Stewards ultimately hurting the game?

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Scav

So a horse like the 1 in the 3rd today at Keeneland shouldn't have been taken down? That horse most definitely cost the 3 2nd place and they did the right thing.

Speaking of this race, Jamie Theriot at it again almost taking out James Graham, someone is going to this dude into the rail soon....

It was a terrible job by Theriot but to be honest I'm not sure the 3 was going by. She had every opportunity before the bump and didn't- not surprising because she was a 2yo first time starter who sometimes just refuse to pass. However, it was pretty clear she was coming down regardless of what my opinion was.

As for the "infractions" at Woodbine... pathetic. Chantal got a $1200 fine for that?!? I saw the race and she was TRYING TO WIN!!! The whips they're using don't even hurt!