Saratoga Robbery

[Calzone Lord]

Rosie is the queen of the frivolous foul claim. She should have a bright future as an actress, one day.

She must be convincing on the phone, too. The stewards looked at Startup Nation, for about five minutes, after her preposterous foul claim in the With Anticipation stakes earlier in the week.

Alvarado's horse did come over and intimidate her, even brushed with her horse, but it was a sell-job on her part to stop riding.

It's a simple solution:

* The incident in question didn't have any impact on the outcome of the race. It didn't cost anyone a placing. The horse who was intimidated in deep stretch still managed to finish 2nd.

* Leave the winner up. Fine or suspend the jock.

That way, the jock is properly punished. However, the bettors who played the winner, the trainer of the winner, and the owner of the winner aren't punished.

Unfortunately, if the incident does result in a horse being cost a placing, there has to be a DQ.

The stewards have been great this meet, imo. But this was the wrong call, today.