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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS
I've seen several VERY controversial DQ's involving bridgejumped horses over the last two years.
Someone bet over 150K to show Nicole's Dream in a small stake at Mountaineer. She won in hand by 8 or 9 in course record time but was DQ'd for a phantom call.
Proud Spell was DQ'd just last week. She needed only to beat two mediocre allowance horses.
Outcashem - who had won something like 12 races in a row - was DQ'd in a hapless starter allowance race at Timonium that led to blockbuster show payoffs.
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No show betting in the Proud Spell race.
Outcashem...again, the race was in a bull ring at a fair that runs for about a week. Who in their right mind would bridge jump in such a situation?
I didnt see the Nicole's dream race, but I believe what you say. Its mountaineer. I live near charlestown and stuff like that happens all the time at smaller tracks (although they tend to swallow the whistle a little more at charlestown).
Again, im not saying one should make a living bridge jumping. Im just saying, they can be pretty darn good bets if you pick your spots.