Gay Future was the racehorse at the centre of an attempted coup by an Irish betting syndicate in Great Britain in 1974. The plot involved a Scottish trainer named Antony Collins initially presenting a poorly-performing horse at his stables as if it were the real "Gay Future". This lowered the expectations of reviewers, and hence raised the betting odds on offer, when the real horse was entered in a race at Cartmel in Cumbria. Wikipedia
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By Dan Buckley ALLEGATIONS of corruption in horse racing are just another twist in a long line of scandals which have blighted the sport. archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2004/09/02/story269069470.asp
BBC Sport Online investigates 30 years of prison sentences, dawn raids and illegal betting coups in the Sport of Kings. news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/229540...
