Another Confusing Decision from the NY Stewards

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by whodey17

But put yourself in Coa's shoes. Maybe he didnt see it that way.

That's the point. There is NEVER ANY reason to jeopardize the life of your horse, yourself, other riders, and other horses based on how one perceives an incident.

It doesn't matter if Coa thought Martin was trying to kill him when he was forced to check earlier in the race -- it is all irrelevant and inexcusable when the lives of riders and horses were put at risk in order to cash in on some personal vendetta.

If Coa was so pissed off about being forced to check, he should have played like a big boy and lodged an objection, instead of risking several lives -- equine and human.

So basically, perception DOESN'T matter.