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Originally Posted by jms62
So we again have to deal with virtually unbettable Graded stakes this Saturday as both Graded stakes have 5 starters (not counting the jumpers). Steps have to be taken in order to avoid this. How about cancelling the races if we can't get at least seven starters. Crazy maybe but my thinking is that trainers and owners would not want to miss a shot at a purse and would be incented to enter. A quid pro quo so to speak in order to avoid leaving money on the table... I'm sure I'll get flamed and am open to hearing better ideas.
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The problem with this suggestion is that the races only get four or five entries as it is because trainers and owners already are passing up shots at the purses. Take the Brooklyn tomorrow. What good would it do to tell some owners that are not entered that u are cancelling the race? They wouldn't be missing a shot at anything cause they already passed the race.
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