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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi
I think thorough, announced explainations are moot as the stewards' decisions I assume are final. The only reason to have written statements would be for owners and trainers that want to appeal the stewards' rulings in court (eg the '90 Del Mar Derby). In those cases, even if the rulings are overturned, the bettors aren't compensated retroactively just as they aren't when a horse tests positive for a medication violation in post-race testing.
Not ideal for the bettors anyway you slice it, but at least the silver lining would be less noise coming from the public address system.
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I never understand why bettors should be compensated retroactively unless the people who cashed initially are forced to pay back the money they collected.