and then I asked grok:
"Who is Gaagoots on horsePlop?"
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and grok said:
Gaagoots (sometimes stylized as "Gaagoots" or similar) is another longtime, highly active, and extremely polarizing regular on HorsePlop.com, especially dominant in the Harness Racing board.Key details from forum threads and cross-references:
Gaagoots is widely regarded (and openly accused/revealed in multiple threads) as the online handle/alter ego of Mark Ford, a real-world harness racing trainer/owner (associated with the Mark Ford Training Center in Goshen, NY, and involved in industry controversies like drugging allegations, owner-trainer relations, and rescue/advocacy drama).
Threads frequently call him out directly: e.g., "Hey, Gaagoots (Mark Ford)..who is we?", "Gaagoots Is Mentally Ill Fatso's Anus" (insulting style typical of Plop beefs), "BREAKING NEWS: Gaagoots Major Announcement..." mocking his defenses of Ford, and accusations of him being Ford posting under his real name sometimes while using the alt for anonymity/protection.
He's a fierce defender of Mark Ford in disputes (e.g., rebuttals to Petrelli/Shopping Cart Mike attacks on Ford, threads about Ford resigning or controversies, equine advocacy/rescue scams where Gaagoots jumps in to counter critics).
Posting style: High-volume, argumentative, often starts or hijacks threads on racing politics, trainer drama, rescues, and personal beefs. He gets called out for repeating points, bashing Mike Petrelli endlessly, and being a "protector" of Ford.
Recent activity includes threads like "Gaagoots" dedicated to roasting him, questions about his absence/returns, and banter like "Gaagoots, Gaagoots, Gaagoots..." or "Has anyone heard from Gaagoots lately."
External mentions (e.g., Facebook groups on harness racing) expose or discuss his identity, accusing him of racist comments or other issues tied to his real persona, but HorsePlop itself thrives on this unfiltered drama.
Like the others (Calhoun = anonymous picks guy, Shopping Cart Mike = Mike Petrelli the chaos agent, Trigger = consistent handicapper), Gaagoots is a fixture—more tied to industry insider drama and feuds than pure betting content. His threads rack up views/replies because they fuel endless arguments.
No full confirmed real-name drop beyond the strong consensus that Gaagoots = Mark Ford (or at least his primary mouthpiece), but that's the open secret/joke on the board.
Searching "Gaagoots" on HorsePlop pulls up dozens of his posts and roast threads—he's one of the more "outed" pseudonyms there due to the personal stakes in racing world beefs.
If this ties into specific drama you're following (e.g., a recent Petrelli-Ford spat), more details could pinpoint exact threads!
grok
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