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Originally Posted by the_fat_man
The problem, actually, is that no one really knows whether PC was fouled enough to warrant a DQ as THERE IS NO DIRECT HEADON SHOT of the race.
The rear shot, shown during the inquiry, clearly showed that BR came in SIGNIFICANTLY.
Here's what I think:
1) if a track doesn't have the technology in the proper position then they should not be DQing anyone; everything should be allowed
2) a steward needs to be aware of exactly what costs a horse a race; being knocked off a particular lead because of an incident, late in a drive, is enough, in most cases, to get a horse beaten by 1/2 length. a horse causing another horse to have to alter stride (change leads) should be taken down.
From the headon, it appears that PC was knocked off stride (from righty to lefty). And BR was coming in badly enough to where Castellano had to jerk her from righty to lefty lead to get her off.
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This is where I think they fail. They don't seem to agree on what costs a horse a placing (not necessarily JUST the whole race).
I still am smarting from Monday's DQ, and decided not to play today because of it.