Todd has become the tail that wags the dog in this game. He stuttered about the TB Derby and GP hopped in to create a nonsense race. No one in their right mind would face Mo for so little money, especially UNGRADED money. He gets a public work, scheduled and paid foressentially as a backup plan. Other trainers who might be looking at the two options have to weigh decisions based on how they feel about running second and for how much money.
It becomes a self fulfilling prophesy when Todd (or any trainer) controls so many horses within a division (whether it's 3yo colts or NW2X allowance fillies) because Todd can get racing offices to change conditions and dates of races and add races to satisfy his barn.
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RIP Monroe.
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