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Originally Posted by monipenny
Actually the starter at Aqueduct screwed the pooch again with that race. Monies would have been refunded if Wabtoo had not hit the board. If he had not placed he was definitely declared a non-starter. This guy who replaced the most recent fired starter is certainly under enormous pressure, but come on. He almost got Mario Pino killed on Thursday when popping the gate to soon once again. Ny has to get a handle on this quick!!!
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Really? I'm not an expert on the rulings processes of the stewards (nor do I claim to understand some of their decisions), but taking into consideration where a horse finishes before deciding if its a non-starter doesn't seem right. If there was an error that could have cost the horse a win, isn't that enough? ( I understand that if a horse overcomes all obstacles and still wins, the results will likely stand, but anything else should be an automatic non-starter declaration, IMO) I think most of us understand that it's not a perfect system, but this just doesn't make sense to me.