By The Way...

[NoCarolinaTony]

Class,

Lets consider Richie Dutrow for example. He was at or near 40% for the meet. But how do you explain the phenomena that all of his \"A\" horses that have to deal with stakes barn detention continue to finish up the track race after race. But his claimers and young ones continue to win at short odds.

It\'s pretty clear something is going on. Just please catch this crap once and for all.

NC Tony

[richiebee]

NCT:

  Dutrow is currently 12 or 26 at the Spa (46%). It is important to remember that RD has traditionally been very quiet at Saratoga. This is BY FAR his best year ever upstate.

  His \"A\" horses running badly? St. Liam ran his eyeballs out in the Whitney. Even if Sis City never runs again, she goes down as a tremendous claim, one of the best anywhere in the last couple of years. Offlee Wild could have physical problems. Slew Motion just missed in the restricted Union Avenue Stake on Monday.

  All this coming off a suspension, when you think he would be closely scrutinized...

[NoCarolinaTony]

Exactly what I mean why can\'t the A team run as good. If St Liam did\'t run second in that race we all would have been asking for an investiagtion. That field had only two graded types 1-2  with the rest being allowance caliber  in their current form..(Evening Attire is given a pass at his age).

Anyway if your at the SPA the last week let\'s meet for a Beer/Spring water or whatever and talk for real.

NC Tony

[BitPlayer]

I\'m curious if things are really that simple.  I\'ve never been on a backstretch, but I thought you needed credentials to get access, which would mean NYRA would have had to cooperate with the investigators.  Also, the impact wouldn\'t have been immediate unless the trainer knew he was being watched.

More generally, given that employees from multiple barns are living in close quarters, it\'s hard to imagine being able to keep a secret on the backstretch for very long, unless very few people are in the know, in which case it\'s hard to imagine investigators finding out very much.

[Saddlecloth]

Is the owner supposed to be a big secret.....i am 99% psotive they have horses with nick zito.