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Originally Posted by GMB@BP
Its that whole "did it cost a horse a placing"...that can create a lot of wiggle room for the stewards to make bad decisions.
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They are morons if they don't know when to apply that statement. There is just ONE application of that statement. That is when the foul occurs after the race positions have already been decided. When you see a horse surge away in the final 100 yards but create an infraction in the process on a tiring horse and the positions don't change, that is the ONLY time that statement can be applied.
That is for protection against a situation where there is a foul but it clearly and with virtually no doubt did not alter the outcome. Applying that rule in the infraction that prompted this discussion is among the stupidest things ever uttered in the history of the planet. The only thing more insane is saying the infraction that Bayern caused out of the starting gate "did not cost a horse a better placing".
If an adult that went past the third grade can't figure out when (and how absolutely rare it is) to apply the "it didn't cost a horse a better placing" then they need to call 1-800-mcdonalds for their next gig.
