Race Riding or Herding?

[Kitan]

What happened didn't affect the outcome of the race, but it's his actions that have set a dangerous precedent. Jockey in Australia won a Group 1 recently and got suspended a month (no DQ) for drifting out and causing another horse to check late.

Race riding to me is something like keeping a horse in a pocket instead of drifting out 10 wide and giving space to run, the latter of which is seen constantly.

[RHT2004]

Originally Posted by Kitan

What happened didn't affect the outcome of the race, but it's his actions that have set a dangerous precedent. Jockey in Australia won a Group 1 recently and got suspended a month (no DQ) for drifting out and causing another horse to check late.

Race riding to me is something like keeping a horse in a pocket instead of drifting out 10 wide and giving space to run, the latter of which is seen constantly.

I disagree. I think if Mike stays straight and does not come in at least 3 paths Elate wins.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Kitan

What happened didn't affect the outcome of the race, but it's his actions that have set a dangerous precedent. Jockey in Australia won a Group 1 recently and got suspended a month (no DQ) for drifting out and causing another horse to check late.

Race riding to me is something like keeping a horse in a pocket instead of drifting out 10 wide and giving space to run, the latter of which is seen constantly.

Pretty definite for something you can't be even close to sure about.

Here's a question for you.....if it didn't affect the outcome of the race, then why did Mike Smith even put himself in a possible position to come down?

Clearly, Mike Smith 100% disagrees with you. But, hey, what does he know.

[RHT2004]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Pretty definite for something you can't be even close to sure about.

Here's a question for you.....if it didn't affect the outcome of the race, then why did Mike Smith even put himself in a possible position to come down?

Clearly, Mike Smith 100% disagrees with you. But, hey, what does he know.

Sick beat you just took. I could never come up with that 3. Hope that makes it easier to take.

[Kitan]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Pretty definite for something you can't be even close to sure about.

Here's a question for you.....if it didn't affect the outcome of the race, then why did Mike Smith even put himself in a possible position to come down?

Clearly, Mike Smith 100% disagrees with you. But, hey, what does he know.

Let me rephrase that better based on my first post: there's not enough evidence to definitively say that the runner-up would have won if both horses kept a straight line, hence no DQ and outcome unchanged. I've seen no inquiries for worse, I guess in those instances it was fine because they weren't at risk of coming down? If you can provide clear evidence that the runner-up was cost a placing by the winner's actions, please, be my guest and show it to me. Maybe some momentum or inertia calculations. I'm not condoning his actions (I said he should get a suspension) but I don't think the runner-up was impeded enough to definitively lose a placing. Mike Smith also thinks the jockey of the runner-up would have been at fault, I guess we should take his word for that because of what he knows?