Charles Town Spill -- 7 of 8 horses DNF.

[dagolfer33]

Originally Posted by Danzig

that is amazing considering that whole incident. also read that the race just before that one had a horse break down. i know CT is saying the track conditions aren't what made them cancel the final race, but knowing that two races in a row had incidents, i'm not so sure i believe that.

The surface looked like a wading pool and there was torrential rain. Other than that everything looked great.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Danzig

that is amazing considering that whole incident. also read that the race just before that one had a horse break down. i know CT is saying the track conditions aren't what made them cancel the final race, but knowing that two races in a row had incidents, i'm not so sure i believe that.

They may simply not had enough jockeys left considering so many of them went down the race before?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

They may simply not had enough jockeys left considering so many of them went down the race before?

has that ever happened, that a track ran out of riders?? intriguing idea, but i figure they'd have said that was why.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Danzig

has that ever happened, that a track ran out of riders?? intriguing idea, but i figure they'd have said that was why.

I had a horse scratched at Belmont in the last race one day when 2 riders went down in the previous race, the one riding my horse and the only one left without a mount in my race. But perhaps the ambulance situation was an issue as well? I dont know.