The Day Horse Racing Died

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by tjfla

Best part is the claim was filed by the horse that was NOT even touched. Its like 4 cars got in a crash and some car that was there(but not involved) sues for pain and suffering

Jon Court on Long Range Toddy also claimed foul.

[hurricanefrank]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

Jon Court on Long Range Toddy also claimed foul.

The correct call was made. Plenty of video support for it. The racing world is lucky a catastrophe did not happen as Mark Casse and Kent Desormeaux have said. If you want to challenge the transparency of the stewards in KY and what they didn't do that's a different kettle of fish.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by hurricanefrank

The correct call was made. Plenty of video support for it. The racing world is lucky a catastrophe did not happen as Mark Casse and Kent Desormeaux have said. If you want to challenge the transparency of the stewards in KY and what they didn't do that's a different kettle of fish.

The stewards did the right thing, and I'm proud of Mr. West that he's taking reasonable means to do right by himself and his horse without losing sight of sportsmanship. It's a real privilege to have owners like him in horse racing. I feel terrible for Bill Mott getting his Derby like this. I think he's relieved that the right thing was done and would've felt his horse should come down if the shoe'd been on the other foot. Not that he wouldn't have been upset, but he'd have understood as I suspect Mr. West will when he's seen everything. He said as much earlier.

[tjfla]

Originally Posted by hurricanefrank

The correct call was made. Plenty of video support for it. The racing world is lucky a catastrophe did not happen as Mark Casse and Kent Desormeaux have said. If you want to challenge the transparency of the stewards in KY and what they didn't do that's a different kettle of fish.

But the stewards can't claim they are following "RULES" when this happens in almost every race and in the TC/BC races horses clip legs/bump as soon as they leave the gate OR imped lanes of other horses when they come from the 12 to the rail

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by tjfla

But the stewards can't claim they are following "RULES" when this happens in almost every race and in the TC/BC races horses clip legs/bump as soon as they leave the gate OR imped lanes of other horses when they come from the 12 to the rail

This doesn’t happen in almost every race.

[freddymo]

I thought about the DQ for a whole hour which is about 55 minutes longer than usual. disclosure: the DQ benefitted me a 5 dollar Oaks Double WHOOPIE

Racing isn't dying because of the DQ it is dying because Zenyatta never saved it, It's Zenyatta's fault.

This mellow dramatic drivel over a DQ that IMO could or could not have been called and still be OK is typical over the top Racing nonsense. The KD is just one race, turn the page.

[tjfla]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

This doesn’t happen in almost every race.

Really? Then why do people hate the #1 Post in the Derby every year? Nothing to do with 2/3/4 interfering with #1 Lane and him getting pinched back?

Why do front runners hate getting 19/20? Because they have to cut across 10 horses to get the rail

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by tjfla

Really? Then why do people hate the #1 Post in the Derby every year? Nothing to do with 2/3/4 interfering with #1 Lane and him getting pinched back?

Why do front runners hate getting 19/20? Because they have to cut across 10 horses to get the rail

You got DQ’d. Sorry.

But making up stuff isn’t going to put that money in your pocket.

[Konk]

Originally Posted by tjfla

Really? Then why do people hate the #1 Post in the Derby every year? Nothing to do with 2/3/4 interfering with #1 Lane and him getting pinched back?

Why do front runners hate getting 19/20? Because they have to cut across 10 horses to get the rail

Post links to three races in the last two month where this happened on a turn.
Try apples to apples, not fruit salad.

(Jeopardy theme playing........)

[MaTH716]

Saturday would've been the day racing died if War of Will went down starting a chain reaction. It would have been a tragic doomsday situation. I can't even imagine what the fallout would have been nationally. Thankfully, War of Will stayed up and everyone came home safe. If anything, I think this strengthened racing, people are talking about the sport today and not using the words, drugs and death. Non racing people also got to see the possible payouts if you put the puzzle together correctly. So in my opinion, racing didn't die this past Saturday, it got stronger.