Done till Spa. F horse racing

[herkhorse]

Originally Posted by LITF

I'm glad they took this piece of **** horse down...**** him and **** that horse...

**** you and the horse you rode in on

[rocknrowl]

I see they placed MS 17th. I agree with the DQ, but behind WOW not Long Range Toddy. I think the interference was undeniable and did impact WOW. Maybe LRT, but that's questionable.

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by rocknrowl

I see they placed MS 17th. I agree with the DQ, but behind WOW not Long Range Toddy. I think the interference was undeniable and did impact WOW. Maybe LRT, but that's questionable.

If they deemed it enough to warrant a DQ, he had to go behind Long Range Toddy.

[Left Bank]

We just simply need to move the Derby to New York. Or, have the NY Stewards officiate the Derby day card.

[scanman]

I've been racing in 16 other countries and the likelihood of the #7 being disqualified is next to nil.

The reason for that is very simple, many of those jurisdictions have racing on tracks that are undulating and uneven, which is exactly what CD was today - uneven. With the amount of rain it took, it was impossible for the track to be even throughout. In the far turn, it was apparant that the #7 was not getting a hold of the track and did bare out at the apex, slightly impediing the #1 The #20 was not impacted by the contract at all. Saez has his stick in his right hand and it is very likely that due to the uneven nature of the track and that the centripital force of the turn caused him to bare out.

Both the #1 and the #20 had slightly over a quarter of a mile to run down the #7 in the stretch. Each were given a fair opportunity to win the race, but they could not. The #7 was clearly the fastest horse, even drawing away in the last 100 yards or so. I would be curious to know how much consideration the stewards gave to the state of the track in making their decision. If CD issues steward reports, I would be interested in reading this one.

Sadly, their decision makes racing in the US look like a "clown show" and it's not as if we haven't had/have enough problems as it is. It's no wonder that no one new wants to get involved in the sport when they see the travesty that was perpetrated today.

Simply put, horses run in races to determine who is the fastest. Normally, the fastest horse is the winner. Unfortunately, that didn't happen today.

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by scanman

I've been racing in 16 other countries and the likelihood of the #7 being disqualified is next to nil.

The reason for that is very simple, many of those jurisdictions have racing on tracks that are undulating and uneven, which is exactly what CD was today - uneven. With the amount of rain it took, it was impossible for the track to be even throughout. In the far turn, it was apparant that the #7 was not getting a hold of the track and did bare out at the apex, slightly impediing the #1 The #20 was not impacted by the contract at all. Saez has his stick in his right hand and it is very likely that due to the uneven nature of the track and that the centripital force of the turn caused him to bare out.

Both the #1 and the #20 had slightly over a quarter of a mile to run down the #7 in the stretch. Each were given a fair opportunity to win the race, but they could not. The #7 was clearly the fastest horse, even drawing away in the last 100 yards or so. I would be curious to know how much consideration the stewards gave to the state of the track in making their decision. If CD issues steward reports, I would be interested in reading this one.

Sadly, their decision makes racing in the US look like a "clown show" and it's not as if we haven't had/have enough problems as it is. It's no wonder that no one new wants to get involved in the sport when they see the travesty that was perpetrated today.

Simply put, horses run in races to determine who is the fastest. Normally, the fastest horse is the winner. Unfortunately, that didn't happen today.