It seems the current crop of drivers have an issue with trying for better placements on long shots vs. those from the 20th century! Looking over charts and having them drive my horses, there is a definite lack of effort by the drivers when they are not on the favorites or low odds horses, to the point they just take rides around the track not caring about the owners supporting the tracks and paying the bills! In races, especially stakes races, why not try for a 3rd, 4th or 5th place finish instead of sitting in the back like a statue in the sulky? Walter Case jr. tried with favorites AND long shots and so did Ron Pierce. This crop could not care less!
