What the driver did in the example race was not illegal, he's just trying to make a living, but I can say for sure his group or family didn't bet that horse to win.
My Point
1. Rock Out had never raced for $20,000 in its career.
2. 5 years ago the Top Purse at SD 5/8 on Saturday night would have been $10,000 for the feature. Rock Out would have been racing for a purse of $2000, it's now a huge difference because of slot money.
3.Strategy, I've got the 2 hole tonight with no chance to win, grab the wood when the gait opens, let everyone go 2 and 3 wide on the turns suck up nice behind the leader and let the horse's who raced die in the lane, grab the check collect the bets go home happy.
If you have time check Scioto Downs this coming Saturday race 6
almost same horse's, lets see what happens.
RACE 6 - Scioto Downs - OH - June 22, 2019
Conditions:HORSES AND GELDINGS CLAIMING HANDICAP $30,000-40,000
Gait: Pace Purse: $20,000 Class: HG30-40CL Distance: 1 Mile Planned Post Time: 7:20 PM
PP Horse Med 2019 North America YTD Driver Trainer ML Base
Sts W P S Time Earnings Stable Odds Claim
1 Blooming Genius L 19 5 1 1 1:52.1F $36660 Shawn Barker II Gregory Forcum 10-1 30000
2 Rock Out L 14 2 1 3 1:51.2F $14436 Kyle Ater Dan Ater 8-1 30000
3 Coal Hanover L 18 7 2 1 1:50.1F $80670 Brett Miller Virgil Morgan Jr 4-1 30000
4 Sports Sinner 19 3 2 3 1:51.0F $35670 Trevor Smith
Brett Miller Brandon Piguet 10-1 30000
5 Indiana Cam L 18 6 4 0 1:50.2F $78535 Josh Sutton Adam Short 5-2 30000
6 Stay In Your Place L 21 4 4 1 1:52.1H $27211 Chris Page
Tyler Smith
Jeremy Smith Jeffery Hollis 15-1 30000
7 Sammy The Bull N L 18 1 4 3 1:52.3F $33680(i) Brady Galliers Michael Arnold 12-1 30000
8 Franzo L 17 5 4 0 1:49.4F $47990 Dan Noble Dan Noble 9-2 30000
9 Mr Wiggle Pants L 6 2 1 1 1:53.0H $11570 Chris Page Sophie Desroches 6-1 40000
[10 Arch Hanover L 18 1 5 6 1:53.0H $24368 Jeremy Smith Sean Smithpeters 12-1 30000
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