I spoke with a few former horse trainers over the past few years and I have come to the conclusion regarding the amounts of loot it will take to get a horse "off the board".....Small tbred and harness tracks $300......large harness and tbred tracks $500-1000......sounds incredible but its all business....In many cases the trainer will just flat out tell the jock/driver he would like to "race easy today...we'll "test" him next week..In other words stiff today ..we go next time"..The jock/driver gets the picture....Famous move in harness racing..with 2/5 ....1/5 shot..Drive for second and cash the exacta for $600..straight..may take 4 or 5 bets @3k total..cash for 8k- 12k....There were several drivers in NY that made their living this way...None the wiser...lol.