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Originally Posted by Andy Asaro

Maybe at a half mile oval but I can't think of anyone on a major circuit stating that they're scratching because of post position 9



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While this wasn't at a major circuit, many years ago at PENN, post #9 was the kiss of death for over a year. I tracked it and if the horse I liked drew post #9 it was an automatic throw out. But trainers didn't scratch due to #9. And posts 10, 11, and 12 ran in a normal range. Of course, this was back when you often had 10-12 runners in a lot of races.