Gary Sharp 224 Report post Posted September 8, 2015 I'm wondering what a normal Start to Swab ratio is & when should I lay a complaint about it if I think that it's starting to look like the dog & the trainer are being targeted & picked on? The only reason I ask is because my lil girl has had 9 starts & been swabbed 4 times. Is that normal or should I look into it more? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GONSTA 1,148 Report post Posted September 8, 2015 How many wins has it had? Considering the stipes do a measly 6,7 swabs per meeting I'd say that is quite a lot, but if your not doing anything wrong I don't see why it would be a massive issue to you? I've seen a M.Roberts dog break 30 at wanganui and not get selected and also a McInerney dog that got smashed on the tote last minute and broke 17.05 at Addington and also wasn't selected, so I don't think they have much rationale behind their selections. We don't even swab all G1 finalists!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Sharp 224 Report post Posted September 8, 2015 How many wins has it had? Considering the stipes do a measly 6,7 swabs per meeting I'd say that is quite a lot, but if your not doing anything wrong I don't see why it would be a massive issue to you? I've seen a M.Roberts dog break 30 at wanganui and not get selected and also a McInerney dog that got smashed on the tote last minute and broke 17.05 at Addington and also wasn't selected, so I don't think they have much rationale behind their selections. We don't even swab all G1 finalists!! 7 wins, 1 second & 1 third. She has been running consist times & seems to be getting swabbed every 2 or 3 starts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmyb 277 Report post Posted September 8, 2015 Just for arguments sake. We will only use winners getting swab bed not random ones or performance related. If they swab 7 winners a meeting. 12 races. 58 % of the winners are swabbed 4 wins out of 7 is 57% ratio. Which I think is fair. I don't see them targeting you Gary or Wendy. Just the way it is. Maybe if the little girl stopped winning then you won't be swabbed. She's doing great. So just enjoy the success and don't worry bout the little things. Jabba2, Gary Sharp, GONSTA and 2 others 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Sharp 224 Report post Posted September 8, 2015 Just for arguments sake. We will only use winners getting swab bed not random ones or performance related. If they swab 7 winners a meeting. 12 races. 58 % of the winners are swabbed 4 wins out of 7 is 57% ratio. Which I think is fair. I don't see them targeting you Gary or Wendy. Just the way it is. Maybe if the little girl stopped winning then you won't be swabbed. She's doing great. So just enjoy the success and don't worry bout the little things. Was just wondering as a few people have asked us if we feel like we're getting picked on yet. Try telling Sally that cause she not listening to Wendy & me lol I'm enjoying it all & the main thing is she comes off the track safely & the cheques are just a bonus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modest mouse 469 Report post Posted September 8, 2015 Enjoy it Gary, as said above. Who cares, if you have nothing to hide. Give the girl a big smooch from us, She's doing you and Wendy so proud. alltheway!!! and Gary Sharp 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoKnows 791 Report post Posted September 9, 2015 My opinion is that every winner should be swabbed, makes me laugh when people complain about being swabbed, you just won the race, who cares, would you rather run down the track so you weren't swabbed? Although you will find that the smaller owner/trainer will generally be swabbed more than a big public trainer. Sometimes the same kennel can win 6-7 races on the same card and only 1 will be swabbed, the stipes seem to be of the opinion that the bigger kennels are cleaner than the rest, my opinion is the exact opposite is more likely to be true. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETSUN 100 Report post Posted September 9, 2015 Gary, I went through a period of about 6 months for which I had I think 109% of my "winners" swabbed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
