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To all the other owners that paid the staking fees or would have supplemented when supplemental payment was due. ABSOLUTELY NO WAY should this ever be considered. Pay to play, or pack up and go home.
I'm not against charging a supplement fee. But make it reasonable. If it were like $25k that horse would be racing!
This is another example of where harness racing has it wrong. Fans want to see the best horses in the top races. Another reason harness racing cannot support itself without government handouts.
Maybe the 2 x a year live attendee want to see the “top” horse but in so many cases the big buildup brings in a larger crowd and the the “Big Gun” gets beat. Previous race Speed is not everything . Look at last weeks open at Mlands. World record horse get beat by longest shot on the board and many loved it. I did at $50+$
That is why racing has lost most of its fans and has to depend on government handouts to even exist.
Handouts have nothing to do with stakes races especially classic ones like this. These races are for the breeders and owners first. Most of them do not want a gelding to win a race like this. They want a stud for the resume. Ask breeders like Diamond Creek.