Rider misjudges finish line at Beulah

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Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

The jockey was obviously trying to win.

It happened to Shoemaker in the Derby and Desormeaux in the Japan Cup.

I suppose you could always put up numbers next to the poles every 1/8th of a mile like some foreign tracks do... like a 3 next to the 3/8th pole and a 2 next to the 1/4 pole and a 1 next to the 1/8th pole.

I always assumed those foreign places did that to help the fans and bettors out because a lot of the meetings are so short and the courses are often oddly shaped.

maybe they could put up neon lights over the finish line? with arrows pointing down? surely that would help