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Originally Posted by pgardn
I understand this. But has there ever been a thought of running two year olds in races that are not bet on? My problem is a good many two year olds are pushed in a race after their form has completely broken down because there is money on them and the finish line approaches. I have watched this.
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The truth is that when racing 2 year olds, financially it is more important to cull your horses that cant run instead of actually earning any money by racing them. Something like 11% of the purse money is for 2 year olds. It just makes the process too long and costly to be holding onto horses for 3 years before they have any chance to earn. The training expense will kill you.