But those are way to complicating to explain.
But there is much more to racing then TV screens and gambling. A little beneath the surface is a whole new section of murders, cover-ups, bribes, and drugs. In the world of horse racing, there are trainers pumping horses full of illegal drugs everyday. But that doesn't even begin to touch on the tons of sneaky activities that the people of horse racing pull off. .
Like in 1997 when Richard Sklar, or better known as Richie Fingers, admitted to fixing over 1,000 races. The trouble for Richie began in "mid "97 when Richard Pfau was implicated in a race fixing scandal. Pfau told authorities that he"d taken $2,100 from Sklar for slowing his horse in a race at the Los Alamitos race track. When the authorities confronted Sklar he immediately admitted to fixing the scores of races in California from 1983 up to 1995. He named the top jockey at that time, Ron Hansen, as one of his clients. Ron Hansen's decomposed body later turned up under a bridge in San Mateo, California. The California Horse Racing Board tried to maintain skepticism in an effort to keep the bettors betting. The California Horse Racing Board had Sklar charged with fixing just 3 races. And after the betting records were checked, Sklar was only to pay $5000. Richard Sklar characterized race fixing as widespread and easy to pull off. Because the average California racing purse is $3000, the winning driver will only get about $75. So Sklar would offer the racers $500 to make their horses go dead, or hold them back. .
Another instance where things went wrong is with Chris Antley. In 2000 he was one of the best jockeys in the world, with 3480 wins to his name. Two of which were Kentucky derby wins. Antley was also a recovering drug addict. Antley met a man named Timothy Tyler when he was in rehab, Tyler was also Antley's houseguest and they often fought over money. Tyler told the police that Antley had threatened to kill his wife.
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