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I made a point last night of consulting two state vets and two stewards, and each concurred that a workout longer than a mandated 4 furlongs would (and indeed HAS} sufficed under their respective dominions. Each responded that of COURSE common sense supersedes the exact wording of that particular rule. One of them apparently applies an EXTREMELY lenient policy of requiring roughly 13 seconds per 220, another makes allowances for "cuppy" footing, while a third acted like I was an idiot for even questioning whether a longer drill than rules mandate would be acceptable.
Want ten MORE examples of racing rules that get (wisely) bent or outright circumvented on a daily basis in the production of horse races?
I could expound much, much further on these matters, but promised my son a fine dinner out..LOL.
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