Mullins Apologizes
“I said things I didn’t mean and shouldn’t have said,” trainer Jeff Mullins said in a TVG interview on Sunday night. “Believe me, I’d take them back if I could. I didn’t mean to offend anybody.” Thank you, Mr. Mullins. Let’s put the affair behind us now. (LA Times)
Comment: I’ve been surprised by the vociferous reaction to Mullins’ remarks about bettors being “idiots” and “addicts.” Had D.G. Van Clief or Frank Stronach said such things, I’d understand the outcry. Had Mullins said these things in a horsemen’s meeting and all the other trainers around him nodded in agreement, I’d probably be offended. But all the outrage of the past week over the angry words of one trainer who’s seen his win percentage fall from 30% to 9% in the wake of a positive milkshake test seems out of proportion. This was something to laugh at and dismiss — not to get into an uproar over.
