I keep seeing suggestions that the creators of the shows should judge the winner, so I will have to state from the beginning that this will NOT happen
Why? It is simple. If I did that, then the whole idea of the game would be flushed down the toilet.
The game does NOT pick the winners randomly. Do you really think that the same horses are so extremely lucky that they always win?
Winners are decided not by fate, but by a series of factors which by the way, are described in FAQ.
Tack, horse specialization, skill points assignment, horse level, player level, these are the factors that decide who wins, the luck factor is almost zero if you compare it with the others. So that is why the winners of the shows will not be based on subjective judgment (read YOU).
If players get to judge the winners, then what is the point of having good tack, specialization, skill points and so on?