Penn National arrests

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

And as far as the clocker is concerned is faulty equibase information really a felony?

taking bribes to falsify info is. there's error, and there's intentionally conspiring. did they do so to defraud bettors? no, sounds more like they were trying to have works for horses who didn't work as a way to get around track officials.....but when doing so, they defrauded bettors. it wasn't intent, but it was a side effect of that conspiracy.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Danzig

taking bribes to falsify info is. there's error, and there's intentionally conspiring. did they do so to defraud bettors? no, sounds more like they were trying to have works for horses who didn't work as a way to get around track officials.....but when doing so, they defrauded bettors. it wasn't intent, but it was a side effect of that conspiracy.

So are you saying that a trainer that decides to work his horse on the slow side purposely, (to probably inflate his price next time out) should possibly be charged with a felony too?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

So are you saying that a trainer that decides to work his horse on the slow side purposely, (to probably inflate his price next time out) should possibly be charged with a felony too?

of course not. and i'm not even saying anyone charged in these cases we're discussing should have been charged.
now, if the trainer works him slow and then pays the clocker to put in a false time....well, now we're in new territory.
if you work the horse and he has the time, it's for the bettor to decipher.
if you have a conspiracy, bribery, and willful intent, don't be surprised if there's a knock at the door.
there's a line, they crossed it. did the guy paying the clocker think about all this? probably not. but you can bet everyone is thinking about it now.