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Originally Posted by Denny
PA,
On what grounds are all the other starters allowed to be scratched?
It makes for a mockery.
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On what grounds can you force a horse to run if the trainer meets all the rules regarding scratching (which they obviously did or they wouldn't have been allowed to scratch)?
It's just an unfortunate outcome...there have been 2-horse races before due to scratches...wasn't it an off-the-turf race? Off-the-turfers almost always have tons of scratches as nobody is going to force a horse (especially his connections) to run on the dirt when they don't like the surface.
You've been at this game quite a while...I know you know all this stuff.