Non DQ at Mountaineer?

[SharpCat]

Anyone watch the 3rd race at MTN last night? The 1 horse veers sharply to the right out of the gate and slams into the 3. If you watch the pan shot in slow-mo you can see L. Rivera leaned sideways with his left foot out of the stirrup up and his leg almost parallel to the ground. I think Rivera falls of if not for the 3 horse and his jockey being there to keep him from falling. Somehow the 1 horse wins in the last jump with the 3 finishing 4th. I had no money in the race but thought the stewards would take him down. I know stewards tend to be more leniant with contact out of the gate. What do you guys think of the call? Good, bad or could have gone either way?

[Mineshaft]

Terrible call should of been taken down.

[AlbertButtry]

That was a terrible call. Absolutely killed the 3.

[Stillriledup]

They don't DQ gate bumps, no tracks do it. Horses are given a few strides to get into gear.

[SharpCat]

They don't DQ gate bumps, no tracks do it. Horses are given a few strides to get into gear.


I believe stewards are definitely more lenient with contact out of the gate than they would be during the rest of the race. I have seen a couple of horses taken down for gate bumps this year.

[Mineshaft]

They don't DQ gate bumps, no tracks do it. Horses are given a few strides to get into gear.




Ok then I will tell my jock to take out half the field next time coming out the gate and I dare them to take me down. And this wasn't a gate bump.