Noel, never underestimate the ability of humans to lie, ********** and bend the rules to their favour.

Anyone here want to put up their hand and say they have never tried to ********** at any time in anything???
like your tax returns :smile:

there is no way on earth that every harness horse is racing to its maximum ability in every race. They run to win or run a place, for a variety of reasons.
I gave an example yesterday of a horse that lost 40 metres in a race but managed to come second by a whisker.
There is no way that horse would have won by 40 metres if it had started well. Why, because its owner wouldnt have pushed it all the way.

If you look at the form guides that we pointed to earlier in this thread you will often see comments after the horses race details - "run queried".

its human nature to manipulate a system to your benefit and I have no doubt harness racing operates in this manner.
Its obvious to me, EI seemed to suggest the same thing.

By the way,I have no problem with it because I dont bet on winners!

My experiences in life lead me to believe everything is crooked - that doesnt bother me, it just means I have to consider this in my view of something.

I hope that doesnt upset anyone :smile:

see ya
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