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You would think the drivers would stick together on this issue of pace related fines.That race the purse was $13,000.00Winner's share $6500Driver/trainer split $650So the driver earns $325 for his winning drive.Then the stewards take away $200 for violating an unwritten rule for slow fractions based on class. That's a loss of 61% of their earnings for driving the way Yannick drives in every race he has ever driven. The stewards should be forced to list the expected fractions for every class of race they write!That way every horseman is aware of what is expected if you choose to leave and set the pace.Also every fan will then expect the stewards to penalize every driver who violates these expected fractions.No more gray areas. No more selective enforcement. One would think Howard Taylor could have a field day against this rule. For many years, there was a slow quarter rule in the USTA rule book. Because the judges rarely enforced it, it was removed!
The Master is right on this one.That's why yonkers sucks.When horses that can pace in 53 go a second quarter in 30 like they do in most races,horses in the back are eliminated mathematically because of the speed they would have to go to gain ground.Like pace 24 second quarters ?
LIKE YOU LOSERS THINK YOU KNOW HOW TO SAVE ANY FUCKING THING. YOU BASTARDS HAVENT A CLUE. GET RID OF THE PASSING LANE, SLANT THE GATE,MAKE THE LEADER GO FAST. HOW ABOUT CHANGING THE WAY YOU HANDICAP A RACE? BET THE FRONT RUNNERS. NAH THAT MAKES TOO MUCH FUCKING SENSE, AND MOST OF YOU IDIOTS SPENT YOUR SENSE ON 10 CENT SUPERS
This is just one of those answers that proves you have no clue! Owners and trainers don't want their horses sacrificed with insane moves because the leader is trying to gain an unfair advantage! It is the judges responsibility to insure that every race is contested fairly and when betting interests are mathematically out of a race before the half it is extremely counter productive! I have been told that in Canada, when a driver is guilty of excessively backing down the half, the judges just take his 5% check! There should be a formula for an automatic penalty. For example, if there is more than 11 lengths between the first and second quarters the offenderis fined!