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Originally Posted by Monarchos1
If the track is privately owned, it can establish its own rules, just as those tracks that banned the jockeys a couple of years ago did. As far as the Suffolk trainers, one would think they would thoroughly evaluate any potential "homes" since they were aware of the track's policy. I can't cut them any slack under the circumstances. And the blame here really goes to Suffolk for reneging on the hard stance they took.
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No one said that Suffolk cant set whatever rules it wants. but the rule was poorly constructed and fraught with trouble. If you cant see beyond your rage against horse slaughter to see that this zero tolerance rule is really flawed you are part of the problem, not the solution. How exactly do you throughly evaluate a potential home? I have never sent a horse to slaughter nor will I however I could wind up in a similar situation to these guys simply by being misled. Does that mean I deserve to get banned too? Try actually finding someone to take an unwanted horse, especially one that may not be sound or able to be retrained. The track should put up the money to take the unwanted horses off the trainers and owners hands if they want to do something constructive not put in place flawed, PR fueled rules.