nyra / gate crew

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by gales0678

How can this happen? the gate crew was flawless on Belmont Day from the races I saw when the whole world was watching , but, now on a sleepy sat afternoon we get one of these gate crew incidents again that affected the entire dynamic of the race.

How can this happen? Is that a joke? The starters have a problem you aren't taking into consideration... THEY'RE HOLDING A 1,200 POUND ANIMAL BY A STRAP OF LEATHER. What do you think the job is like? These aren't greyhounds being loaded into the box.

NYRA is the most generous racetrack operator in the country on declaring non-starters. It isn't even close.

The P4/P6 refund rules have been discussed ad nauseum. It's a difficult decision/situation. Refunding entire tickets is too large a negative impact on the pool. Offering a ticket with an alternate selection is a long term possiblility and requires support from the tote company. A conso is an option too I suppose.

I'm not sure what else you can do with this topic. If it's so odious, don't play the P4/P6 in states where they don't refund.