Now I've seen everything (Stewards at it again)

[Bob G]

To start with, I had zero money on this race, unlike the screw job I got at Arlington Park.

In the fourth race, #4 came over and almost knocked #3 over at the start of the race. In the stretch, the horse came over into the path of #1, who was trying to come back on the inside, forcing the rider to steady the horse.

No disqualification. The stewards ruled that while #4 came over into #3 at the start of the race, #2 was responsible for more of the interference. In other words, it's okay to slam into a horse and almost knock it over, as long as another horse slammed the same horse harder. The stewards also ruled that while #4 did cut off #1 in the stretch, it didn't affect the outcome. All it did was take away #1's chance to fight on in the stretch, lose all momentum, and ensure he had no chance to win.

I rarely get worked up over a race that I don't have a bet on, but this one takes the cake as the worst decision I've seen this year.

[JimmyQ]

To start with, I had zero money on this race, unlike the screw job I got at Arlington Park.

In the fourth race, #4 came over and almost knocked #3 over at the start of the race. In the stretch, the horse came over into the path of #1, who was trying to come back on the inside, forcing the rider to steady the horse.

No disqualification. The stewards ruled that while #4 came over into #3 at the start of the race, #2 was responsible for more of the interference. In other words, it's okay to slam into a horse and almost knock it over, as long as another horse slammed the same horse harder. The stewards also ruled that while #4 did cut off #1 in the stretch, it didn't affect the outcome. All it did was take away #1's chance to fight on in the stretch, lose all momentum, and ensure he had no chance to win.

I rarely get worked up over a race that I don't have a bet on, but this one takes the cake as the worst decision I've seen this year.

Bob...these stewards are showing by the day how big of losers they are.....that was a joke....if I'm riding the 1 then I just hold my horse and finish 3rd and then they take the 4 down b/c I wasn't able to finish 2nd.....what a joke!! I hope they read this board and realize they are the biggest piece of $hits in horse racing

JimmyQ

[Bob G]

The 12th at AP was another example. This time the cheats helped me. I had a tip on the winner, #3. Coming into the stretch, #9 was on a roll and would have given the winner a run for the money in the stretch. I don't know if it would have won, but he was going past #7 at the time. #7 shoved #9 over two paths and behind another horse, killing his momentum and chances. Even Dooley noted that #7 was racing greenly. #7 then went on to finish second, and #9 got enough momentum back to finish third.

A DQ wouldn't have affected my horse, but no difference. No inquiry, and nobody was given enough time to object. The race was official 30 seconds after the last horse crossed the line.

[gIracing]

in other words

"the offical ruling is, that this requires the stewards actually doing work which isn't going to happen, so the results stand"