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Had to be awkward for Chad Brown and his two sets of owners in the winner's circle, as they awaited the decision.
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Rare that agreement on a DQ be so uniform. Everyone at track and elsewhere disgusted.
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Awkward? His ideal situation was to finish 1st and second and he did and it wasnt his fault for the DQ. It was a an Allowance race not a Grade 1.
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The top 5 finishers were separated by less than a length. He certainly wasn't going to win. It is pretty precise to say that it cost him a placing.
Meanwhile Star Hill gets herded off the screen of the head on replay in the 7th (literally) and they don't even peek at it. Just seemed very innocuous in a race where they all seemed bunched.
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. ~ George Orwell, 1984. |
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Star Hill is OK. He will win a big race at some point.
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I also noted that sometimes on these big days it takes races several minutes to go "official" and as I waited for the Inquiry to go up...Bang! "official". Horses still galloping out. ![]() That animal deserves better and will get it one of these days.
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Thanks for the kind words Jim. Encouraging thoughts are certainly helpful. Over time, these things will apparently even out....
You certainly don't need ME to make you look like a genius. Nice you caught up with our boy Luke.
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A $60k purse pays for a year's worth of expenses, and puts your horse in a profitable position for the rest if the year. Obviously, Chad had Inordinate torqued for that race and they found a perfect spot, with Javy on board. These types of opportunities are not abundant. Hope they can find another one soon.
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I'm dying here.
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Just more nebulous nonsense from BBB |
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It was one of the worst Ive ever seen. Especially since Javy gets away with murder on a daily basis. Roman Approval was getting absolutely nothing.
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The explanation on the Stewards Corner of the NYRA website is as idiotic as I expected. The lack of consistency from the stewards is obviously a huge problem.
It was more of a judgment call, but how they determined Roman Approval was more likely to get a better placing than a horse like Pine Needles in the 2nd on Friday is beyond me. That starts to incorporate opinions of racing that they simply don't have. With all that goes on out there on a daily basis, why Jose Ortiz felt compelled to object in this situation is an absolute head scratcher as well. |
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It's not your fault, as it's actually a fair point, but it made me laugh imagining those actual separate owners ( neither were there ) being in the Winner's Circle together.
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Just more nebulous nonsense from BBB |