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Originally Posted by Big Peps
I just don't see why every breakdown seems to go back to the trainer and said owner for using that trainer. Some horses can come out of races and be ready to run quicker than others, just seems crazy that if a claimed horse breaks down, it's always the trainer's fault for running back to quickly or they should have known and then the owner's fault for employing said trainer. It's a bit much and really a shotgun approach.
It happens and is extremely unfortunate.
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Can't disagree with you there but significant drops can also just be a shot by owner/ trainer to win a race and to also mitigate losses. There is a place for that in the game as well. It will happen, but I agree that when it does happen those that claim said horses are always a bit leary.
Can also happen at the smaller tracks like a Finger Lakes when running a decent turf horse on dirt which isn't said horses preferred surface towards the end of the meet, say November December time frame. Your left with a decision on what to do with that turf horse, ship down South for the winter, lay up for the winter, or drop on the dirt and try to win a race, earn the money and then lay up until spring and pay for lay up with the purse earnings. You play to win the game within reason