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[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Well, maybe I am off-base, but considering the number of West Point horses you have told me about, it seemed to me that you were involved with them. I apologize for my confusion. Their association with Empire is hardly a secret.

Sorry, but not only are horseplayers overly paranoid ( myself included at times ), but the cries of people at OTB are hardly reliable. If I wrote a book of the comments I have heard in those establishments over the years it would rival the funniest tomes ever written. The simple fact is that Corinthian has a long history of being a bad actor, most horses' gate mishaps are NOT caused by the gate crew, and NYRA has an established record of paying careful attention to situations like this, always having an inquiry into start mishaps, and more than rarely declaring horses non starters and refunding millions of dollars in wagers at Saratoga alone. They had an inquiry today, looked at the film, undoubtably talked to those involved, and made what appears to be the correct decision. Their track record in this category speaks for itself.

I have bet a lot of horses that had disasterous starts. It's frustrating....but it is not necessarily the fault of the gate crew. And, I think I can back this up, NOBODY has been more publically critical of the NYRA gate crew than I have been.

THEY WANT ME TO HAVE THE SIX FIVE EIGHT! THEY WANT ME TO HAVE THE SIX FIVE EIGHT!