Servant of the Tote Pens an Open letter to Vee Moodley

Mini Tycoon wrote: It's interesting that we go from a "hard-done-by owner" to how to squeeze the punter.

Grape Vine, lamenting the fact that his horse has been hard done by and pointing out how it should be earning more by virtue of the fact that it's often in the placings and therefore generates income above it's weight by attracting extra turnover (Do I hear an AMEN?).

The suggested solution for Grape Vine's struggle, so far, is to implement strategies to "force" a bigger spend out of the punter. And from Messrs Mac/Foux no less. Whats the word we looking for again..."ironic" maybe?

Anyway, looking for relief from a dividend king like Vee is a double irony. If we don't somehow squeeze the punter, then appearance money or increased stakes would come from the pot that pays the profit to share dividends, not so? I mean, you can't ask Vee, he's a share holder, he works for the shareholders and his duty is to the share holders. (Do I hear a "DAMN RIGHT!")

So the answer is simple. Grape Vine, if you want more money take your 200k earnings and buy shares not horses.