Explanation of Steward's Decisions

[Holland Hacker]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

This would be similar to SPECIAL OLYMPIANS explaining themselves. Who can get into the mind of an idiot?
Moreover, how many in the racing public pool actually have a clue when it comes to watching races? Ever check out some of the comments on these forums? So, it would be a case of SPECIAL OLYMPIANS providing explanations to SPECIAL OLYMPIANS. This can work.

We don't need EXPLANATIONS from the stewards, we need MORE SKILLED stewards. There's a dearth of good trip handicappers out there, I realize, but EVERY SINGLE ONE of them is better at watching races than ANY of the stewards out there. Of course, probably none of them has graduated from a stewards program. Oh yeah.

Yet another intractable problem in racing. Stewards' decisions are just another way to lose.

Dear Fat Man,

I am totally offended by your post. Being the parent of a "special" child whom you prefer to call an "IDIOT" is very bothersome to me.
I only the wish that the rest of the world could be as PERFECT as you.

In the future please try and keep you biases against "Special Needs" people under wraps. Thank you in advance

HH

[GenuineRisk]

The only rationales I can see for not requiring stewards to explain rulings are A) too time consuming and B) to protect them and the racetrack from having to justify the bad decisions. Neither of which I think are valid. Yes, they should have to explain the decisions and if they did, you'd probably see more consistency in decision-making pretty quickly.