I don't know if everyone has seen this but, from what I understand, it's an angle the stewards didn't see. If you watch closely
may have contacted the
before the
moved out. In fact, watch the
raise his head and climb a little when
is right on top of him. There's a number of possibilities. One is that he moved because of the
trying to run up his ass. Apparently there was a photographer who snapped a picture with a flash, possibly startling him. Finally, there was the track itself. Watch as the
moves out, the
one has no place to go because apparently Gaffalione thought he could push through Maximum Security. If Gaffalione had given Maximum Security a half length he could have moved inside without stopping his run. A second tier jockey may be just as responsible as the
.
Since there are only two horses next to the
, and the
ran a straight line until he was inside the eighth pole, even if the
is disqualified it appears that he should have been placed no worse than 9th. Still not a good result for
but it would be more accurate.
The last 1:15 of the race.
https://www.horseracingnation.com/ne...rby_appeal_123
