Saratoga 5th - No DQ?

[Heels1989]

How in the world do they not take down the 2 - Pelican Lake?

It was better for me that he stayed up, but damn, that seemed pretty obvious.

[randallscott35]

B/c Bond needed a win.

[ateamstupid]

They have no idea what the hell they're doing. When the jockeys get on the phone with them there might as well be a monkey on the other end.

Home vs. Away team.

Doesn't bother me because Plesa has a knack for burning my tickets up. Why he's at Toga can be chalked up to delusions of grandeur.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Home vs. Away team.

Doesn't bother me because Plesa has a knack for burning my tickets up. Why he's at Toga can be chalked up to delusions of grandeur.

But some people on this board say that's crazy, that "stewards don't work like that."

Originally Posted by randallscott35

But some people on this board say that's crazy, that "stewards don't work like that."

Oh sure they don't. They are professionals.

[NTamm1215]

I can't dispute the fact that the 7 was likely not running better than 4th. However, if we're at a point where the only criteria for a DQ is whether it cost the affected party a placing then what's stopping jockeys from plowing into tired horses left and right? That's how injuries happen.

That was a ridiculously terrible non-call.

NT

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

I can't dispute the fact that the 7 was likely not running better than 4th. However, if we're at a point where the only criteria for a DQ is whether it cost the affected party a placing then what's stopping jockeys from plowing into tired horses left and right? That's how injuries happen.

That was a ridiculously terrible non-call.

NT

I think you could make the analogy to pass interference in football. If the ball was not catchable, then pass interefence will not be called. Even if you foul the wide receiver, pass interference will not be called if the ball wasn't catchable because the outcome of the play was not affected.

In both horseracing and football I think the argument can be made that the interference is irrelevant if it does not change the outcome. However, I still think the jockeys should get days for reckless moves like this. There obviously needs to be some deterrent to reckless riding.

In the race in question, Bridgmohan got lucky that the horse he fouled held on for 4th. Because if the horse would have run 5th, I think the stewards would have had to disqualify the winner for costing that horse 4th.