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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
You're correct....there is no conclusive evidence and I think it was a poor choice to DQ the horse.
The rest is conjecture, be it on your part, the stewards part, or mine.
There will, sadly, most likely be a worse call somewhere this week.
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There was a call in NY about 2-3 years ago that I could never figure out. It was a 2 horse race coming down the stretch. The winner sligtly came in on the runner-up but it was nothing major and he beat him by 2 lengths or so. The incident positively did not affect the order of finish. It would have been one thing if the horse who was slightly impeded ended up running 3rd. Then the stewards could have said that the winner may have cost the other horse 2nd place. But this was not the case. The horse who was slighlty fouled by the winner ran 2nd and the incident positively had no effect on the order of finish. I wish I could remember the race and the horses involved but I can't. Can you remember that race from my description? It was definiely one of the worst calls ever.