NY Stews

[the_fat_man]

This is the kind of incident where competent stewards take action. I'm pretty confident that if this event took place @ WO, the 9 gets taken down. I'm aware of the arguments why the 9 is supposed to stay up: no contact; journeyman schooling an apprentice; etc.

But it's not exactly subtle that if the 9 doesn't take the 6's path TWICE, the 6 probably wins the race. I realize that the 9 was in the lead but the 9 should be required to keep some semblance of a straight path in the lane. Maybe taking the 6's path the 1st time wasn't intentional. Maybe this could've been overlooked. But coming in to take the 6's path AGAIN by Prado is clear intent on his part. And HE should be punished, not the 6 and those betting it. When stewards let things like this go; not really subtle things that cost horses wins; I tend to lose confidence in them. Not about their integrity but, rather, their ability to accurately access races.

As for Prado: he'll get his next time an 'accomplished' jock puts him in tight, causing him to wet his pants; an all too common occurrence the past few years.