Who's more incompetent: NYRA Stewards or Gabe Saez?

horseofcourse · #1 06-28-2008, 06:18 PM

It was a bit odd. It seemed a clear case of Proud Spell being cut off right as they concluded the turn...then the horse also bore in in mid stretch initiating contact with Proud Spell...then Proud Spell gets dq'd after passing with east while drifting out?? Yes, I'm biased as I would have won money with a 2nd place finish by Proud Spell hitting exacta's et all...but no way was any finish affected by the jocks. Music Note was the best...maybe Proud Spell is within a length with a better ride by Saez...but Saez was badly cut off by Garcia.

parsixfarms · #2 06-28-2008, 06:50 PM

I generally don't like to get involved in steward-bashing but their performance today was truly astonishing. They take Proud Spell down for an arguable foul that clearly had no impact on the outcome of the race (imagine being the place pool bridgejumpers that got taken down here), and yet they left Les Antiques (4th race) up for contact (crowding, bumping) that did appear to have an impact on the Frankel horse trying to get up the rail.

jcs11204 · #3 06-28-2008, 08:56 PM

saez had a horrible day, but prolly has many big days ahead of him...
i almost feel bad for him after today, horrible,terrible ride on proud spell, and then in the next race, i think he just got outfinished and by rudy

jcs11204 · #4 06-28-2008, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by horseofcourse

It was a bit odd. It seemed a clear case of Proud Spell being cut off right as they concluded the turn...then the horse also bore in in mid stretch initiating contact with Proud Spell...then Proud Spell gets dq'd after passing with east while drifting out?? Yes, I'm biased as I would have won money with a 2nd place finish by Proud Spell hitting exacta's et all...but no way was any finish affected by the jocks. Music Note was the best...maybe Proud Spell is within a length with a better ride by Saez...but Saez was badly cut off by Garcia.

i totally disagree, proud spell had about as much trouble as you can possibly have in a race, and i think she wins with a clean trip

horseofcourse · #5 06-28-2008, 09:00 PM

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i totally disagree, proud spell had about as much trouble as you can possibly have in a race, and i think she wins with a clean trip

It's possible. I'm just not sure she wins. I'm still just mad she got dq'd.

parsixfarms · #6 06-28-2008, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by jcs11204

i totally disagree, proud spell had about as much trouble as you can possibly have in a race, and i think she wins with a clean trip

If there's a re-match in the Alabama, who do you take? I think Music Note would like the 10F distance better, and Proud Spell will be underlaid based on today's trip.

jcs11204 · #7 06-28-2008, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by parsixfarms

If there's a re-match in the Alabama, who do you take? I think Music Note would like the 10F distance better, and Proud Spell will be underlaid based on today's trip.

i am a pick 3 and 4 player, so from a gambling point of view i'd probelly use both of them, like i did today... and whoever else looks decent, LOTS OF very good fillies could show up in the alabama....

just looking at it from who i think is better, the sky might be the limit for music note, but i want to see her beat the best, when the best gets even a decent trip, todays trip was a nightmare. so i would say proud spell still.