Charles Town Stewards

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Duvalier

Doug...what was your take on the dq in the second race at CT on Wednesday if you happened to see it? That was really the first time I noticed the stewards impacting the races there, and then last night...well you pretty much summed that up perfectly.

That one was like...

"Really? Are you kidding?"

Only at Charles Town would that horse have been DQ'd. He didn't seem to bother anyone or cause anything -- how they determined him responsible for the little bit of chain reaction bumping just after the break is a mystery to me and pretty much everyone I talked to.

For those that don't know -- that horse finished 2nd and was about 10 lengths clear of the 3rd place finisher. He was DQ'd and placed 7th for some real phantom stuff. I wasn't involved at all betting that race.

I was DQ'd in a race at Charles Town for a real score earlier in the year -- I happened to be at PID. One of the tellers, Angel, still loves to bring it up and tell the story. Security was looking for a straight jacket to put me in.

[Calzone Lord]

Here's the form of the two horses involved in the incident.

The superstar who had to check out of tight quarters going into the 1st turn.




The eventual 2nd place finisher who was DQ'd and placed behind her because she was outside of her in that scrum into the 1st turn.

[Indian Charlie]

How did being dq'd from second in an 85k stakes cost them 40k?

Do they pay 45k to first and 40k to second?

[Duvalier]

Runco had a rough week when it came to dq's. Wednesday's race, the race you pointed out and also the fifth from last night...dq'd from first to third.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Duvalier

Runco had a rough week when it came to dq's. Wednesday's race, the race you pointed out and also the fifth from last night...dq'd from first to third.

Wow, he's a pretty unlucky trainer.

DQ'd 3 times in a span of four days at CT, and twice in stakes races.

[PatCummings]

I'm still trying to figure out why you referenced the chain reaction spill that had nothing to do with stewards or anything other than bad luck. Any insight?

[3kings]

Originally Posted by PatCummings

I'm still trying to figure out why you referenced the chain reaction spill that had nothing to do with stewards or anything other than bad luck. Any insight?

If you re-read the 3rd and 4th sentence again I believe it is stated quite clearly.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by PatCummings

I'm still trying to figure out why you referenced the chain reaction spill that had nothing to do with stewards or anything other than bad luck. Any insight?

Because it caused some outcry that the track wasn't safe. It was a wet track that day.

Pat, if you paid any attention at all to Charles Town, you'd have noticed this trend over the last few months. Obviously you haven't.

Apparently, these pathetic disqualifications and the way the way the stewards are handling these races is in the name of safety.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

How did being dq'd from second in an 85k stakes cost them 40k?

Do they pay 45k to first and 40k to second?

Obviously I accidentally calculated for a win and not 2nd.

The better thing to do is to fine the jockey and leave the result alone ... that way you don't punish both the bettor, owner, and trainer when something happens that has absolutely no impact on the outcome of the race whatsoever.

However, in this case, it would be a travesty to fine the jockey of the horse who got DQ'd. He had very little room going into that hairpin 1st turn, and he did not do anything wrong.

When several horses are battling for the same position going into the 1st turn at a bullring, someone might have to check out...and usually it's the slowest horse who does.

[casp0555]

I played that late P4 Friday at CT and was not happy........ but glad I was not in public, may have meant a night in the cooler
Thats will probably be the last wager I drop at that track...still mad