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The only people that accepted it as slick horsemanship were horsemen. The culture didn't change its opinion on animal abuse because they never saw the acts you described due to the lack of technology. Once animal rights groups were exposed to the abusive acts which are now posted all over the web, they started to get involved. This forced the horse business, not the culture to change. For example, Corey Callahan had to make a public apology on Facebook to protect his ass from groups like PETA. If that happened 40 years ago, he wouldn't have said a word and no one would be the wiser including us ploppers, as even Horseplop wasn't around then.
Skeeter Pines fixed hundreds of races at Monti and Yonkers. At YR he had at least 10 top drivers going dead for him on a regular basis. He would roam the orange County OTBs and pace his bets there. Coke head was a real piece of shit and don't get me started on Joe Ricco Jr.
Joe Ricco and George Brennan are related some how? Ricco a step father maybe?
That is correct. Stepfather, I believe he raised George.
All the experts are out early. Callahan should have brought the horse back to the barn . Then the topic would be Corey trying to hide a lame horse. I f he noticed something in the race and drove the horse easy the topic would be he cheated. Every horse that comes out of a race is little dinged up before they went in. only way to stop lame horses is to stop racing. T-breds race once-a-month for this reason.Standard breds can go once a week but not every week.
Happy New Year to all. We have made progress in the game of horse racing. Yes, it is a terrible look for the morals of the industry when you win a race, and return dead lame. No doubt, he should have went straight to the paddock. But, as I said , we have made some progress. I recall racing at Monticello in 1978. Joe Ricco and his trainer, Skeeter Pines had a mid level claimer that could win every race he was entered. His full name escapes me, Hobo something . Hobo Willy maybe. Anyway, if you could get the horse on the starting gate, you were almost sure of a win. So, the outrider could not help. The horse would dig them in and sulk. To get him there, they would place the poor guy in so much pain, he would do anything. Skeeter would place a clamp style twitch over his lips and walk him on the backside. Then, run him up and place his nose on the gait. Every race the whole place of people and of course all the racing officials saw this cruelty and accepted it as "good horsemanship" Monticello had others like one who would win quite often and literally walk to the winner's circle dead lame. Then walk back to the paddock that was on the back side of the quarter pole back then, getting more lame with every step. 7 days later he was back in to go. Poor bastard would win again and thousands would watch the enslaved animal go though this toucher again. All along horsemen and fans saying , "boy, what a tough SOB, he has some guts. "Many more just like this at every racetrack. Back then we looked at as a badge of bravery to the poor horse. Like he had a choice.
Back in the 80s, my friend co-owned a horse called Escortention with trainer Ray Flis. Almost every week he would win the 25k claimer at the Meadowlands, but in between races, he’d be standing in a bucket of ice water. He never looked lame, but he was sore except for those 2 minutes in the race.
LOL. The trainer was concerned. What a crock of shit. Who the fuck is the trainer? Maria Alvarez? Even in an apology, these cocksuckers lie.
