By V. Lloyd Simpson,
Contributor
IN a recent article I attempted to bring to the attention of the various agencies of the country's horseracing product, the litany of injustices and inequities which are operating against the right of the family of turfites to participate in the industry without discrimination as an interest-group.
And I am delighted to bring to the attention of readers one instant result of my clamour on their behalf to end the tribulation of the 'win-dividend-only' rule.
It is the declaration of Track Price Plus Limited that under no sense of non-discriminatory, fair and equitable treatment could the company condone the atrocity of the rule. I quote the text of the Track Price Plus Ltd support below, which was published in the December 13 edition of Track & Pools.
"Whenever Caymanas Park declares a win dividend only, Track Price Plus Limited also pops a $10 place dividend on each horse in that race. Your accumulator and RTC bets remain "alive" until completed. Your selection does not have to win to get a place dividend."
I congratulate Track Price Plus Limited, one of the foremost bookmaking companies who take the trouble to treat the racing public with consideration and consumer -friendly respect.
It is my wish that other bookmaking companies will follow suit on grounds that all interest groups of the industry should share a level playing field; and especially CTL, to whom my first article was addressed, as the originators of the injustice, will take steps to restore two dividends to the public by sending a recommendation to the Betting Gaming & Lotteries Commission.
Continuing with reforms that should be put into effect by the promoting company (CTL) I turn to the Racing Pools Game and hope Karl Angell, the new racing manager, reads this second article. He can make his mark right off in respect of the mistreatment which I now cite, and also in respect of the needed recommendation in the 'win-dividend-only' tribulation, acting in concert with the CTL board and the company's CEO, Rose Campbell.
