Derby/Oaks install Also-Eligible system!

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Originally Posted by Danzig

if the one scratches, and the ae got that, it's not a reward. matter of fact, if the one scratches, i'd imagine the owner and trainer of the two would howl if they got moved in. seems to me that just giving the ae the scratched horses post would have the least impact on other runners. some choose their place for a reason, and wouldn't appreciate losing it due to a scratch.

What if the 4-8-10 scratches??? Also I may be wrong but I thought they were getting away from Choosing a post

Here are the post positions and the number of wins since 1900:

1 – 12
2 – 9
3 – 8
4 – 10
5 – 12
6 – 6
7 – 8
8 – 10
9 – 4
10 – 10
11 – 3
12 – 3
13 – 4
14 – 2
15 – 3
16 – 3
17 – 0
18 – 1
19 – 0
20 - 2


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