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6. Petitioner's Reliance on Others
Petitioner used professional trainers, veterinarians, horse
farms, breeders, auctioneers, and jockeys. Petitioner hired four
to nine trainers each year from 1985 to 1993. The trainers cared
for, fed, and trained the horses.
Petitioner called the trainers on the telephone, sometimes
once a week, sometimes once or twice a day. Petitioner talked to
his trainers about which horses to race and which horses to
train. He asked their opinion, and if it sounded logical he told
them to go ahead.
Petitioner did not require his horse trainers to submit
plans of operations or reports. The only written reports that
the trainers submitted to petitioner were notes they occasionally
made on their invoices. For example, trainer George Handy made
the following note on his May 1992 invoice:
Hi Louie.
Colts are progressing ok., Morgan Rd seems to learn
much faster than Go Go Tiger, both are galloping 1 � each
day now.
Hope you don't mind my bill arriving early but I have
ran out of cash Flo + my Mortgage + Feed bills etc. are due
on the first of June so if you send my check in return mail
I would really appreciate it. Thank you.
Best Regards.
George
P.S. Thank you for our Vitamins. They are the Best.
Petitioner did not rely on a trainer or breeder when he
decided which horses to breed. He arranged for his mares to be
bred. Petitioner did not keep records regarding the performance
or race results of petitioner's trainers.
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