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Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985
Will you please explain herding.
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An intentional attempt to not run in a straight path in the lane in order to take the path of another horse and prevent it from challenging. In other words, gaining an UNFAIR advantage.
I was shocked that the NYRA stewards took a horse down for drifting the other day. It was so mild compared to some of the blatant and dangerous herding by Castellano over the past few years, that I had to do a double take and make sure I was watching NYRA racing.
Castellano on the east coast and Chantal on the west coast (when she rides there) are presently the top herders in the game. Interestingly, however, she does very little herding up at WO. It's all about the stewards, after all.