Only Dumbrow could have gotten himself into this kind of fix. And only I could have gotten him out of it.
Like anyone with no horse sense at all, Dumbrow was a bettor and loved to go to the track. He made the usual bets based on tips, names, track conditions...all the things that keep racetracks in the black. But he also made side bets all the time with his circle of fellow gamblers.
This one time a strange bet came about because those fellows will bet on anything. In this case, two of the owners were arguing about the relative skills of their jockeys and decided to settle their disagreement with a bet of course.
But leave it to Dumbrow to come up with this idiotic idea for a race...that the winner would be the one whose horse lost! I guess he thought this would be more fun.
But you see the problem?
How can you have a race when you want your horse to lose? No one would leave the starting gate.
Luckily Dumbrow contacted me and I was able to come up with a way to actually run such a race.
What did I suggest?
Nano Solution_____________________________________________
“That they leave the track and settle for a nice game of bridge?”
“No, the answer was right there at the track. I told them run the race but to have their jockeys switch horses. That way you tell your own jockey to do what he always does...try to win the race. And if he does, on the other horse, then you win the bet!”
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