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Originally Posted by parsixfarms
My understanding is that NYRA was considering a relaxation of the jail rules early this past winter, as a way to help with field size, but ultimately (and thankfully, in my opinion) decided against it. With all the focus on horse welfare, I was really surprised to see California alter its rule, so that only the winner of a claiming race is stuck in jail for 25 days (as opposed to 30 days in NY).
I'm not sure where it was implemented (California or Arkansas?), but one rule change that I would like to see implemented on a broader basis is one where a claiming horse off more than six months can run "protected" for the first start off the layoff (provided it is running within a certain percentage of the price it ran for before the layoff). The ability to at least get a crack at two purses might encourage more owners to provide a break to a horse that needs one.
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I don't have a problem with that rule. I think both states you mention have it.