dmr race 7 friday night

[PatCummings]

What was even more appalling, IMO, was that he absolutely readily acknowledged that it might set a bad precedent.

Simon Bray's point was spot-on - the no-DQ call was made because the 2 & 3 didn't lift a hoof, but what if they didn't lift a hoof because they were interfered with so badly, especially the 3. Frankly, it welcomes wild behavior from the gate provided the aggrieved horse doesn't run on to show some competitiveness...so why not just wipe them out even more.

Perhaps the overall question - who is judging the judges?

The US isn't alone with this either. The no-DQ in the Falmouth Stakes (G1) at Newmarket was epic, where one horse herded another plum across the course, and the stewards even acknowledged the aggrieved horse was whipped in the face at least once. On an appeal, the British Horseracing Authority said the interference was proven to help the winner. That's right folks...in order to be DQ'd in the UK, you have to prove the interference you cause HELPED you as opposed to hurt another horse. AKA - it's almost impossible to get reversed.

The UKers like to claim they founded the sport, but they seemed to show little to no knowledge about horses and nature by suggested that herding across a course the size of an 8-lane highway did not help Elusive Kate and kept Sky Lantern from an improved position.