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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
lol everything in racing has drawn criticism. The idea that unfit or injured horses will suddenly start appearing in the entries because of 600 bonus is stupid and not related to reality
- While i highly respect you as a horseman,, is it not possible that this will encourage some trainers/owners to enter more horses in races rather than a workout to get paid for it , while using the race as a work ?
What happened in NY had very little to do with purses or incentives in almost every case. It was simply random occurrence as most breakdown spats or lack thereof are. There was a bad year for breakdowns 10 or 11 years ago in NY with numbers exceeding last years with little to no purse raises/incentives or publicity. The chances that a sore horse can win because a purse is higher is laughably sad.
- . It might be that some are willing to take more of a chance to hit the board with enough of an incentive in cheap claiming races where it reqlly needs more of a rest but is entered ? Conjecturing here.
People who criticize how horsemen divvy up their money should buy a horse and get back to us. The idea that a horse running 5th or worse is due to "incompetence" as quoted in the story is exactly why we see fields scratched down to 5 all the time.
] Maybe we can call this dirtying up a horses form ? and not incompetence
That logic doesnt elude trainers who would rather not be labeled as incompetent for taking a shot in a race where they wont be one of the top 3 choices.
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??? I also reread the NJ breeders quote and his point as i read it, is that at least NJ breds are paid for accomplishing something in coming in 1,2,3 in open company while the new payment for 5th to last are paid for not being competitive but merely making it gate to wire in one piece .?