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Old 12-28-2012, 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by DaTruth View Post
As I reflected on races that I thought had suspicious outcomes, it occurred to me that most of the instances happened on closing days at meets. One example that sticks out occurred at FG over 10 years ago. It was a turf race and as the field ran the final quarter, you would have thought the race had just began and nobody wanted the lead. There was zero urging and outright restraint by several jockeys as their mounts tugged them to the lead in the final furling. Lo and behold they were all caught at the wire. Even though I cashed on the race, I still recognized the race was a farce.
I don't care what anyone says, this has to be considered a late nominee in the "Redboard of the Year" category. That is creativity at its finest.
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