You're right
They may not get rich not running, but if you stand to lose a daybill horse by running a lot of guys will not run.
Just hypothetically if a trainer can put 10 bucks in his pocket per head, per day, and he/she has 15 horses..... Figure that trainer makes 150 a day, 1050 a week. Certainly not gonna get rich, but it may provide a motivation for not running as opposed to running and losing one.
I have seen that often
a small trainer has to set them up to gamble, or make some profit on daybill, or it's a pretty tough gig
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