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Originally Posted by v j stauffer
Dilan, I was simply saying the reasoning behind the rules. As far as finding another rider for a Stake. Of course someone will be open. But that horse and rider have prepped as a team. Very damaging to the owner to force him to change when he did nothing wrong.
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Is there any statistical evidence that top horses are hurt by rider substitutions? We see lots of examples, 1955 Californian, 1989 BC Classic, 1996 Belmont, 2018 Pacific Classic- where it hasn't hurt one bit.
