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My understanding was always what Vic said. If the gate doesn't open with the others, that's the ball game. The horse is a non-starter.
But it looks like NY has a different rule that permits the horse to win.
Bear in mind, there's no truly fair rule here. After all, if the horse is a big longshot and gets up for second, a nonstarter ruling could result in bettors who used the horse in exotics being denied big payoffs, and second place money in a big stakes race, could be a lot.
So there's no perfect solution for this. It's just a risk of racing horses.
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