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Originally Posted by helicopter11
I don't think the blame, if any, should be directed towards the trainer. He was well within the rules to scratch when he pleased. He has no obligation to the bettor.
The track, however, should have placed a deadline before the start of the exotics for trainers to scratch their horses. Any scratch after that deadline would only be a vet scratch.
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The standard is a fixed time for regular races and one hour before stakes races. Such a rule is not unreasonable, but likely was created before all the superexotics came into play. A review of such rules is not unreasonable.