Oaklawn Feature
 

Chuck's horse, Richwood Silver is leading coming into the stretch. Suddenly, Borel pulls up the horse and looks back over his shoulder. Then the rest of the jocks start pulling up. Gate wasn't moved off the track. We do it right here in Arkansas!!!

thats the worst thing ive ever seen,,,,,,,,

Only slightly worse than when they started the race before the last horse moved forward to load earlier in the meet. I think Terry Wallace was the last person at the track to realize what was going on.

what the hell?!

Wow.

well when you have ahorse ready and is winning the race at a price it does not get much worse......

It's unbelievable.

That was Chuck's horse? That horse was gunna coast in...Wow....What was amazing is the announcer kept calling even after Borel was sticking his arm up trying to tell everyone.

from Oaklawn.com...

Race #9

Purse $35,000. For fillies three years old. Allowance. One mile and one-sixteenth.

The 9th race was declared a non-race due to a starting gate malfunction. Refunds will be made available on all applicable wagers.

* Appx Time: 5:11
* Off: 5:14

Unbelievable...

6-1 ? Chuck missed out on a 6-1 winner? Somebody's heat gun be going craaazzzyyy!!What's that 2k plus any bets he had .Chuck got cut for 3k minimum.....What don't kill ya make ya better? I don't know about that saying.

Would have to be.I think we at home could tell before this guy did.

Guess no one is listening to Chuck talk about it with me on ATR right now...

Maybe it was a tractor malfunction. I've never paid much attention to how they move the gates off the track, but I did notice last time I was there that there are 2 tractors. Don't know whether it takes both of them to move the gate or whether one is just in reserve in case the other one won't work. Seems like if that was the case, and they can move it with just one tractor, they would have. Can't imagine why Terry Wallace couldn't see all that from the top of the clubhouse?

If you fix the damn link, we could.Danzig you figure out the hoop to jump thru?

highlight where it says to listen live, right click, select copy address. Then open Windows Media Player, select file, Open URL, then paste.

Not working?

http://www.thoroughbredracingradione...ents&Itemid=35

error 2048-file is not a movie file........Been that way for a long time.Haven't heard show in quite some time due to it.

That works..thanks.

I have not had any issues with the internet link

wtf.."you're so vain" it's freakin 2008 ..Carly what?

Scuds, why you gotta bust his balls when **** like this happens? Alot of money got pissed away today because of a stupid f'n tractor.

Unbelievable. I had to get the school library to comment. Just sickening.

Not only leading, she was PULLING away, the only horse that was any danger was who I think was the 11 shooting up the rail, green silks, with the short stretch she holds.

I am a big believer that a bunch of hilarious **** happens as a test of testicular fortitude, this will all pay off when Chuck and Bob have a couple of stake winners in the barn....

Chuck,
Tough beat the filly opened up leaving the turn and was home free

Hey,I wouldn't wish it on anybody.Why you say I bustin' his balls?

Just in the way it came across "Chuck missed out on a 6/1 winner"

I don't know, pretty salty right now, that is all.....

SCAV,you would think in hillbilly country they would be better with tractors.I can't believe it was the tractor.

Do they still have library cards?

Not that it makes anyone feel better, but this has happened before, in fact 3 years ago at Gulfstream :
http://www.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=26028

That is pretty funny

She looked pretty good...

Where was the second tractor? NYRA always has a backup.

I'd say.

Diesel is too expensive for 2?

Gas is gotta be cheap in Hot Springs than here in NY ;)

I should have known something was wrong when they spelled my name wrong (ran out of room) in the DRF PPs last night..
bad omen

spelled the name wrong, wrong silks, forgot to move tractor...

details, details..

lucky Calvin showed up to ride

he is the only one who gets paid...though the $80 bucks is a lot less than it could have been

i hadn't tried in a while...figured it was just my stinking dell. but i'll try pants' suggestion next time.

well, either that or finally get my satellite radio.

They used to use Clydesdales to move the gate when I first went to Oaklawn. Maybe they need to go back to that. Much more reliable than these new fangled thangs!! Gas is 319.9 in Hot Springs and 389.9 for diesel. Just out of curiosity, how much cheaper is it?