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Originally Posted by Dahoss
I’ve watched the race probably 30 times and I’m pretty confident in race watching abilities, so with all due respect I disagree on your take on how easy it’d be to re rally after having your momentum taken away at the most crucial part of the race.
Obviously we don’t agree which is cool. It’d be boring if everyone agreed, but I appreciate you explaining your side.
I maintain that a foul on a Monday is a foul in the Derby. Even if War of Will and Long Range Toddy were not going to win, they had legitimate shots at the exacta, tri or super and that was taken away when they were fouled by the winner. That has always been justification for a DQ. It maintains the integrity of the betting.
I hate to play the what if game but if War of Will goes down do people still not agree a DQ was warranted?
I understand the gripes of consistency and I’m sure I’ll be complaining about a DQ soon enough.
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So true. I enjoyed the conversation and certainly respect you and others who see the race differently. I've been a soccer referee for about 20 years (over 3000 matches) and you can imagine the senarios that we discuss. 100 referees watching the same incident and 50 going one way and 50 going the other. That's why I always respect someone else's view. Sometimes they win me over, sometimes they don't; and vice-versa.
I'm sure you are just as passionate about racing as I am. Wishful thinking to hope we could have 100% clean races, but like you said, that would make racing a bit boring. Cheers.