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Originally Posted by ScottJ

As Andy Serling said on the live feed, the only way to change these lack-of-pace games is to force the trainers to file game plans with the stewards before the races are run. If the jockey is not able to execute, they are both called on the carpet in front of the stewards (just like the Hong Kong system) where fines and suspensions are doled out double fisted. In other words, the horses show up ready and are expected to perform.

While the Poker Stakes was one example, look at the internal fractions from today's fourth race on the turf at 1 1/16 miles : 26:2, 24:0, 23:1, 23:1 ... exactly how is a 1 1/16m race effectivelt reduced to a 4 1/2 furlong Charlestown Special?

This is nothing against you Scott but filing a game plan is an absurd idea. Maybe this is an opportunity for us as horseplayers to compile statistcs on jockeys and how they perform on speed horses in these situations.