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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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What if War of Will didn't try to bull his way through in the first place? Why do the people who are adamant about the DQ being the correct call refuse to even acknowledge that War of Will was unsettled and rank from the time they went into the clubhouse turn until he bulled his way out from behind Maximum Security and into the 18, 21 and 20 midway on the turn to begin with? Country House's "momentum" was actually impacted more by those bumps than anything Maximum Security did. Why is there no outrage that Tyler G's inability to settle War of Will for half a mile "could have" resulted in "carnage" in the same way they are outraged about Maximum Security's actions?