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Old 02-24-2015, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by v j stauffer View Post
Of course they control the horses actions. They are held accountable in film review.

What if they do their very best to control yet their horse doesn't respond and still fouls another horse? Should the stewards leave the result alone just because the jockey gave his best effort?

I know this is hard to grasp for the average horseplayer. I had to learn it myself. To separate.

However, that's the way it works.
Unfortunately that's too late for the bettors and their money. That's horrible actually.
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