Richard contracts with Yuan to buy Yuan's house for $100,000 "unless my horse does not win the Kentucky Derby." This is a condition subsequent,or at least an attempted condition subsequent.Rephrase it as a condition precedent with the same effect.If you can do this,why does the law bother to distinguish conditions precedent from conditions subsequent?

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The Answer of Richard contracts with Yuan to buy Yuan's house for $100,000 "unless my horse does not win the Kentucky Derby." This is a condition subsequent,or at least an attempted condition subsequent.Rephrase it as a condition precedent with the same effect.If you can do this,why does the law bother to distinguish conditions precedent from conditions subsequent?

Richard Contracts with Yuan to Buy Yuan's House for $100,000