about that 3 to 5 bursting through the gate

[richard burch]

Originally Posted by jnunan4759

I think it is very harmful on multiple fronts. To the horse, to the bettors and potentially to the jockeys. I'm in favor of if you break through the gate, you are out. I've seen too many bad things, the least of which is horses running badly at short odds (Pink LLoyd). The worst is Barbaro.

Barbaro was checked and cleared to race, he hurt his leg in the actual start, not the break thru....either way, sucks.