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Originally Posted by ZippyChippy423
We have all seen and heard it before. Horse breaks through gate prior to start almost always loses the race. It’s true and factual.....well statistically it happens about 92% of the time. Why if you are the owner or trainer would you want that horse to run after a gate break? Are the starter or vet only allowed to make that call?
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We have to be careful how we use the statistics here. If that 92% lose rate is correct we have to compare it to the lose rate for all horses which depending on the size of the field, is somewhere in the 90%s so the impact value of these horses is probably not statistically significant. Of course if the horse has injured itself the vet will scratch it. Otherwise, there is no reason why the horse must be scratched.
