In the sixties, there was a trainer called John Meacock who (allegedly) entered his (utterly hopeless) horses at tracks long distances from his training base in order to maximise the (per mile) travel expenses paid to trainers at the time.
In the sixties, there was a trainer called John Meacock who (allegedly) entered his (utterly hopeless) horses at tracks long distances from his training base in order to maximise the (per mile) travel expenses paid to trainers at the time.