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Originally Posted by Tom
Great plan - reward failure.
Off the board can now be a career path.
Do the bettors get a percentage back when their horse finishes out?
This may add to the fields, but do you really think it will add horses ready to fire and meant to win?
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That's the other side of the coin. But I don't think it will be a problem. The cost of owning and racing thoroughbreds is so high, and especially now that, on average, horse's don't race as often as they used to. Consequently, any idea of not trying to win is nuts and doesn't make sense. Trainers who don't win end up in another profession. And owners don't buy racehorses and then tell the trainers and jockeys, "Please don't try to win the race, I prefer to lose as much money as I possibly can, as fast as I can, and I don't like watching my horses win."
