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There is only one reason I cash tickets at Woodbine anymore.....I Box! I box and box and box. No singles, no keys and no trusting these Canadian fucks to give an honest effort. What I cash has zero to do with what I post about or email racing boards about. I got Marcus Miller a 7 day vacation for pulling a similar no try drive shit with an Erv 1/9 monster.I hit that race big because I anticipated the no try drive coming from Marcus.When I emailed the Illinois Racing Board I included a snapshot of my bets to prove I wasn't just a sore loser.I knew the way these guys operate and as sure as shit stinks they performed right on cue. Filion ducked inside into a 29.1 last quarter with a NACup eligible horse who finished blocked at the wire.This was a text book no try drive and if I had paid those nomination fees I would be pissed.
My first post, here's my two cents worth:I don't think Filion stiffed this horse. I think he a very, VERY overrated driver that is actually quite sedated most nights and I have seen comatose moves like this one from him many times over the 30 years I've followed racing. First-time no Filion to a McNair, Roy, Henry and forget about it, the horse will be better.That brings about the underlying issue in the original poster's rant: WHY ARE THE BETTORS SHARPER THAN THE DRIVERS ARE MORE THAN THEY ARE NOT? It's true! It's a big reason why I bet much less than I used to. I work like a dog to have expendable income to pursue my hobby that I've been passionate about since my Grandfather started taking me to the races as a kid only to have Louis Roy fence a Beachin Lindy at 1/5 or, as in this case, Filion's in a coma on a 1/5 shot who is clearly on the left line and inclined to run out on his own but decides to STEER him to the inside. Does he win if he gives him his face and let's him run out, avoiding the slight inside traffic at the wire? Maybe not, but sure would be nice to have a chance to see. And don't get me wrong: no real wise guy wants the horse to win anyway and most of the big plays I make these days are to beat horses/drivers like this combination, but having said that, I know I'm in the minority (because the horse was favored) and I understand the bigger picture of this issue, the frustration of the betting public in a nutshell: we as handicappers, lovers of the game, gamblers are sharper than the majority of the guys at the controls and they make a very good living regardless while we tap out supporting a sport we love in which the odds are so stacked against us (takeout, incremental wagers, drugged up horses and AWFUL, AWFUL, drives) that we really should shake our heads and wonder why we even bother, especially when the governing bodies are of the same characteristics as the drivers: dispassionate, complacent, entitled, comatose and just plain stupid.Thanks for reading. Looking forward to some more back and forth on this. Have a good Friday.
Swoodall I just got off the phone with Dr. Phil and he prescribes you to take a gun and shoot yourself. Just STFU.
No wonder somebody called NIU and said one of their students dads was a lunatic racist Who brags they got somebody suspended and is a tattle tail Steve Woodall of Wilmington needs to end his crippled pathetic life
THEY STOLE HIS I.D. AT THE OTB PARLOR WAS HIS BEST STORY
French rat Sylvain Filion who absolutely takes nights off from trying has earned himself a well deserved suspension.The problem here is he might not get one. Filion the unreliable cheating fuck buried the 1/5 in the 8th by moving to the inside behind tiring leaders.Filion was clear in mid stretch with Tyga Hanover when he inexplicably darted left to lock himself in! The 2,7,9 were slowing down mid stretch as Filion started gaining ground....apparen tly too much ground.This move had one purpose and that was to NOT win! Coming off a layoff with one qualifier and bet down to 1/5 in a nw1 condition race, Filion had plenty of horse left. Trouble was as I said he was determined not to win. I boxed 259 and played 5/279 for super. It came 9-2-5-7.I had the tri which paid good so save your loser lament bullshit.Woodbine has recently suspended a couple of high profile drivers for a lot less obvious infractions. So now they have to prove they are not playing favorites by suspending Filion for the same number of days.
Perhaps this requires revisiting after tonight's performance.This is why people don't bet anymore. Last week, buried up, in and out, burned money. Tonight, down the road like Somebeachsomewher e himself. No consistency, judges aren't even watching or caring. You tell me how someone who's first two trips to the track were to bet and watch this horse last week and then again this week ever doesn't immediately think crooked thoughts. Brutal.
Sorry but the drive isn't worthy of suspension at all. People betting down a horse making first start at 3 to 1/5 are insane. I actually think the horse raced huge for the trip. Was first over for half a mile then ducked in the stretch (when tired). Shouldn't even give you this info but any competent capper will know without looking...the horse traveled 24 extra feet in the race--9 more than the nearest horse.
wow, i see people are still sour they bet a maiden horse to 3/5 in his first start of the year and he was third by a length pacing his last 3/4 in 124.3 over a good trackyet tonight he jogs as follows back with regular trainer(oops nobody has mentioned that) equipment change(oops nobody noticed that) fast track tighter after that first start
