I think each jurisdiction has their own rules.

I'm sure it has happened once or twice before...

[Honu]

This whole thread is somewhat akin to old ladies sitting around the nursing home with nothing else to talk about but how the interns are in kahoots against them , lol. To read back from post one until now is pretty funny.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by JerseyJ

I am sorry I don't know exactly how much a jock agent makes...only thing as owners we do is accept who the trainer names on our horse and figure out how much we get as owners.

Show me where I said track announcers should be banned from betting on the races since it would give them a rooting interest. For crying out loud, that's not the issue here. The issue is that there is the POTENTIAL for a track announcer who holds a jock's book at his track to not do his job as the TRACK ANNOUNCER properly because he is looking for his jock's horse compared to calling the rest of the field.

It's not that god damn difficult to understand the point that the sensible people have been making in these last two threads, but apparently we aren't filled with rocket scientists here.

I never said that you said track announcers should not be allowed to bet. I was asking you whether they should be banned from betting since having a bet would give them a rooting interest in a race. You say that there is a potential for a track announcer who is also an agent to be looking for his jock's horse. Couldn't the same thing happen if a track announcer had a bet on a race? The anouncer may be looking for the horse that he bet on.

I guess you didn't understand my point. My point is that plenty of track announcers all over the country bet. When they have a bet, they have a rooting interest in the race. If a track announcer is a jock's agent, then he has a rooting interest in the race. I don't see how the conflict of interest is any greater with the track announcer that is the jock's agent than the track announcer who has a bet on the race.

[horseofcourse]

Let me see if I get this. Is the point of those ripping Stauffer that the "conflict of interest" involves the possibility of him making poor race calls? Is that what these multiple, multiple page threads about this are? So the only point you're making is the result of the "conflict of interest" is him making a poor race call? Is that the gist of this argument? Because he is Rosario's agent, he may make a bad race call? Ok.

[dellinger63]

after spending much time reading this thread my only question is what does a 135 beyer equal in thorograph language? Provided perfect trip.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

after spending much time reading this thread my only question is what does a 135 beyer equal in thorograph language? Provided perfect trip.

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[hoovesupsideyourhead]

this thread hurtz my brain...rock on vic good for you..hope you and joel do well. toga?