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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: dinkadoo on August 01, 2023, 06:22:56 PM
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So a horse gets a check - checks sent out, 5% to driver and 5% to trainer.
Horse has a positive and the ruling states that the purse money needs returned by however many days.
Does the money returned -- include the 5% earned by the driver ? Or does the owner or trainer have to return that 5% ?
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im pretty sure it does not
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Only in some cases. Lexington doesn't take it back from drivers. Some tracks do it just depends. It's all according to who it is as well. If your a top ten driver your probably not getting charged. I know Georgie Brennan never had to give back all the Lou Pena money.
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Direct quote from George Brennan to me and a buddy circa 2006, "If they ever find out what Pena's using, I'm all done"
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Speaking of jala-pena
https://www.federalpay.org/paycheck-protection-program/lou-pena-racing-stable-inc-wind-gap-pa
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The driver percentage is best worked out between the trainer and owner. The last thing you want to do is piss off your driver! If a trainer races regularly, then they will debit his account. At least this has been my experience with it.