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Old 06-19-2017, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind View Post
I think you are misconstruing Mig's comments. What he said, essentially, was that he believed that the Stewards would not take the horse down, and explained why he felt that way. I basically agreed with him.

I believe a horse should be taken down for that, but the Stewards have allowed that kind of behavior, and a jockey's responsibility is to do what he or she is legally allowed to do in order to win a race. I am not at all surprised the result stood, and actually think it is consistent with the decisions our Stewards make. Whether you or I agree with them is a completely different conversation.
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Originally Posted by knickslions2 View Post
I agree that consistent rulings are really all we can ask for and New York tracks seem to be best at that.
At the end of the day, as bettors this is all we can ask and hope for. Going forward, I have a feeling that this race will be the measuring stick for any type of herding infraction/DQ because this one really had to toe the line.
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