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Originally Posted by highnote

What is so difficult about starting the race once all the wagers have been received?

Originally Posted by jay68802

From 2016 on when to stop the betting.

COMMISSIONER AUERBACH: No. I was saying the whole idea is not logical because you can -- if you think you can close it off 5, 10, 15 seconds before and you have any kind of delay, and this is horse racing, so you’re guaranteed to have something happen that you didn’t anticipate, then you arbitrarily cut your handle for no reason. I mean, because if it’s -- if, you know, if something happens in the gate, if things are happening -- COMMISSIONER KRIKORIAN: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER AUERBACH: -- you still want people to wager. It’s, you know --
COMMISSIONER KRIKORIAN: You could have a horse come out of the gate or --
COMMISSIONER AUERBACH: Yeah. And it happens all the time. So cutting it off with so many seconds you can --
CHAIRMAN CHOPER: Well, I know. I just -- I agree.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BAEDEKER: That was what --
CHAIRMAN CHOPER: I agree.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BAEDEKER: -- happened before.
COMMISSIONER AUERBACH: Yeah. You can’t do that.
CHAIRMAN WINNER: Yeah. I mean, you’re just --
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BAEDEKER: If the horse got scratched --
CHAIRMAN WINNER: -- .you’re cutting handle. You’re just cutting the handle
COMMISSIONER AUERBACH: You’re cutting your handle, correct.
CHAIRMAN WINNER: Right.

That is the difficulty.