Dead Heat and Shadow Roll

[dkithore]

Today I witnessed a race (Australia) where the horse with a thick shadow roll dead heated with one without. My question: what do you guys think about the fairness of such outcome? It is not a nose but bloody 2 inch thick shadow roll shares the photo finish and the prize. Does that bother anyone?

[Some_One]

What does the shadow roll have to do with it? the nose crosses the line first.

[Clocker]

Today I witnessed a race (Australia) where the horse with a thick shadow roll dead heated with one without. My question: what do you guys think about the fairness of such outcome? It is not a nose but bloody 2 inch thick shadow roll shares the photo finish and the prize. Does that bother anyone?



I have never seen a shadow roll that extended beyond the nose of the horse. Do you have a picture of this?

[wisconsin]

I would imagine with the head bobbing downward, it's possible, but it would be unlikely.

[dkithore]

Yes exactly. The head bob of the finish showed the white line touching his roll and not the nose. Unfortunately I don't know how to go back to take the photo finish. Besides I can tell the diifference between the nose and the thick roll potruding that touched the line giving it half the purse.

I was curious if anyone else had seen such phenomenon in North American racing.