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Originally Posted by Jeff P
I don't have a dog in this fight (didn't bet the race) but if I had to hazard a guess:
1. The nose of the #11 horse appears to be a tiny fraction closer to the vertical line in the posted image than the nose of the #5 horse.
2. In every single case where I have asked for an explanation in the past: The image used by the placing judges has turned out to be significantly clearer/has a higher resolution than the photo finish image made available by the track over the web.
-jp
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The image on the NYRA site is pretty conclusive. As someone hypothesized on Twitter, maybe someone tried to enhance the finish line for viewing purposes and inadvertently made it look like a dead heat? The line on the NYRA site is white, the one shown after the replay is black.
