Douglas to have surgery following spill

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Left Bank

So all tracks should be like SoCal tracks,where if you even LOOK at another horse,you get taken down??? I remember a few years ago this was happening at the Hollywood summer meet.Seemed like there was an inquiry every race.Everyone complained. Sounds like it will be real good for handle.

i don't think that's true at all. besides, i was referring to the paulick article in which he says that when it's not a horse finishing in the money that's impeded, generally nothing is said. that if you have rough riding, whether there's an injury/inquiry or not, they should speak to the riders. i'm not arguing that sometimes bad calls are made, or not made...i'm agreeing with mr. paulick when he says that the thinking of 'no harm' doesn't necessarily equal 'no foul'.

i agree with others as far as theriot and other jockeys making that type of move many times without consequence. the problem is, this time it was made with awful results. perhaps, as paulick said, they shouldn't let this go repeatedly, just because it didn't affect a horse hitting the board-because if you push long enough, someone ends up injured.