Equipment changes

[daily_double]

What happens when a trainer declares equipment changes for a horse and the horse is scratched for that day, after the changes are made public at the track ? I mean, like the next time the horse is entered do these equipment changes stay in affect ? Would they have to be announced to the public again ?

[Parked]

I would guess 80% of equipment changes are not reported. Just the very visible ones.  Shoes off , add or take off trotting hopples, head poles ..
Not reported, hopple length, ( have you ever noted a change in length of trotting hopples ?) , bits, and such.   

[MCR]

My trainer never reports just like the vast majority

[LWC]

Depends.  What were the changes? Could be "add headpole/murphy/gaiting" because the horse was sore and running in/out and ended up scratched after warming up. In which case, take notes. His card would list latest equipment as of last start--whether startd or not. It may or may not be announced.

Hardly anyone checks shoes anymore. And most don't report changes. I only report changes if its obvious on equipment check-- and our track MAYBE measures hobbles once a month. And sometimes things get changed after warming up after equipment has already been checked. I've added/removed, hoods, pops, poles, pulled shoes, hobbles in/out all without mentioning it.

[Superfecta]

Needle added. 

[Open bridle]

Betting tip for everyone involving broken equipment. I read a long time ago to bet horses when you see (BE) last time out. I must agree after years of betting it seems to works a lot of the time.

[Superfecta]

Betting tip for everyone involving broken equipment. I read a long time ago to bet horses when you see (BE) last time out. I must agree after years of betting it seems to works a lot of the time.

Is the equipment broken intentionally or just a bad outing due to it being broken ?

[Open bridle]

Is the equipment broken intentionally or just a bad outing due to it being broken ?

Supposedly the logic behind this is the equipment is  somehow  limiting the horses performance. Eventually the equipment breaks which gives the horse the ability to race faster when adjusted properly. I would guess at least 75% of the time the horses performance improves based on my observation.