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Originally Posted by eurobounce
I dont think they should start like Standardbreds. Maybe if the starting gate was somehow safer then I would be for it.
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I've never been near or in a starting gate, although I figure that the ones at the major tracks have plenty of padding in them.
You're right though. I hate it when a horse rears or flips in the starting gate.
I have a question: Why is it that the fillies always seem to be worse than the colts in the starting gates? I work around youngsters all of the time and have never figured that out. I will admit that fillies always tend to be more sensitive than the colts though. Perhaps fillies are just more tempermental overall.