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Originally Posted by Tom
I doubt a responsible steward would over-ride a vet's advice to scratch a horse.
Finger Lakes super horse Fio Rito broke through the gate at Saratoga in the 80s.
They put him back in and he won the Whitney wire to wire.
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I was at Saratoga that day, Asst. Starter had a good hold on him, ran about 5 yards out of the gate with the starter hanging on. I kept waiting for him to stop, I bet the horse that finished second, Winters Tale i think. Bahhhh !!
