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Originally Posted by ranger5830
I have always felt that any time a horse breaks through the gate, it should be an automatic scratch. Not only does it protect the horse, it also protects the people who bet on it as horses that break through the gate almost universally run poorly. I know nobody likes to see their horse scratched but it would be the right thing to do. I remember watching that preakness on tv and I knew at the very least that Barbaro wouldn't run well or might DNF.
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I've seen horses break thru the gate and then win the race. barbaro is the exception, not the rule.
this is a depressing thread.