Originally Posted by
arlington
IMHO, for the image of the sport the rule has to stay. Certainly not suggesting anything untoward if the rule was changed and drivers didn't back all of their drives but the general betting public have concerns about selective bets. Steward's enquiries into performance indifferences would nearly always have to start with questioning a driver's betting record on that race. Would need to be made public via Steward's reports in every instance. "Yes Sir/Madam, I did back that drive". "No Sir/Madam" I didn't back that one". How does the public interpret that? So I guess until the Greyhound authorities employ a Dr Dolittle "place your right paw on the bible and swear..."
Would be even more disturbing, and confronting, if a new rule needed to incorporate parameters regarding a driver laying their horse!