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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
He was a big favorite and certainly the horse to beat.
Look, we always want these things to play themselves out, but the cancellation was dramatically in your best interests. The other three races were coming off the turf ( you KNOW the riders weren't riding on the turf ) and they would have become " all " races for Pick-6 purposes.
The truth is, whether they know it or admit it, the fans benefited from the cancellation....and NYRA lost money. The Pick-4 would have become a Pick-1 with a 25% takeout. People could easily have been confused in any number of ways involving races being " all " races or simply not realizing they were off the turf.
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Hey I don't want to see anyone get bbq'd in the starting gate, not even Gomez, or hurt. They did what was right. I'm not arguing that one bit. I just wish the rain could have held off. I just knew ward had to be crippled in the first leg and really thought that Pet would get loose in the mud in the 2nd leg. Whenever you get a start like that knocking off a post time fave who also had added money on him, andthen get the 4th choice out of 6 horses home also knocking off a fave with added late scratch money on her, you really feel good with 48 multiples still left on your ticket. Happens, what can you do?