cnollfan
10-24-2005, 01:37 PM
I put a few dollars on Free Thinking in the Remington Green Stakes on Friday 10/21 (RP, race 2). After saving ground in third place around the clubhouse turn, #1 Free Thinking moved up 3 wide to challenge for the lead down the backstretch and around the far turn before fading in the stretch. I was not keen on Pettinger's premature wide move, but that's beside the point. I could not believe the chart when it came out, putting Free Thinking 6th, 4 1/2 lengths behind the leader, at the pre-stretch call. As far as I remember (have not seen the race since and since I have dial-up won't be seeing it anytime soon) Free Thinking was in front at that point. Plus, the comment "close up along the rail for a half, weakened" does not seem accurate.
I e-mailed Equibase with these concerns and was told that Equibase had nothing to do with it, it was Remington Park's responsibility. I forwarded that response to Remington and was told that while the official finish position is a responsibility of Remington, the chart taking is Equibase's responsibility.
Eventually this will probably get repaired since I am making a fuss about it, but I wonder how many other Equibase charts are hosed in similar fashion and remain unrepaired. Meanwhile they purport to time races in 1/100s of a second? What a joke.
I e-mailed Equibase with these concerns and was told that Equibase had nothing to do with it, it was Remington Park's responsibility. I forwarded that response to Remington and was told that while the official finish position is a responsibility of Remington, the chart taking is Equibase's responsibility.
Eventually this will probably get repaired since I am making a fuss about it, but I wonder how many other Equibase charts are hosed in similar fashion and remain unrepaired. Meanwhile they purport to time races in 1/100s of a second? What a joke.