Nobody that knows anything takes that horse seriously. He's a nice little story down there but he would get destroyed in most other places. But he is a nice story for those involved and that's good for the sport.

97% you are correct

but there's the occasional exception

Mind That Bird was a $9,500 yearling.....that would be like $1,500-$2,000 in standardbred equivalent

Does anyone know what CAW's get for a "kickback" from the tracks? I was told the CAWs make their money on the rebates.  But where is the profit for the track compared to the everyday bettor

No close 2nd

Moore knows 10X what most others know.

Florida trained 2 year olds dominate over the

North trained group in Ontario.

He didn't break "right before the start" as you say. The replay comes on 13 seconds before the start and he was already off stride, giving bettors including CAW's more than 15 seconds to wager.

All who played know what a great sport it be. CUT=THROAT. And a 16 inch softball be hard as a rock. I was a pitcher and patterned meself after the greatest,MIKE TALLO. He be also a talented fielder who made it to triple A as a third baseman in the CARDINALS organization. I adopted his style. It was drag pitch and high arch and then fastly back up to towards second to become another fielder. And every pitch I could drop the ball anywhere I wanted for a strike. And I would study especially the great hitters to know where they liked to hit. That was a great advantage. Reminded me at times of the ARMY. Everyone did nuttin but swear when they spoke or yelled.
Back in days at these tournaments,one could have crowds of 2,000 watching the games. TOOOOO BEEEEEE continued.......