Done till Spa. F horse racing

[ateamstupid]

This is a pretty incredible thread about a no-brainer DQ.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

This is a pretty incredible thread about a no-brainer DQ.

Considering that horses get butchered every year in the Derby and the stewards never DQ anyone, I don't know if I would ever call any DQ in the Derby a "no-brainer".

[moses]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

Considering that horses get butchered every year in the Derby and the stewards never DQ anyone, I don't know if I would ever call any DQ in the Derby a "no-brainer".

That’s really the only reason I thought they might leave him up - “because it’s the derby” - and that’s not a very good reason. I can’t recall the last time the Derby winner interfered with a horse this badly, though.

[OldDog]

Ouch




That smarts.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by moses

That’s really the only reason I thought they might leave him up - “because it’s the derby” - and that’s not a very good reason. I can’t recall the last time the Derby winner interfered with a horse this badly, though.

This. I'd love for Rupert to show me where a Derby winner fouled another horse that badly at that crucial point of a race and didn't get DQ'ed. Pretty ridiculous to suggest that there should be different rules for the Derby than a $5,000 claimer.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by fpsoxfan

If the 1 got second I’d be more convinced. Bad call. I saw mike smith do worse multiple timee including travers day

I really think they should of tried to get some of that standing water off the track. That being said, if you you want to run the biggest 3 year old race of the year on that surface, then, I think they should only take the winner down if they think he wasn't best. Horses aren't gunna be able to stay that straight running on that surface.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by fpsoxfan

If the 1 got second I’d be more convinced. Bad call. I saw mike smith do worse multiple timee including travers day

That's the point though. We don't know if he would have gotten 2nd or 3rd or even 4th or 5th, because he was fouled and affected the outcome.

Once the DQ is decided on, it doesn't matter whether the "winner" ends up being a horse that was probably not going to win- the horse taken down gets placed behind the one it affected (which the stewards correctly determined was Long Range Toddy.)