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Hi all!
Can't wait for Saratoga!
Being from the Detroit area,I imagined and many times my feeling's were confirmed about race fixing at the infamous Hazel Park. I was once told be a friend that Las Vegas would not accept any wager's from this track because of the corruption there.
In my younger days,I witnessed many things that just looked really strange to say the least
I remember a friend told me to go stand by the 100.00 window at watch what happens. They ran out of the chute for 6 furlongs as it is a 5/8 bullring. There was what I will say as a "wise guy" standing right next to the teller. For some strange reason,no one else stood near that teller to bet. I watched in amazement as the teller stood ready,another guy hade binoculars(HUGE ONE'S!) stationed where he could see the gates pop open. He would hold up his fingers just as the bell had already soundedmand would bet the 1st horse out of the gate. Well, not real unusual until I watched the wise guy and the teller. He would put down a bunch of 100.00 bills and the teller would start punching the tickets BUT! this was at least 10 seconds after the horses were already running! Hazel was a very speed and inside speed track and this guy had such a EDGE as you could imagine. I watched this for several weeks.
Now the wg never was there for any route races but sprints,especially 4 furlongs,he was glued to that teller!
I watched as the odds changed from say 3-1 to less than even money on several occasions!
One day a few months later I walked by the window and 1. no machine. 2. the teller was nowhere at any machine as I looked for him often and 3. our wg was nowhere to be found!
quite a betting edge,eh?
Papa John
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