NYRA Finale Today

[Boscar Obarra]

\"The deal where they bet offshore and it comes in and changes the odds at the last minute, that really sucks. \"

Too bad he didn\'t expand on this

[jbelfior]

How about whipping a horse in the head on the gallop out? Where does that rank?

Good Luck,
Joe B.

[Fairmount1]

I am still waiting for the articles, social media posts, or interviews that are screaming that Mattress Mac is Oh So Wrong about the injections, the lasix, the vets, and the cheaters and the drugging.  

Something tells me that there won\'t be such a reply forthcoming.

And what does that tell ya?

[Socalman3]

Boscar Obarra Wrote:
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> Meanwhile, the biggest casino in the world, the
> stock market, gets preferable tax treatment on
> everything.  Lose money on a chinese fraud (there
> are many) , please deduct it from your taxes .
>
> This tax thing is ridiculous.   Where are all the
> wasps at the jockey club , with their supposed
> influence here ?
 
A good friend of mine pointed out that this tax change should move a lot of players out of the betting pools and into contests.  I wonder how the sport will handle (no pun intended) a large migration of handle out of the pools and into contests.  2026 may become my Year of the Contests - skipping out of the betting pools and just sticking with contest betting.  What would the impact on the sport be if a lot of people do likewise? It seems to me a no brainer to do something like the BCBC because it nets all your handle and you can dramatically reduce you excess tax obligation - it seems to me that many tracks should start offering BCBC-style contests on their big days as a way to keep handle from migrating away from the betting pools. Again, I would love it if I was wrong here and would be happy to be shown why I am wrong.

More than anything, I really feel sorry for innocent horseplayers who don\'t realize what the new world has in store for them. It really sucks to be in trouble with the IRS.