| biggestal99 |
08-28-2018 02:53 PM |
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Originally Posted by v j stauffer
(Post 2361092)
We stopped putting "re-entered" as a scratch reason in CA. because many people made the same mistake you did.
Just as a side handicapping note. Be careful to when you see a horse was a "VET" scratch. Sometimes people see that and instantly think the horse may have been unsound. Not always the case. Far from it in fact.
VET scratches can be for a slight temp, not eating up, or frankly if a trainer just doesn't feel like running and doesn't want to deal with the stewards. Yes a VET scratch like that will put you on the list. But it's usually between 5 & 10 days. No big deal. I've seen a hundred times a horse is listed as scratched by the VET and that same horse works the following morning in 59-HG.
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as an owner, I have had both instances.
VET scratch--once the entries came out, our horse was way overclassed.
so the old VET scratch with a major case of 'dipsydoodleitis'. Funny how it cleared up quickly in two weeks and was re-entered in a better spot.
re-entered scratch---we were looking for a nice claiming spot but none can came out in like 10 days, Trainer reluctantly entered in an also ran allowance spot (our horse needed a race in the worst way). Okay the overnights come out 8 horse field and our horse was mid pack at best. But on the overnights they hung out an extra claimer on the turf. so we re-enter our horse in the claimer. extra goes. we scratch--reentered and she airs by 2 in the claimer at 5-1.
any time you see a re entered scratch take note.
Allan |
