Taxi Fleet and Harlem Rocker --- depends on which coast you're on

[Dr. Watson]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

Both were guilty of the same thing: coming over and taking the path of another horse, forcing it to check. TF came out, HR came in. HR came DOWN; TF stayed UP.

Guess the inconsistency in this case can be attributed to 'coastal' bias.

Taxi Fleet was by far the best though. why punish the bettors and dq a much the best horse who shoved his way out?

fine the jockey? ... yes. take the purse away and give em the purse one spot behind who he fouled? ... maybe. but DQ him when he was by far the best? ... no