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Originally Posted by castaway01
It's to prevent betting scams where, say, the connections of a favored entry bets on all of the other logical contenders and then scratches the stronger part of their entry with 2 minutes to post, leaving his entry heavily bet with no chance of winning. Or, more likely, just to be fair to those who bet such an entry and don't want to be stuck with the "other" horse after a scratch. There is some logic to it.
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I'm doing this from memory, but doesn't a trainer only have until until two hours before the races start to scratch his horse? I think the only person who can scratch a horse at two minutes is the track vet.
