Quite possibly, the thing that irritates horseplayers the most is the thought that the person driving the horse they bet on, could have done better. In fact, complaining about a bad steer is the focus of much of the colourful language that makes up the background noise at teletheatres and racetracks.

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Fort possiblement, ce qui irrite le plus les parieurs aux courses de chevaux, c’est la pensée que le conducteur du cheval sur lequel ils ont misé, aurait pu faire mieux. De fait, se plaindre d’une mauvaise conduite est le point central, en grande partie, du langage coloré qui est la source du bruit ambiant dans les salons de pari et les hippodromes.

A horseplayer may watch replays, study the program, and learn the tendencies of many of the horses, but wouldn’t it be wonderful to know what the driver is thinking? TROT asked five of Canada’s leading reinsmen to join in on a roundtable discussion aimed at helping today’s handicapper. Story by Trot Staff