coupling rules Kentucky

[VigorsTheGrey]

Dream Dancing and La Coronel raced uncoupled at Keeneland on 4-13-17. Today, they race coupled at Churchill Downs...what explains this...?

[therussmeister]

It could be in Kentucky each track has the option but is not required to allow horses with common ownership to run uncoupled, or it could be a change in ownership now requires coupling.

[EasyGoer89]

La colonel was entered In another race so If they uncouple and colonel scratches out of this spot, it leaves a blank betting slot, maybe they wanted a continuous 12 vs a 13 horse field w a blank spot.

[johnhannibalsmith]

Probably just a matter of stews/racing secretary having the discretion to eliminate coupling of common ownership in 'paid-in' or stakes races and one track in the state preferring to take advantage of it and add a betting interest and the other track just leaving them coupled as they would be in an ordinary race.