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Originally Posted by dilanesp
Stewards do a decent job. And I generally oppose DQ's at the start unless we are absolutely certain it eliminated a horse from contention. (Remember, lots of horses recover from trouble at the start.)
But we should get rid of the designated race rule- maybe we'd need a voter initiative or something in California because the racing commission is in thrall to the owners and jockeys who love the rule. No other sport says "the poor owner will be hurt because someone is suspended". Baseball just suspended the heck out of Fernando Tatis Jr. They didn't tell the Padres "we'll let you use them in big games anyway".
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Many well intentioned rules can be manipulated for personal gain. That happens often with this rule.
However, your analogy of the Padres doesn't resonate for me.
Some dedicated owners might go decades between chances at winning an important Stake.
Can see good arguments on both sides. I'd be inclined to NOT rescind the rule.
