Bad Post and late race scratches

[Locked in with pace]

8 eight-hole scratch rule is used by many—discussions submitted to have universal rulings on repeated abusers of scratching horses.

[Harness racer]

All for it!   

[sidetracker]

For a brief time a while back, some tracks had a rule which was, whatever post position you scratched from, you were assigned that post before the draw the next time that horse raced. Anyone know what happened to that logical rule?

[firhill]

For a brief time a while back, some tracks had a rule which was, whatever post position you scratched from, you were assigned that post before the draw the next time that horse raced. Anyone know what happened to that logical rule?

Still applies to all 1/2 tracks in Ontario, if you scratch from the outside post.