NYRA scratch rules (Saratoga - Race 3)
DiscreetCat
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I had a play today on part of an entry (#1A Brave Victory). With about 1 minute to post, they scratched her entrymate (#1 Golden Jungle), which didn't bother me in the lesat because my play was all about Brave Victory. But then, it was announced that Brave Victory was running for "purse money only". For wagering purposes, she was considered a scratch.
In roughly 15 years of betting horses, this has never happened to me before. Since when do both halves of an entry get scratched (for wagering purposes) when only one of the horses is actually scratched? Is this some kind of new rule? Does it have to do with the timing of the scratch? Exactly what happened here? Whatever it was, i'm guessing it's exclusive to NYRA, but who knows. Any help would be appreciated.
PS - I ended up saving money, as Brave Victory ran second by a half-length to the Kirian McLaughlin firster Regal Ransom. Incidentally, Regal Ransom was 2/1 before the scratch, then dropped to even-money afterwards (the Brave Victory entry had been 9/5). I'm guessing anyone who had bet Regal Ransom felt like they were getting screwed also. They only had a minute or two to cancel their tickets after the odds were cut in half. Real fair to the customers.
In roughly 15 years of betting horses, this has never happened to me before. Since when do both halves of an entry get scratched (for wagering purposes) when only one of the horses is actually scratched? Is this some kind of new rule? Does it have to do with the timing of the scratch? Exactly what happened here? Whatever it was, i'm guessing it's exclusive to NYRA, but who knows. Any help would be appreciated.
PS - I ended up saving money, as Brave Victory ran second by a half-length to the Kirian McLaughlin firster Regal Ransom. Incidentally, Regal Ransom was 2/1 before the scratch, then dropped to even-money afterwards (the Brave Victory entry had been 9/5). I'm guessing anyone who had bet Regal Ransom felt like they were getting screwed also. They only had a minute or two to cancel their tickets after the odds were cut in half. Real fair to the customers.
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With regrd to it happening the other way around, you're right, i definitely would NOT have wanted the 1. Double-edged sword, i guess. Most of the time however, it would only be a problem when you pre-bet.