I addressed this issue in a previous post and so did Neil in a more recent article-so did Ken Callandar in a recent Daily Telegraph article. I was previously non-committal but now I am emphatic that it is definitely bad for we punters!
Particularly after yesterday's debacle in Race1 when the Waterhouse representative won the race(and qualified for the Slipper by the way) while it's stable-mate, How Funny(already qualified), was ridden upside-down and finished unplaced. I have studied the video and it was obvious the monkey, sorry!....jockey, showed no vigour at all. Stewards queried Waterhouse but was she treated with kid gloves and had no case to answer. Is it a case that the two main Sydney trainers have become bigger then the sport itself and operate with impunity?
It is becoming so bad in Sydney that I am seriously considering concentrating most, if not all of my betting activity principally to Melbourne and other interstate venues. Particularly Victorian racing where no stable dominates and it's provincial racing is so strong. Also, the markets in most races are very open and favs are regularly 4/1 or more.
I's no good trying to guess what the mega stables are up to in Sydney especially when they have multiple runners in any race(eg SR8 won by Hawkes outsider, Helsinborg at $21.00 while $2.70 fav Salgado ran fourth, again, with the jockey showing little vigour over the closing stages.
I am not talking through my pocket and it is not whinging but all I ask and expect is that the horse that carries my wager should be given every chance to win or at least run a place.
I welcome comments, especially from angel416 and Neil-what do think fellas?
Waiting for your constructive comments.

Cheers.