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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
I once ran a horse barefoot behind on the grass at Gulfstream. We discovered that the blacksmith had changed the back shoes on the horse and got confused and thought that horse was running on the dirt and put shoes with toe grabs on behind. The stewards let me pull the shoes in the holding barn, they announced the change and the horse ran really well (2nd). Better than he had. When I took him to Belmont for his next start the stewards would not let me run without the hind shoes.
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hmm,
good information.
I was playing Belmont one time earlier this year.
McLaughlin(I think that was the trainer) had a filly that was light years faster than the other horses in the short field.
anyway, she was acting up and they could only get like 3 shoes I think.
so the stewards scratched her and let her run for purse money only.
Im at Lone Star just watching on the monitors and did not have any audio.
it said SCR next to her name, so I adjusted my play.
thought she was not running.
then I watch her win for fun.
maybe shoes are overrated.
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