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What Happens When There Are Scratches?

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What Happens When There Are Scratches?

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We try to get updated selections on the web site after the day’s scratches are announced, as there may be changes in the overall order. However, we are not able to guarantee that updated selections will be available for every track on every day. East coast track versions with scratches are generally available before first post, between 11:30 and 12:30 Eastern time. Generally, there are not significant changes in the order of selections unless there are wholesale scratches or a significant speed or pace presence leaves the race. The speed and pace figures are normalized to 0 for the horse who has demonstrated the fastest speed or pace per category. Should one of these entrants scratch, the next fastest horse in that category would be assigned a 0, and the other horses values increased by that amount. For example, you’ll regularly see races where the early pace leader is 10 points or more faster than the remaining horses, but 6-8 points slower on speed. This is generally interpreted as a

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