SA race #1 DQ...

[asudevil]

https://mobile.twitter.com/DRFvideo/...461056/video/1

[Kitan]

It is an absolutely terrible DQ, but I can see why it was done. By the book it may be the "correct" one. He came over just enough to make the 2 steady, which in turn may have cost the horse 3rd place. If the rule is like it is in most of the country, then the DQ can happen for costing the 2 a place. I don't agree with that rule or a lot of the DQs in general, but until the rules get rewritten issues like this will continue to happen.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Kitan

It is an absolutely terrible DQ, but I can see why it was done. By the book it may be the "correct" one. He came over just enough to make the 2 steady, which in turn may have cost the horse 3rd place. If the rule is like it is in most of the country, then the DQ can happen for costing the 2 a place. I don't agree with that rule or a lot of the DQs in general, but until the rules get rewritten issues like this will continue to happen.

If anyone should have come down, it was the horse on the outside in the pink silks (Mr Hinx). He definitely came in a little bit. All the winner did was come through on the rail and there was plenty of room. The horse who took up actually came in on the winner and made the rail really tight. When they first straightened away in the stretch, there was probably an 8 foot opening on the rail. The winner came through there. The horse who he supposedly fouled actually came in on him. That 8 foot opening ended up being around 4 feet. The horse in pink (Mr Hinx) on the far outside came over quite a bit. The horse who got disqualified probably ran the straightest line of the three horses. If anyone should have come down, it was Mr Hinx.

[Kitan]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

If anyone should have come down, it was the horse on the outside in the pink silks (Mr Hinx). He definitely came in a little bit. All the winner did was come through on the rail and there was plenty of room. The horse who took up actually came in on the winner and made the rail really tight. When they first straightened away in the stretch, there was probably an 8 foot opening on the rail. The winner came through there. The horse who he supposedly fouled actually came in on him. That 8 foot opening ended up being around 4 feet. The horse in pink (Mr Hinx) on the far outside came over quite a bit. The horse who got disqualified probably ran the straightest line of the three horses. If anyone should have come down, it was Mr Hinx.

They always swing wide on that turn crossing the dirt path and it's tough to judge the rail space because of the gap before the permanent rail. The outside horse definitely came in but it was the shifting out of the inside horse that caused the interference itself. Shouldn't have been a DQ anyways like I said but the reasons for the DQ itself is another argument...

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Kitan

They always swing wide on that turn crossing the dirt path and it's tough to judge the rail space because of the gap before the permanent rail. The outside horse definitely came in but it was the shifting out of the inside horse that caused the interference itself. Shouldn't have been a DQ anyways like I said but the reasons for the DQ itself is another argument...

The winner was in the 1 path the whole time. Did he come out a little bit? Yes, he came out maybe a foot. I don't think you can take a horse down for coming out a foot. The horse on the far outside started in the 4 path and he ended up in the 2 path. He came in at least 6-7 feet. So I think he is way more responsible for the incident than the winner.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by asudevil

https://mobile.twitter.com/DRFvideo/...461056/video/1

What the hell is that reporter doing not asking Miller any follow-up questions about the DQ? I get that she's there to ask about Roy H, but once he gives you those kind of soundbites voluntarily, you have to dig a little deeper.

[asudevil]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

What the hell is that reporter doing not asking Miller any follow-up questions about the DQ? I get that she's there to ask about Roy H, but once he gives you those kind of soundbites voluntarily, you have to dig a little deeper.

I thought the same thing. Peter goes on a mini rant and she continues with the Roy H. questions.