If it's true (which I don't believe {especially since it's April fools}) it's a terrible idea. Not only would it be easy to manipulate, but it would be very bad for the horses. Let's say in a race there were two horses that clearly have no chance to run in the money in mid stretch they would still have to be driven for mutual purposes. That's kind of crazy. You would think that jocks would also be a little more hesitant to pull horses up too in scenarios where they think something wrong.
We all talk/care about the horses and their health, this would definitely not be good for the horses or the game. Think about the fallout from Eight Bells, and she was trying to win the Kentucky Derby. Clearly a bad idea, but I don't believe it anyway.
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Felix Unger talking to Oscar Madison: "Your horse could finish third by 20 lengths and they still pay you? And you have been losing money for all these years?!"
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