Las Vegas
As if bloated takeouts, the dwindling horse population and the threat of footing the bill for federal oversight of the sport were not enough, racing has found a new way to put one over on horseplayers. Actually, it is an old way.
When jockeys Katie Davis and Trevor McCarthy got married the week before Christmas, that led the New York State Gaming Commission to dust off a rule that came from a time when we dreamed that it’s gonna make it that much better when we can say good night and stay together.
Rule 4025.10 (f) says “all horses trained or ridden by a spouse, parent, issue (“issue”?) or member of a jockey’s household shall be coupled in the betting with any horse ridden by such a jockey.”