Justin Dew on ATRAB right now. . .

[Kasept]

Justin Dew was on the show at my invitation. What was in his blog was the quote he received from a private clocker and he wrote it as such. How people interpreted the clocker's quote is not his 'fault'. He's a young guy who has worked hard all winter/spring following the Trail for kentuckyderby.com and has done a nice job. He didn't deserve to be villified for how he presented the information, and I was happy to have him on the show to give him the chance to demonstrate his considerable accumen.

He learned a lesson about the dissemination of information, or potentially misinformation, at an event like this. His experience was similar to mine last year when I gave out erroneous info about Showing Up that had been provided to me by a very reliable source. Given the original source of the quote, I can say that people attacking or ridiculing Dew for his eagerness are on the wrong side of the fence. Give him a chance. His judgement was bad in this case. It will be better next time.

[Bogey]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Justin Dew was on the show at my invitation. What was in his blog was the quote he received from a private clocker and he wrote it as such. How people interpreted the clocker's quote is not his 'fault'. He's a young guy who has worked hard all winter/spring following the Trail for kentuckyderby.com and has done a nice job. He didn't deserve to be villified for how he presented the information, and I was happy to have him on the show to give him the chance to demonstrate his considerable accumen.

He learned a lesson about the dissemination of information, or potentially misinformation, at an event like this. His experience was similar to mine last year when I gave out erroneous info about Showing Up that had been provided to me by a very reliable source. Given the original source of the quote, I can say that people attacking or ridiculing Dew for his eagerness are on the wrong side of the fence. Give him a chance. His judgement was bad in this case. It will be better next time.

Steve, the information that he gives out ultimately falls on him. He's has a certain responsibility to disseminate accurate information especially in this game where there are large amounts of money wagered.

I personally missed the segment, so I didn't hear him demonstrate his considerable acumen. There are more impostors in this sport than in any other from Media, Trainers, Jockeys, and more.

Finally, I respect your opinion and if you feel the guy deserves a second chance I'm OK with that.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Justin Dew was on the show at my invitation. What was in his blog was the quote he received from a private clocker and he wrote it as such. How people interpreted the clocker's quote is not his 'fault'. He's a young guy who has worked hard all winter/spring following the Trail for kentuckyderby.com and has done a nice job. He didn't deserve to be villified for how he presented the information, and I was happy to have him on the show to give him the chance to demonstrate his considerable accumen.

He learned a lesson about the dissemination of information, or potentially misinformation, at an event like this. His experience was similar to mine last year when I gave out erroneous info about Showing Up that had been provided to me by a very reliable source. Given the original source of the quote, I can say that people attacking or ridiculing Dew for his eagerness are on the wrong side of the fence. Give him a chance. His judgement was bad in this case. It will be better next time.

while all of this may be true...he should still ultimately have to explain his mistake and accept responsibility for what he wrote...it's part of his journalistic integrity no?

Originally Posted by paisjpq

while all of this may be true...he should still ultimately have to explain his mistake and accept responsibility for what he wrote...it's part of his journalistic integrity no?

Bloggers aren't held to the same standards as journalists.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

Bloggers aren't held to the same standards as journalists.

should be...esp if they want to remain credible with people who may bet $$ based on what they write...that actually makes it worse in a way.

Originally Posted by paisjpq

should be...esp if they want to remain credible with people who may bet $$ based on what they write...that actually makes it worse in a way.

Well he could always get a job with FoxNews if the Churchill blog doesn't pan out.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

should be...esp if they want to remain credible with people who may bet $$ based on what they write...that actually makes it worse in a way.

I agree, especially considering while it's a "blog" it's being reported by KENTUCKYDERBY.COM, which should be a reputable source for news on Derby doings. All he needed to do was quote the clocker and he's providing one person's opinion rather than having it sound like fact.

[Kasept]

This wasn't a question of 'accuracy'.. He did not write as his opinion that the horse was 'stiff and sore.'

He quoted a private clocker's comments saying that, and properly attributed the quote as that of the private clocker.

He wasn't offering the opinion as his own. That difference seems to be going largely ignored by those that have been very rough on him.

[slotdirt]

I guess the question most have then is why was the blog pulled from the site subsequently following questioning of his information?

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Kasept

This wasn't a question of 'accuracy'.. He did not write as his opinion that the horse was 'stiff and sore.'

He quoted a private clocker's comments saying that, and properly attributed the quote as that of the private clocker.

He wasn't offering the opinion as his own. That difference seems to be going largely ignored by those that have been very rough on him.

you may like that guy and have thought he was good on your show...but the fact is he printed erroneous information and should have to answer to that...instead CD and YOU seem more inclined to pretend that nothing ever happened and that he should just have it all go away...

that's bullsh*t....just as YOU learned last year with showing up...if you f*ck up you have to face the music...explain yourself and eat some crow.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Kasept

This wasn't a question of 'accuracy'.. He did not write as his opinion that the horse was 'stiff and sore.'

He quoted a private clocker's comments saying that, and properly attributed the quote as that of the private clocker.

He wasn't offering the opinion as his own. That difference seems to be going largely ignored by those that have been very rough on him.

In the version I saw, the quote was NOT attributed; they may have amended it prior to taking it down. There's nothing wrong with him quoting a clocker if he did attribute it.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Kasept

This wasn't a question of 'accuracy'.. He did not write as his opinion that the horse was 'stiff and sore.'

He quoted a private clocker's comments saying that, and properly attributed the quote as that of the private clocker.

He wasn't offering the opinion as his own. That difference seems to be going largely ignored by those that have been very rough on him.

The questioning didn't come from what was said, it came from the fact that he stated that the colt was sore at CHURCHILL DOWNS, when in fact, the work was at Keeneland! Then he states that Curlin however was handling the CD surface great, when Curlin hadn't even worked at CD yet...

When he was questioned about this by people posting comments on his blog, he got nasty... that was unnecessary. He should have corrected his original comment, apologized and moved on... but nope.